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steamy love letters cheating allegations and a child out of wedlock if you're wondering why Princess Anne got divorced from Mark Phillips the details are even juicier than you may have suspected a couple of years before Princess Anne said I do to equestrian Mark Phillips the young Royal was reportedly smitten with another professional writer according to the 2021 documentary Princess Anne the seven loves of her life the princess first found love with Richard Mead a three-time Olympic gold medal winning equestrian when she was 20 years old they reportedly hit it off thanks to their shared love of horses and built a strong bond based on their passion for riding indeed Anne began competing professionally when she was just 11 years old and went on to become an accomplished equestrian winning gold at the 1971 European Eventing championships her athletic aspirations even took her to the 1976 Olympics where Mead was also competing unfortunately despite their connectio