Isla Phillips, the second great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II, was born in 2012, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee year. Her middle name, Elizabeth, honours the monarch. Isla and her older sister Savannah are the daughters of Peter Phillips, son of Princess Anne, and his ex-wife Autumn. The sisters do not hold royal titles and are generally kept out of the limelight, but they occasionally join the family on the Buckingham Palace balcony for major events.
Isla is often seen enjoying herself at horse trials alongside her cousins. She was pictured in a 2018 family photograph taken by the Duchess of Cambridge at Balmoral Castle, sitting with the Queen, the late Duke of Edinburgh, and six other great-grandchildren: Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Savannah Phillips, Lena Tindall, and Mia Tindall.
The Queen, who died at age 96, was affectionately called 'Granny' and 'Gan-Gan' by her younger relatives. She maintained close bonds with her great-grandchildren, including video calls with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children, Archie and Lilibet. In recent weeks, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge moved their family to Windsor to be nearer to the Queen.
Isla's older sister Savannah, born in 2010, was the Queen's eldest great-grandchild. Savannah made headlines at Princess Eugenie's 2018 wedding when she entertained Prince George by pretending to play the trumpet in St George's Chapel. She has also been seen pushing George down a grassy bank at a polo match and covering his mouth during the National Anthem on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
