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He works for the Royal Bank of Scotland in Hong Kong.
The ceremony, like Phillips himself, was low key. Despite being eleventh in line to the throne - he is the son of Anne, Princess Royal and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips - he shuns the limelight and leads a normal existence, carrying out no royal duties. The 32-year-old attended the opening as a favour to his friend James Stokes, whose wife Rebecca is one of the school's directors.
Despite his royal blood, the affable Phillips, whose parents declined any royal title for him and his sister Zara to help them find a solid grounding, said he was happy just to be helping out a friend.
"The attitude I have is very much down to my parents. The way they brought me up and my sister Zara was that whatever you achieve in life will be down to working at it, and to make your own way in the world.
"Of course, as you grow up you understand that you're also part of a very important and very special institution. There's a huge amount of respect and responsibility involved in that, but when we are together we are together as a family just like everybody else. I lead a normal life."
Phillips has lived in Hong Kong for two years, but moves back with his pregnant wife, Autumn, to London next month. Their baby, due in December, will be the queen's first great-grandchild. "It's funny when you think that I was the first grandson and our baby will be the first great-grandchild," he said. "We saw everyone when I went back in the summer for my mother's 60th birthday and everyone is excited.
"Of course it means a lot to everyone. But I don't think the level of excitement or anticipation is any greater with my extended family than it would be with any other family."
The school's other directors also have famous connections. Sarah Charlton is the great-granddaughter of Thomas Jackson, who was a chief manager of the