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July 31, 2012

Zara makes country proud in cross-country phase of equestrian eventing

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Zara Phillips and her horse High Kingdom made their country proud Monday at the Olympic Games. Photo Credit: Murray Sanders/ The Daily Mail

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Phillips led High Kingdom to a nearly flawless round in the cross-country phase of the eventing competition. After, she told media: “I am so happy. He [High Kingdom] is such a dude. He lost a front shoe, so he really stepped up. He was awesome – the course was very suitable for him.” Photo Credit: AFP/ Getty Images

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Zara and High Kingdom during the cross-country competition at Greenwich Park. Photo Credit: PA

Much of the royal family arrived at Greenwich Park Monday to witness the Queen’s granddaughter, Zara Phillips, deliver an almost flawless Olympic performance in the cross-country phase of the equestrian eventing.

Cambridge, LOCOG Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe, Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice. Photo Credit: PA

Part of Zara’s royal support team: the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke of Cambridge, LOCOG Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe, Prince Harry, and Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice. Photo Credit: PA

The Duchess of Cambridge (R) and the Duchess of Cornwall (L) intently watched the eventing. Photo Credit: AP

The Duchess of Cambridge (R) and the Duchess of Cornwall (L) intently watched the eventing. Photo Credit: AP

Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie were all smiles as they watched their cousin compete. Photo Credit: PA

Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie were all smiles as they watched their cousin compete. Photo Credit: PA

A happy and relaxed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive prepared to face the sun with their shades. Photo Credit: PA

A happy and relaxed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were prepared to face the sun with their shades. Photo Credit: PA

With a host of royals in attendance to cheer Phillips on—including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Princess Royal— and some fantastic riding taking place, it’s no surprise that there was much excitement among the crowd of onlookers.

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Zara and High Kingdom. Photo Credit: AFP/ Getty Images

The atmosphere was described as “electric” by the riders, according to the Guardian, which chronicles the scene at Greenwich Park in thrilling detail: “Think Ryder Cup,” says the publication. “and add the high-pitched screams of 10,000 horse-mad teenage girls, and you get some idea of the atmosphere at a sun-drenched Greenwich Park on Monday. All the riders – except the dozen or so who ended up on the floor – described it as electric, and for three members of the British team it was a day of dreams.”

Phillips’s “perfectly timed clear cross-country round” places Great Britain in position for a silver medal heading into the show jumping competition tomorrow (Tuesday), reports the Telegraph.

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July 30, 2012

Royal weekend recap Part III: Zara’s Olympic debut

Zara and her horse High Kingdom. Photo Credit: Reuters.

The granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, 14th in line to the British throne, placed 24th out of 74 riders in the eventing dressage competition, reports the Associated Press. Photo Credit: Reuters.

Zara Phillips was in Greenwich Park Sunday, where she competed in Individual Eventing, on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Photo Credit: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Europe.

Riding her horse High Kingdom, Zara Phillips made Britain and the royal family proud on Sunday with her Olympic equestrian debut.

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Zara Phillips- Olympics Day 2 – Equestrian. Photo Credit: PA

“It was incredible, an amazing feeling to be part of the Olympics and to ride for your country and to just be here. The crowd are amazing,” Phillips told media. “It was incredible to be selected, and to be at here at home for the Olympics is an amazing feeling. You try to do your best for the team.”

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Zara Phillips- Olympics Day 2 – Equestrian. Photo Credit: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Europe

Husband of Phillips, Mike Tindall, cheered for his wife in the audience, along with some very special royal supporters.

Proud royal supporters: Prince Phillip and Princess Anne, watched Phillips compete. Photo Credit: AP.

Proud royal supporters: Prince Philip and Princess Anne watched Phillips  compete in her first Olympic Games. Photo Credit: AP.

“Her [Zara's] grandfather, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and her mother, Princess Anne, were in the VIP seats as Phillips put High Kingdom through the paces of a standard dressage test to demonstrate the horse’s obedience,” says AP.

Of the performance, AP reports: “High Kingdom made a mistake toward the beginning of the canter in the first of a maneuver known as the flying change. The horse is supposed to change the sequence of its steps, but High Kingdom didn’t respond immediately to Phillips’ cues.”

Phillips spoke to media of the mistake after the competition, saying: “It was disappointing about his first change, but his other ones were really good. But he coped with all the crowd and is only getting better.”

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Zara Pillips as she leads her horse through the competition. Photo Credit: AP

The Olympic excitement isn’t over for Phillips just yet: on Monday comes the cross-country segment of the competition and, on Tuesday, jumping, says AP.

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Zara Phillips showed off her equestrian skills during the second day of the London Olympic Games. Photo Credit: PA

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April 24, 2012

Duke and Duchess to attend Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Photo Credit: Getty Images

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials this year, say event organizers who have released a public statement.

The decision is an interesting one— given the Duchess has a slight allergy to horses. However, considering Kate’s new roll as an Olympic Ambassador for London 2012, she might be willing to tough out the event; it will  be one of the last chances for eventers to “impress” the Olympic selectors, reports Horse&Hound.

The Duchess will also want to show support to her new family member Zara Phillips: “With the fifth spot in Team GBR very much open, the Duke’s cousin, Zara Phillips, will be hoping to impress with Trevor Hemmings’ High Kingdom, 10th at Burghley last year,” reports Horse&Hound.

The royal couple will watch the final jumping test section before presenting prizes to the successful competitors.
This will not be the first or final time the Duchess tries to overcome her horse allergy.
Kate usually watches William play polo from afar, though, she did attend a charity polo match last year at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club; It was there that the Duchess told a source she is trying to overcome the allergy: “According to Clarisa Ru, wife of Santa Barbara Polo Club president Wesley Ru, Kate has been working on overcoming her allergy,” reported PEOPLE online on July 11, 2011.
“I got a chance to have a conversation with Kate,” Ru told PEOPLE. “I asked if she was into polo before she met William. She said no. But she’s been riding horses for awhile and she hopes to play polo one day. She said ‘I’m actually allergic to them, but the more time one spends with them the less allergic you become.”

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November 22, 2011

Tindall appeal against £25,000 RFU fine set for Thursday

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Mike Tindall, the husband of the Queen’s granddaughter, Zara Phillips, was recently booted from England‘s rugby squad and fined £25,000 by the Rugby Football Union’s elite rugby director, following reports of unsavory conduct at a bar during a night out in Queenstown, while in the area for the World Cup.

After photographs of the night out were released by the Sun, of Mike Tindall, Chris Ashton, Toby Flood and Dylan Hartley, drinking and having a good time at a bar, all hell broke loose.

The RFU’s director Rob Andrew said: “Mike Tindall’s actions reached a level of misconduct that was unacceptable in a senior England player and amounted to a very serious breach of the EPS code of conduct. While we acknowledge his previous good character, it needs to be made clear that what he did will not be tolerated.”

“Regarding the events in Dunedin, it should be stressed that the allegations of very serious wrongdoing made against Chris Ashton, Dylan Hartley and James Haskell by Annabel Newton, a member of staff at the team hotel, were entirely false. We do not believe the players had any intention to sexually harass or intimidate Ms Newton. However, the incident is precisely the kind of dangerous, compromising situation the players were warned about prior to departure for New Zealand and that they were specifically told to avoid in the EPS code of conduct.”

Others defended the rugby men: “Rugby player drinks beer, shocker,” said England manager Martin Johnson, as he defended his players. I don’t [feel my trust has been betrayed]. We knew they were going out to have a few beers. I had no problem with them doing that. We all know when you have a rugby team that part of it is the bonding off the field.”

“If there is a complaint and someone says one of your players has acted inappropriately then we will act on it. But the manager of the bar says the England players’ behaviour was perfectly acceptable all through the evening. There is no implication from anyone there that we have heard that there has been any bad behaviour.”

“It was guys out having a few drinks, as other teams have done in the same town during the World Cup.”

The Rugby Players’ Association is calling the fine “extraordinary” and “unprecedented,” and an appeal has been set for Thursday.

Tindall, himself, believes he has been harshly treated, according to the Telegraph.

Tindall says he will not allow his rugby career to end without a fight.

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November 9, 2011

Zara Phillips wedding security: taxpayers slammed with £400,000 bill

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Zara Phillips— the Queen’s granddaughter and daughter of the Princess Royal—said “I do” on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile near the Queen’s Scotland residence, Holyroodhouse.

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The security costs of what police are calling “Operation Opal” were revealed in a recent police report, ahead of a meeting of the Lothian and Borders Police Board next Monday, reports UKPA.

The July 2011 wedding of the 13th in line to the throne was deemed a “private affair,” but taxpayers are being slammed with the £400,000 bill for the policing of the event; this includes the management and protection of the 13 members of the royal family at the wedding, and at the events before and after it.

Photo of royal family at Zara Phillps and Mike Tindall wedding via princeharrytwentyfourseven.tumblr.com

A Royal Family spokeswoman told UKPA it would be inappropriate to comment. However, a spokesman for VisitScotland, the country’s national tourism agency, told them the event boosted visitor numbers:

“The wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge earlier in the year, helped to contribute to a bumper summer season for a number of Scotland’s regal attractions, with many reporting a spike in visitor numbers as a result of the royal fever which swept the country,” said the VisitScotland spokesman.

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July 16, 2011

Zara Phillips wedding update: Palace says ‘no’ to £500,000 wedding deal

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Zara Phillips is not happy with a recent decision by the Buckingham Palace, who says she must forgo a  £500,000 wedding deal with  celebrity magazine Hello!

Unlike her cousin William, as 13th in line to the throne, Zara does not acquire money from the public purse— so, it’s not surprising that the option of making money off  the affair appealed to her.

The ceremony at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh on July 30 “must remain a ‘private, family affair’,” says the palace, according to the Mail.

But, don’t panic! You will see photographs of the second royal wedding of the year, according to Mydaily:

“A small selection of photographers will be allowed to take some snaps of the wedding party as they arrive at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, so we should get a good gander at the newlyweds as well as the other guests, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Queen and Prince Harry.”

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