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Zara Phillips and her husband, ex-England rugby captain Mike Tindall, are expecting their first baby in the New Year, Buckingham Palace announced this morning.
Zara, who was part of last summer’s silver medal winning Olympic Great Britain eventing team, has not let her pregnancy put her off the day job, however, as she was competing at the Barbury horse trials in Wiltshire on Saturday.guaranteed rent for landlords
The birth will follow the keenly anticipated arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s baby, which is expected in the coming days.
The palace, using Zara’s married name, said in a statement: ‘Mr and Mrs Mike Tindall are very pleased to announce that Zara Tindall is expecting a baby in the New Year.
‘The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall, and members of both families are delighted with the news.
‘This baby will be the first child for Mike and Zara and the third grandchild for The Princess Royal.’
David Cameron’s official spokesman described the announcement as ‘quite terrific news’, telling reporters: ‘The Prime Minister will send his very, very best wishes to the happy couple.’
Zara, the Queen’s granddaughter, is one of Britain’s leading equestrian riders. She took a tumble on Saturday while competing at the Barbury International Eventing and Show in Marlborough, Wiltshire.
But she was described as ‘fine’ by Juniper Sport, a PR and sports agency that represents her.
A spokesman from the agency added that Zara was one of the many famous faces at Wimbledon yesterday to see Andy Murray make history by winning the men’s title.
The royal won a London 2012 silver with eventing equestrian teammates William Fox-Pitt, Mary King, Tina Cook and Nicola Wilson, and is planning to take part in the Rio Games in 2016.
Asked if Zara still had the next Olympics on her schedule now she was a prospective mother, the spokesman said: ‘She can still compete, it totally depends on horses and whether she feels it’s appropriate.’
Zara married former England rugby star Mr Tindall in July 2011 in a glittering ceremony staged in Edinburgh and attended by the Queen and senior royals.
When born her baby will be the Queen’s fourth great grandchild, after her brother Peter Phillips’s two children and William and Kate’s infant, expected in the coming days.
The Queen’s granddaughter Zara and Mr Tindall have talked openly about their desire to start a family.
The pair’s sporting commitments – particular Zara’s Olympic dreams – have meant their schedules were hectic and much of their time was devoted to their respective rugby and eventing careers.
In the summer of 2012, former world champion Zara achieved her dream of competing in the Olympics, winning a team silver in front of a home crowd in London.
Tindall spoke about how they were waiting for the right window before having a baby.
‘Obviously we’re going to have a family. But it’s about timing,’ he said at the launch of his new charity Rugby For Heroes in May 2012.
‘Obviously it’s the Olympics this year, the Europeans next year, the World Championships the year after for her. I want to play for another two years, so it’s just where we find the balance in that.guaranteed rent for landlords
‘I wouldn’t say we’ll wait, we’ll try and find a window.
The pair are already a doting aunt and uncle to their two nieces, Savannah and Isla – the daughters of Zara’s brother Peter and his wife Autumn.
The royal baby will be the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s fourth great grandchild, after Savannah and Isla Phillips and William and Kate’s baby, which is due this month.
Zara’s pregnancy comes in the year of the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation, with the baby set to arrive in the New Year of 2014.
The couple wed in July 2011 in Edinburgh’s Canongate Kirk in a private ceremony attended by all the senior members of the Royal Family, three months after Zara’s cousin William married Kate.
Zara’s ivory silk faille and duchess satin gown was by one of the Queen’s favourite designers, Stewart Parvin.
Tindall said his wedding topped winning the World Cup, and Zara described the day as ‘amazing’.
Just months later, newlywed Tindall was fined and booted out of the England rugby squad for drunken antics during the World Cup in New Zealand.
He apparently took part in a ‘dwarf tossing’ competition with fellow players and was seen embracing an ex-girlfriend.
He was later reinstated to the team and had his fine reduced because he could not remember the drinking session and did not intentionally mislead the RFU team management
The Princess Royal’s daughter and Tindall met at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
They moved in together, sharing The Bothy, on Anne’s Gatcombe Park estate which was a gift from the Princess Royal, but later settled in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, before moving back to her mother’s estate in January 2013.
Zara has spoken about the importance of her relationship with her husband. She met him just after she found out her horse, Toytown, which she had wanted to ride in the 2008 Olympics, had become injured.
‘He met me just after I’d found out my horse had injured himself, so I was quite low and vulnerable,’ she said.
‘No, he understands the pressures, and vice versa, which obviously helps, but it actually started from becoming very good friends.’
Zara is currently 14th in line to the throne, but does not hold a royal title and is not an HRH. Their children will be plain Miss or Master Tindall.
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