Zara Tindall was in her element as she got in the saddle for the Barbury Horse Trials at Sharpridge Farm in Marlborough this morning.
Princess Anne’s daughter, 44, beamed as she took part in the equestrian event today with her trusty steed Showtime.
She was sporty in her navy and white riding uniform, including a helmet and boots.
The former Olympian looked happy to be back in action, after earlier this month watching horseriding events rather than taking part.
She was all smiles at Cheltenham, with her husband Mike, who were loved up as they attended all three days of the races.
Zara Tindall was in her element as she got on the saddle for the Barbury Horse Trials at Sharpridge Farm in Marlborough this morning
On the final Gold Cup Day, the former rugby ace was snapped gazing adoringly at his royal wife, who was dressed to impress in a chocolate velvet suit, teamed with a lime silk blouse and a rose-detailed green hat.
Looking equally stylish in a check suit and blue shirt, Mike appeared reluctant to take his eyes off Zara as they posed up a storm at the Gloucestershire racecourse.
Adding a touch of glitz to her outfit, Princess Anne‘s daughter completed her glamorous look with a set of delicate drop golden earrings.
The royal equestrian and former Olympian kept her makeup to a minimum, allowing her flawless complexion to shine through a sheer layer of foundation while opting for a swipe of pink lipstick.
Mike and Zara, in her role as Cheltenham Racecourse Director, have attended every day of the festival, joining Queen Camilla, the Princess Royal and Kate’s mother Carole Middleton at Ladies Day.
The Princess of Wales’s 71-year-old mother arrived arm-in-arm with Zara, carrying a chic Hermes ostrich skin Birkin bag with an eye-watering price tag of approximately £20,000, and sporting the same £115 Hicks & Brown fedora Kate once wore at Sandringham in 2020.
Although the Princess wasn’t present at Wednesday’s occasion, Carole was still clearly comfortable in the company of her daughter’s in-laws and was even seen throwing her arms around no-nonsense Princess Anne – who is not usually one for public displays of affection.
Princess Anne’s daughter, 44, beamed as she took part in the equestrian event today, with her trusty steed Showtime
But Carole’s appearance on Zara’s arm only further highlighted Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie’s apparent exile from royal life amid the ongoing fallout surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
The York sisters were once the ones proudly displayed by the King’s niece. Beatrice joined her cousin Zara in 2024, while Eugenie last joined the royal fold at Cheltenham in 2025.
It comes amid a turbulent time for the royal family, with Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, plunged into fresh humiliation after she was formally stripped of her Freedom of the City of York.
The city’s councillors unanimously voted this week in favour of a motion to revoke ‘York’s highest honour’ following the latest revelations over her friendship with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The move comes four years after her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was stripped of his own freedom of the historic city and five months after she lost her Duchess of York title when Andrew finally relinquished his Duke of York title over his links to Epstein.
The pair, both 66, were given the Freedom of the City of York honour as a wedding present when they visited the city in 1987.
The accolade has previously been bestowed upon politicians and celebrities including Sir Winston Churchill and Dame Judi Dench.
Andrew was said by Labour MP for York Central Rachael Maskell to be the ‘first to ever have their freedom removed’ by the city.
