Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall is a highly accomplished British equestrian and Olympian.
She is the daughter of Princess Anne, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Captain Mark Phillips.
A member of the British royal family, Tindall is the granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II and the granddaughter of the current monarch, King Charles III.
Tindall was originally sixth in line to the British throne. As of 2024, she is currently ranked 21st, reflecting changes in the royal succession over the years.
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- Full name: Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips
- Stage name: Zara Tindall
- Date of birth: May 15, 1981
- Age: 43 years old
- Place of birth: St. Mary’s, London, England, United Kingdom.
- Nationality: English
- Occupation: British equestrian
- Height: 1.68 m
- Parents: Anne, Princess Royal and Mark Phillips
- Siblings: Peter Phillips, Felicity Tonkin and Stephanie Phillips
- Spouse: Mike Tindall (d. 2011)
- Children: Mia Grace Tindall, Lena Elizabeth Tindall and Lucas Philip Tindall
- Relationship: Married
- Net worth: £15 million
Early life and education
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips is an English equestrian, Olympian and socialite. She was born on May 15, 1981 at St. Mary’s, London, England, United Kingdom.
Zara is the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal and Mark Phillips. Zara has an older brother, Peter, and two younger half-sisters, Felicity Wade (née Tonkin) and Stephanie Phillips, from her father’s second marriage to Sandy Pflueger.
She attended Beaudesert Park School in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Port Regis School in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland, where she excelled in various sports such as hockey, athletics and gymnastics. tool.
After school, Zara studied at the University of Exeter and qualified as a physiotherapist. Her ethnicity is white and she follows Christianity as her religion.
Career
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, began pursuing an equestrian career, following in her parents’ footsteps.
In June 2003, she announced that she had secured a sponsorship deal with Cantor Index, a leading spread betting company, to help cover the costs of her equestrian career.
In her first four-star event, Tindall finished second at the 2003 Burghley Horse Trials. However, she missed the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens after her horse suffered an injury during training .
Riding the horse Toytown, Tindall won individual and team gold medals at the 2005 European Eventing Championships in Blenheim and individual gold and team silver medals at the FEI World Equestrian Games in 2005. 2006 in Aachen, Germany, making her the reigning world champion of the event until 2010.
The same year after her victory in Germany, she was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year by British audiences, an award her mother had won in 1971. She was also appointed a Member of the Order of the Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Year Honors for her services to equestrianism.
Tindall continued her successful career, finishing second at the 2013 Luhmühlen Horse Trials on her top horse, High Kingdom. At the 2014 World Equestrian Games, Tindall and High Kingdom were part of the British team that won the team silver medal.
In October 2021, Tindall competed in the Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill, finishing 11th with a score of 30.4, riding a 12-year-old Gleadhill House Stud Ltd horse named Class Affair. In May 2022, Tindall won the advanced class at the Chatsworth Derby, riding the Class Affair.
In June 2015, Tindall launched a jewelry collection line called “Zara Phillips Collection” in collaboration with Australian designer John Calleija. The equestrian-themed collection includes the Saddle Suite and Coronet Suite, with prices ranging from $6,250 to $44,000.
During Queen Elizabeth II’s official mourning period in September 2022, Tindall joined her brother and six cousins in holding a 15-minute vigil around the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall. On September 19, she attended the state funeral with her husband Mike and daughter Mia along with other family members.
Social Media
- Instagram manager: (@zara_tindall
- Facebook manager: Zara Tindall
- Twitter name: @ZaraTindallMBE
Personal life
Zara Tindall is married to Mike Tindall, a former professional rugby player who represented England. A former Olympic equestrian, Zara Tindall, met Mike Tindall during their Rugby World Cup winning campaign in Australia in 2003.
After dating for several years, Buckingham Palace announced their engagement on December 21, 2010. Mike Tindall proposed to Zara “a designer diamond and platinum ring with a split diamond band” .
Before the wedding, the couple celebrated on the royal yacht Britannia. Their wedding took place on July 30, 2011, at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall have three children: Mia Grace Tindall, Lena Elizabeth Tindall and Lucas Philip Tindall. The family resides in the UK, where Zara continues her successful equestrian career while Mike Tindall has moved into media and business after retiring from professional rugby.
Net worth
Zara Tindall, daughter of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, has an estimated net worth of £15 million (about $19.3 million). This wealth mainly comes from her successful career as a professional equestrian.
A prominent figure in the equestrian world, Tindall has landed lucrative endorsement deals with various brands, providing a steady stream of income.
