Who Is Zara Phillips?

Meet Zara Phillips: The Royal Olympian

June 12, 2012

Who Is Zara Phillips?

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Royal watchers already know Zara Phillips, granddaughter to Queen Elizabeth and 13th in line to the throne. The daughter of Princess Anne married English rugby player Mike Tindall last Summer. An athlete herself, Zara and her horse, High Kingdom, have won a spot to compete on the UK's equestrian team at the London Olympics. Maybe the home turf will bring her luck!

Unlike her cousins Princes William and Harry or Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Zara doesn't carry a title. Princess Anne declined a title for her children, and they don't use the HRH style. Zara, 31, is an accomplished equestrian, as well as an outdoor-fashion designer. And she almost represented Britain at the 2008 Olympics but had to withdraw from the team due to her an injury. Formerly a staple of British tabloids, thanks to her rocky relationship with jockey Richard Johnson, Zara has settled down, and the queen and Prince Philip were said to be "delighted" about her wedding.

Get to know Zara more with a look at her past public moments now. Lots of fun hats ahead — Beatrice isn't the only Windsor cousin who knows how to make a fascinator fashion statement.

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by Annie Scudder 5

Get to know Zara more with a look at her past public moments now. Lots of fun hats ahead — Beatrice isn't the only Windsor cousin who knows how to make a fascinator fashion statement.

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5 Comments

mslewis 48 weeks 15 h

Actually, Zara and her brother were eligible for titles, as was their father, but Anne didn't want any titles for any of them. However, both children could have requested a title from their grandmother when they turned 21 and neither did. So I guess they didn't miss not being called HRH or whatever. It also meant they had to make their own living by actually having jobs. (Zara designs and endorses for several sports-related companies and Peter works for a bank.) Plus, it means they are not required to perform (boring) official duties. Zara is a wonderful horsewoman and I hope she does well in the Olympics. I believe both her mother and her father won Olympic medals in the 70s.