Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE (born 15 May 1981) is the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne, the Princess Royal and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. As the eldest granddaughter of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and The Duke of Edinburgh, she is 11th in the British Order of Succession. Mark Antony Peter Phillips (born September 22, 1948), former Olympic gold-medal-winning horseman, was the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal. ... The Princess Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British Royal Family and the only daughter of Elizabeth II. She is the seventh holder of the title Princess Royal, and is currently ninth in the line of succession to the British... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... St Marys Hospital QEQM building (above) and old section (below). ... For other places with the same name, see Paddington (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the castle in Windsor. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The Princess Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British Royal Family and the only daughter of Elizabeth II. She is the seventh holder of the title Princess Royal, and is currently ninth in the line of succession to the British... Princess Anne, the current Princess Royal Princess Royal is a style customarily (but not automatically) awarded by a British monarch to his or her eldest daughter. ... Mark Antony Peter Phillips (born September 22, 1948), former Olympic gold-medal-winning horseman, was the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... HRH The Prince of Wales, the Heir Apparent. ...

An elite equestrienne, Zara is the reigning Eventing World Champion and was voted 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year by the British viewing public (an award her mother, Princess Anne, won in 1971). Zara was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 New Years Honours List for her services to equestrianism. A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... The Eventing World Championship, or the eventing competition in the World Equestrian Games (WEG), began in 1966. ... The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award is given to one sportsman or sportswoman, usually British, every year. ...

Zara has an older brother, Peter Phillips, born in November 1977, and two half-sisters, Felicity Tonkin, born in 1985 to her father and his former mistress, and Stephanie Phillips, born in 1997 from her father's second marriage to Sandy Pflueger. Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (born 15 November 1977) is the only son of The Princess Anne, the Princess Royal and her first husband, Mark Phillips. ... Felicity Tonkin (born August 1985), is the daughter of Mark Anthony Peter Phillips, the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal. ... Sandy Pflueger (born 1954) is an American equestrian. ...

Childhood

Zara was born in the private Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital of Paddington, London. She was baptised on 27 July 1981^[1] and has five godparents: her uncle Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Leonora Anson, Countess of Lichfield, Lady Helen Stewart (wife of Jackie Stewart), Andrew Parker Bowles and Hugh Thomas. St Marys Hospital QEQM building (above) and old section (below) (Photographs by username Hegster) Although there must be many hospitals named St Marys Hospital, the most famous is probably located in Paddington, West London, England. ... The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Duke of York since 1986. ... Leonora Anson LVO (born 1 February 1949) was born Lady Leonora Mary Grosvenor, a daughter of the 5th Duke of Westminster. ... Jackie Stewart talks with fans at the 2005 United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis. ... Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles OBE, (born December 27, 1939) is a retired English military officer. ... Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (born October 21, 1931 in Windsor), is a British historian. ...

Zara began her education at Nursery School, Minchinhampton. She then progressed to Beaudersert Prep, Port Regis, before completing her education at Gordounstoun.

She later qualified as a physiotherapist from the University of Exeter.^[2] The University of Exeter (usually abbreviated as Exon. ...

During her time at school, she excelled many sporting activities and represented her schools in hockey, athletics and gymnastics. [1] Outside school she was a keen enthusiast of ballet.^{[citation needed]}

Equestrian

Following in both her parents' footsteps, Zara is an accomplished equestrian sportswoman. In June 2003, Zara announced that she had secured a sponsorship deal with Cantor Index, a leading company in spread betting to help cover the costs of her equestrian career. A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... Cantor Fitzgerald Securities is an investment bank specializing in bond trading. ... Spread betting is a term used to describe various types of wagering on the outcome of an event, where the pay-off is based on the precision of the wager, rather than a simple binary outcome (win or loss). ...

Together with her horse Toytown, she collected individual and team gold medals at the 2005 European Eventing Championship in Blenheim and individual gold and team silver medals at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, making her the reigning Eventing World Champion. Toytown[1], a chestnut gelding born in 1992, standing at 17hh and with particularly distinctive markings including a white blaze and white spots, is a British event horse currently owned and ridden by Zara Phillips. ... The European Eventing Championship, like most other European Championships, is held every two years. ... The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Aachen, Germany from August 20 to September 3, 2006. ... Oche redirects here; in darts the oche is the line from which players must throw. ... The Eventing World Championship, or the eventing competition in the World Equestrian Games (WEG), began in 1966. ...

However, despite winning team gold at the 2007 European Eventing Championships in Italy, she failed to defend her own individual title after a problem in the show jumping phase of the competition^[3].

Royal Engagements

As the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, Zara carries out duties on behalf of The Royal Family. In 2003, Zara and the HRH The Princess Royal took part in the first UK double ship-naming ceremony in Southampton. HRH The Princess Royal named the P&O Cruises liner Oceana and Zara named its sister ship Adonia. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... A play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, The Royal Family lampooned the famous Barrymore acting clan. ... The Princess Royal visits the USNS Comfort on July 11, 2002 while the ship was docked in Southampton, England The Princess Anne, Princess Royal, (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Laurence, formerly Phillips, née Windsor, later Mountbatten-Windsor, (born August 15, 1950)), is a member of the British Royal Family and... The Princess Royal visits the USNS Comfort on July 11, 2002 while the ship was docked in Southampton, England The Princess Anne, Princess Royal, (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Laurence, formerly Phillips, née Windsor, later Mountbatten-Windsor, (born August 15, 1950)), is a member of the British Royal Family and... P&O Cruises is the worlds third biggest cruise line with more than 20 superliners and megaliners in the fleet, with another seven new ships beginning service from late 2002 to 2004. ...

Zara frequently attends various events for charity and has taken to supporting certain causes herself, mainly for spinal injuries, equestrian charities and children's causes.

In 2005 she auctioned off one of her evening gowns (worn at the London premiere of the film Seabiscuit) to help with tsunami relief. She also undertook a royal visit to New Zealand in her role as patron of The Catwalk Trust. For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation). ...

From 1998 to 2005 she served as the president of Club 16-24, a group which encourages young people to take an interest in racing.

Zara is also linked to INSPIRE, the Salisbury based medical research charity that helps to improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries, and Sargent Cancer Care for Children, the UK's leading children's cancer charity.

Zara also appears at events for The Cauldwell Charitable Trust, which is targeted at children with special needs, disabilities and serious illnesses.

Zara has continued her family's long patronage of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and has visited on many occasions.

In 2006, Zara took part in a special charity day for Cantor Index, whose staff were killed in the attacks on September 11, 2001. The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...

In 2007, Zara became patron of the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund. ^[4]

Relationships

Her often stormy relationship with former fiancé and National Hunt jockey Richard Johnson, with whom she lived for five years, attracted the unwelcome attention of the British paparazzi, and the couple's split in November 2003 became front page news. The racecourse in Chester. ... For other uses, see Paparazzi (disambiguation). ...

She is now dating Mike Tindall^[2]who plays for Gloucester Rugby and was part of the England World Cup winning squad in 2003. Michael James Tindall, MBE (born October 18, 1978 in Otley) is a rugby union footballer who plays Outside centre for Gloucester and England. ...

In popular culture

• The graphic novel V for Vendetta contains a reference to "Queen Zara"; it is implied that following a nuclear war in the 1980s she was the most senior survivor in the order of succession. The novel incorrectly refers to "Queen Zara's" 16th birthday being in June 1996; it is possible that this not a reference to Zara's actual birthday, but rather to the observed Queen's Birthday, which does take place in June.
• Nick Copeman's 2005 memoir, King Nicholas and the Copeman Empire is dedicated to Phillips, and she is mentioned extensively throughout.

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References

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External links

• Zara Phillips at the Internet Movie Database
• Zara follows mother's trail to the top
• Zara Phillips photo gallery