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“It’s a massive coup”: Royal’s new TV role

<p dir="ltr">Mike Tindall is reported to be taking part in the new season of Australia’s <em>I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!</em></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/20077486/im-a-celebrity-first-royal-family-member/?utm_source=sharebar_app&amp;utm_medium=sharebar_app&amp;utm_campaign=sharebar_app_article" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sun</a> reported that the husband of Princess Anne’s daughter Zara, will be heading to Australia to appear on the show. </p> <p dir="ltr">"It's a massive coup. Mike has had a box seat for some of the most important moments in royal history for generations,” a source told the publication.</p> <p dir="ltr">"He is sure to be discreet, but his sheer presence means this series will be an absolute must-watch."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!</em> Is due to hit the screens in November and the lineup will be announced closer to the launch date.</p> <p dir="ltr">If rumours are true that Mike will be appearing on the show, it will make him the first royal to sign up for the long-running programme.</p> <p dir="ltr">Others however have compared Mike’s move to Meghan Markle’s previous role in the huge Netflix series <em>Suits</em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">This prompted a response from renowned UK journalist Piers Morgan who pointed out that the Tindall’s were never working royals. </p> <p dir="ltr">"There will be some who sneer today that Tindall shouldn’t be degrading himself by taking part in a TV reality show and comparing him to royal renegades Meghan and Harry, who quit Britain and royal duty to ruthlessly exploit their titles for massive commercial gain in America,” Piers wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">"But here's the difference: the Tindalls have never been working royals, had any royal titles, or received any public money. They are self-sufficient financially, trading off their mutual huge success in the sporting arena."</p> <p dir="ltr">Mike and Zara married in 2011 and have three children, Mia, eight, Lena, four, and Lucas, one.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Happy Birthday! Princess Anne turns 72

<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>The Royal Family are sending their best wishes to Princess Anne in honour of her 72nd birthday.</p> <p>On Monday the 15th of August, the only daughter to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip was inundated with tributes via social media from all three of the Royal Family’s official accounts.</p> <p>The Royal’s man account shared a photo of Princess Anne from the Not Forgotten Association Garden Party held at Buckingham Palace in May.</p> <blockquote> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wishing The Princess Royal a happy birthday today! <a href="https://t.co/dGgolFVGic">pic.twitter.com/dGgolFVGic</a></p> <p>— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/1559092626799853568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p>Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall shared that same post to their instagram story, while Prince William and Kate Middleton added their congratulations and well wishes over on Instagram and Twitter.</p> <blockquote> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wishing a very happy birthday to The Princess Royal today!🎂</p> <p>— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) <a href="https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1559098086395453441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p>Anne has two children, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips and previously held the honour of competing as an olympic level equestrian, with Zara has following in her foot steps.</p> <p>Known for her tough work ethic, she remains one of the hardest working Royals, attending hundreds of royal engagements each year.</p> <p>Princess Anna has clocked up an impressive 506 coming in second to her brother, Prince Charles while he sits at a whopping 521 events. She is involved with over 300 charities and organisations and was bestowed the honour of Royal Princess in 1987.</p> <p>Next in line for the title is Princess Charlotte when her father Prince William eventually becomes king.</p> <p><em>Image: Getty</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-action-bar-component-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Roboto, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"> <div class="post-actions-component" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: visible;"> <div class="upper-row" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 8px 16px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; height: 24px;"> </div> </div> </div>

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Marvel actress and husband sentenced to 8 and 14 years jail

<p dir="ltr"><em><strong>Content warning: This article includes descriptions of child sexual abuse.</strong></em></p> <p dir="ltr">Actress Zara Phythian, who appeared in Marvel’s 2016 film <em>Doctor Strange</em>, has received an eight-year prison sentence for child sexual abuse offences.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 38-year-old was <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/finance/legal/doctor-strange-star-and-husband-found-guilty-of-child-sex-abuse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found guilty</a> by a jury last week of historical sexual abuse of a girl, aged between 13 and 15, and sentenced in the UK on Monday.</p> <p dir="ltr">Her 59-year-old husband, Victor Marke, was also found guilty of jointly abusing the same girl, as well as indecently assaulting a second, and sentenced to 14 years in prison.</p> <p dir="ltr">Both Phythian and Marke will be on the sex offender’s register for life and will be referred to the disclosure and barring service to prevent them from working with children ever again.</p> <p dir="ltr">Judge Mark Watson, who presided over the proceedings and handed down the sentences, said he believed Marke and Phythian’s abuse of the victim was pre-planned.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I regard you as the driving force behind the abuse,” Judge Watson told Marke.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Most people have held, and continue to hold you in high esteem. That’s due to the positive impact of your work [as martial arts instructors].</p> <p dir="ltr">“Whilst that may help in mitigation, that is also why you were able to groom and corrupt the victims in this case and why you got away abusing them for so long.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Marke reportedly cried during the sentencing and paced the court in a tracksuit, while Phythian reportedly smiled and waved to someone in the public gallery, though her face was said to be pale and tear-streaked, per <em><a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-doctor-strange-actress-zara-26975792" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Mirror</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Judge Watson also said Phythian’s “deviance” was influenced by the hold Marke had on her from an early age - with the couple marrying when she was in her 20s after Marke had been her martial arts instructor from when she was a young teen.</p> <p dir="ltr">During the trial, the couple denied the accusations they were jointly convicted of, and the survivor, who they abused before Phythian found acting fame, gave testimony from behind a curtain in the witness stand.</p> <p dir="ltr">She said what happened to her, which the couple repeatedly told her not to tell anyone about, was her “deepest, darkest secret”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I think they saw a vulnerability in me and preyed on that,” she said in a police interview.</p> <p dir="ltr">The second survivor of Marke’s assaults, said that he touched her leg after she accidentally touched his leg, before kissing her on the lips and neck and causing her feelings of confusion, according to her police interview.</p> <p dir="ltr">At other times, Marke also kissed her, before having sex with her when she was 16.</p> <p dir="ltr">Though the age of consent in the UK is 16, under section 15.3 of the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/44/notes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000</a> a person over the age of 18 who is in a “position of trust” to someone under 18 - such as being a martial arts instructor - would be committing an offence by having sex with them.</p> <p dir="ltr">Prior to sentencing, prosecutor Ahmed Hossain QC read out victim statements, where the survivor abused by Phythian and Marke said they “corrupted my development” and “robbed me of my innocence”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“You showed you liked a very advanced naughty side that satisfied your urges,” she said in the statement via Hossain.</p> <p dir="ltr">She also spoke of feeling intimidated and scared by the couple and stated that she didn’t want to keep being “[their] puppet”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I have become an adult now. All the pain, anger and disgust and shame I felt is now on you. Both of you.”</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-61edcadd-7fff-e407-ec99-7a1d210505bf"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty Images</em></p>

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Doctor Strange star and husband found guilty of child sex abuse

<p><em><strong>Warning: This article contains graphic content that some readers may find distressing. </strong></em></p> <p>Zara Phythian, star of Marvel's latest movie <em>Doctor Strange</em>, has been arrested alongside her husband Victor Marke , with the pair now facing jail. </p> <p>The couple have been found guilty of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl multiple times between 2005 and 2008. </p> <p>According to The Sun, Phythian plied the teen with rum before making her perform a sex act on her husband, which occurred once or twice a month until the teen was finally able to free herself. </p> <p>Jurors heard that the couple were working as martial arts experts at the time, and Marke had sex with the victim at least 20 times on different occasions. </p> <p>Marke, 59, branded the allegations “paedophile sh*t” when quizzed by officers after his arrest, Nottingham Crown Court was told.</p> <p>He said he was “really angry” to be accused, and told officers, “If you’re trying to say I’m a paedophile, I’m not.”</p> <p>Marke claimed he had consensual sex with the teen when she was 18 – something his wife only discovered during her police interview.</p> <p>Phythian, 38, told detectives she’d never had any form of sexual contact with the girl, calling it “bulls**t”.</p> <p>Upon discovering her husband had revealed he’d had sex with her accuser, she said she felt “confused”, adding that she’d “liked to have known about it”.</p> <p>The victim said she “would never have come forward” and planned to “die with my shame”, but as she recently became a mother, she said she felt she had “no option to speak my truth”.</p> <p>Despite denying all allegations of abuse, the couple were found unanimously guilty by the jury. </p> <p>Judge Mark Watson will decide later when the pair will be sentenced.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Queen attends christening of her great grandsons despite recent injury

<p dir="ltr">Queen Elizabeth II has attended the joint christening of two of her great-grandchildren in Windsor despite recently<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/health/caring/queen-elizabeth-ii-releases-message-after-back-sprain" target="_blank">spraining her back</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Queen was photographed being driven to the All Saints Chapel near the Royal Lodge on Sunday afternoon, where the joint christening of Princess Eugenie’s son August and Zara Tindall’s son Lucas was taking place, in what is believed to be the first joint royal christening.</p> <p dir="ltr">Princess Eugenie and husband Jack welcomed their first child, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank in February, while Zara Tindall and husband Mike welcomed their third child, Lucas Philip, in late March. Both boys share the middle name Philip in honour of their great-grandfather Prince Philip, who died in April.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLgrGXhlpuK/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLgrGXhlpuK/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Princess Eugenie (@princesseugenie)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">August and Lucas are cousins, as are Eugenie and Zara, Eugenie being the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson and Zara being the daughter of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips.</p> <p dir="ltr">The private service was attended by a small number of relatives, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of York. The Queen wore a matching lime green hat and coat for one of her first outings since her recent injury.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Queen has been resting for roughly a month per doctors’ advice, and had to cancel her appearance at the COP26 Climate Conference as a result, instead<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/travel/international-travel/my-dear-late-husband-queen-elizabeth-discusses-prince-philip-in-climate-speech" target="_blank">delivering her speech via video link</a>. In a sign of improving health,<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/health/caring/queen-makes-first-in-person-appearance-since-being-hospitalised" target="_blank">late last week</a>, she hosted the outgoing armed forces chief at Windsor Castle in one of her first engagements since the injury.</p> <p dir="ltr">Holy water from Prince Charles and Camilla’s<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/travel/international-travel/prince-charles-and-camilla-to-embark-on-first-royal-tour-since-2019" target="_blank">recent royal tour</a><span> </span>to Jordan is believed to have been used during the baptism. The Prince of Wales reportedly brought back roughly a dozen bottles from the River Jordan, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was baptised, to use for future royal baptisms.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

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Bathroom floor for royal baby number three

<p>Zara and Mike Tindall have welcomed another child together, a little boy named Lucas Philip Tindall.</p> <p>The Queen and Prince Philip are "delighted" Buckingham Palace has said.</p> <p>The proud new father confirmed the details in his podcast The Good, The Bad &amp; The Rugby, announcing his wife gave birth at home on Sunday, March 21 at 6pm.</p> <p>"Arrived very quickly - didn't make it to hospital - on the bathroom floor," he said, in the first podcast announcement of a royal baby.</p> <p>"Crazy weekend, wasn't it? Saturday, lovelocks all the rugby. Obviously Scotland, absolutely, actually I was genuinely angry after the England game.</p> <p>"And then Sunday got even better because a little baby boy arrived at my house."</p> <p>A spokesperson for the couple also confirmed the news, saying, "Zara and Mike Tindall are happy to announce the birth of their third child, Lucas Philip Tindall."</p> <p>The name is a nod to Mike's father Philip and Zara's grandfather, Prince Philip. This is the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's tenth great-grandchild.</p> <p>Buckingham Palace released a statement on behalf of the Queen and the Duke, saying they are "delighted" by the news.</p> <p>They "look forward to meeting their 10th great-grandchild when circumstances allow", a spokesman added.</p> <p>Mike told his podcast co-hosts a friend helped them welcome the 8lbs 4oz (3.74kg) tot at their home on the royal Gatcombe estate in Gloucestershire.</p> <p>"Zara's friend Dolly is, she's actually more important than I am at making sure she's been at every three of my children's births — she was there and recognised that we wouldn't have got to the hospital in time, so it was run into the gym, get a mat, get into the bathroom, get the mat on the floor, get the towels down, brace brace brace!" he said</p> <p>"Fortunately the midwife that was going to meet us at the hospital wasn't that far away so she drove up, got there just as we'd assumed the position, and then the second midwife arrived just after the head had arrived!"</p> <p>This is the third child for the couple, who are already parents to Mia, born 2014, and Lena, born 2018.</p>

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Royal baby: Zara Tindall expecting third child!

<p><span>In happy news, Zara Tindall is pregnant with her third child.</span><br /><br /><span>The royal’s husband Mike Tindall, 42, announced the wonderful news on a podcast he hosts, <em>The Good, The Bad &amp; The Rugby.</em></span><br /><br /><span>Her Majesty and Prince Philip are both “delighted” by the announcement.</span><br /><br /><span>Mike said: “It’s been a good week for me, had a little scan last week. Third Tindall on its way.”</span><br /><br /><span>He revealed that while he is thankful for his two gorgeous girls, Mia Grace, 6, and Lena Elizabeth, 2 – he would love nothing more than to welcome a baby boy into the world.</span><br /><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7839160/zara-tindall-4.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/2bef1ba258544fac8d50458d1300ebd0" /></p> <p><em>Mia Tindall, 6</em></p> <p><span>He said: “I’d like a boy this time, I’ve got two girls, I would like a boy.</span><br /><br /><span>“I’ll love it whether a boy or a girl, but please be a boy.”</span><br /><br /><span>The former rugby star also joked he is keen to name his next child after COVID-19: “We’re not sure what to do … Covi or Covina … I don’t know where to go with names.”</span><br /><br /><span>The couple have previously opened up about their torment at suffering two miscarriages.</span><br /><br /><span>Mike said: “Z is very good, always careful because of things that have happened in the past, and really looking forward to it.”</span><br /><br /><span>The baby is the second royal tot due to make an appearance in 2021.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7839161/zara-tindall-3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/ba0aac3508a04199921bf1e698118189" /></p> <p><em>Lena Tindall, 2</em><br /><br /><span>The Queen and Prince Philip currently have seven great-grandkids.</span><br /><br /><span>A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh are aware and delighted.”</span><br /><br /><span>Zara spoke about her miscarriage in the past, admitting: “you don’t talk about it because it’s too raw”.</span><br /><br /><span>She added: “But as with everything, time’s a great healer.”</span><br /><br /><span>Zara and Mike lost a baby in December 2016 after announcing the pregnancy just a month before.</span><br /><br /><span>She later suffered another miscarriage before her daughter Lena was born in June 2018.</span><br /><br /><span>“I had to go through having the baby because it was so far along. I then had another miscarriage really early on,” she said in an interview in<em> The Sunday Times.</em></span></p>

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Queen's grandson spotted in bizarre Chinese milk ad

<p>The Queen’s eldest grandson, Peter Phillips has been spotted starring in a television advertisement for a Chinese milk brand.</p> <p>In result, controversy has sparked on whether there is an issue with The Firm using their royal connections to generate a private income.</p> <p>41-year-old Mr Phillips is the son of Princess Anne and her ex-husband Captain Mark Phillips, however he is not a working royal and has never had a royal title.</p> <p>He has become the poster boy over the years to prove royal family members can have private lives, despite belonging to one of the most famous families in the world.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">'Royal Peter' for hire in China: As Prince Harry flies to Canada to earn millions, the Queen's eldest grandson Peter Phillips is revealed to be trading on his royal status by advertising milk on TV<br /><a href="https://t.co/9FlNesAaWx">https://t.co/9FlNesAaWx</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZoYSd6biSB">pic.twitter.com/ZoYSd6biSB</a></p> — Brightly (@Brightl36034096) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brightl36034096/status/1219665215752720387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>Throughout his adulthood, he has held prominent positions with Jaguar and a Formula One racing team. He is married to Canadian Autumn Kelly, and the couple share two daughters together who don’t have royal titles.</p> <p>Mr Phillips’ latest public endorsement features him dressed to the nines in a dinner jacket and black bow tie for a 30-second ad for China’s state-owned Bright Dairies.</p> <p>In the advertisement he can be seen peering out the window of a stately country house in Britain’s Wiltshire. A replica of a horse-drawn royal carriage pulls outside the home and then a butler approaches Phillips.</p> <p> </p> <p>In the ad he is described as “British Royal Family member Peter Phillips.”</p> <p>“Bright Dairies has got a fantastic reputation all over China and outside of China as well, for producing high quality dairy products,” Mr Phillips says in a separate, behind-the-scenes video.</p> <p>“As children, we used to spend a lot of time down at the dairy. There was a herd of Jersey cattle at Windsor and we were brought up on it.</p> <p>“And it was always much fuller of flavour, much creamier, than other milks that we had growing up. That has something to do with the way the cows are bred.”</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7834093/peter-phillips-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/799c9170cffe4419951ba8dc9d2f6f48" /></p> <p>Peter and Zara have been free to pursue their own careers as non-working members of the royal family. Zara, 38, is a champion equestrian who also earns a comfortable living as an ambassador for luxury brands, including Rolex and Land Rover, while Peter is the managing director of a sports and entertainment agency.</p> <p>The ad has been released in the midst of a huge debate surrounding both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who recently announced their intention to step down from their position as senior royal to seek a more “private life” and generate a private income.</p> <p>Buckingham Palace announced that the couple would no longer formally represent the Queen nor be able to use their HRH titles.</p> <p>However they will remain the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as it was titles given to them as a wedding present by the Queen.</p> <p>They have also already applied to trademark their Sussex Royal brand.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7834094/peter-phillips-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/97cd0a1731404f54bdca126ad86d92c7" /></p> <p>The couple already have the username Sussex Royal on their website and Instagram account, which has 11 million followers.</p> <p>The trademark will allow Prince Harry and Meghan to release their own personal line of branded products, including books, calendars and clothing, in the future.</p> <p>The couple are rumoured to also be moving into content creation and could possibly sign deals with the likes of Netflix or do further work with Disney.</p> <p>Thomas Woodcock, a senior adviser to the Queen, told <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/queens-aide-warns-harry-and-meghan-against-sussex-royal-title-rx0nj7f9w"><em>The Times</em></a> on Tuesday that he didn’t believe the name <em>Sussex Royal </em>was right to keep.</p> <p>“I don’t think it’s satisfactory. One cannot be two things at once. You either are [royal] or you’re not,” he said.</p> <p>Royals must be meticulous in making sure they’re not seen exploiting their royal connections or tarnishing the family’s tightly guarded brand.</p> <p>Mr Woodcock, who is the Garter King of Arms, aids the Queen in being a principal adviser on ceremonial matters and heraldry.</p> <p>He is also part of ensuring that commercial concerns do not make illegitimate use of royal symbols.</p> <p>“It is such unusual times that it is a matter of waiting and seeing how things develop,” he said.</p> <p><em>The Telegraph</em>’s royal editor Camilla Tominey also said she thinks the couple may be asked to rebrand by Kensington Palace who may be averse to idea of Harry and Meghan keeping <em>Royal </em>in their name.</p> <p>“It remains to be seen whether they’ll be able to keep that royal aspect because for all intents and purposes, they are not carrying out any engagements on behalf of the Queen or their military appointments,” she told <em>ITV’s This Morning</em> program on Monday.</p> <p>“They are keeping their private patronages and their charitable work to themselves as they go off and have this new life in North America.”</p> <p>After a week of intense negotiations with the Queen, Prince William and Prince Charles, Harry was spotted travelling home to be reunited with his wife, Duchess Meghan and their 8-month-old son Archie.</p> <p>They are expected to spend most of their time in North America.</p>

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Slow down, Zara! Royal banned from driving for six months

<p>The last few months has been a whirlwind for the royal family, with scandal after scandal plaguing every step they take. </p> <p>This time, just days after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announcing they would be officially “stepping back” from their roles as senior members of The Firm, one of the royal family’s most popular and under the radar members has been banned from driving for six months. </p> <p>Zara Tindall, who is currently in Australia with her husband Mike and their children, Mia, five, and Lena, one, for the Magic Millions polo event, has been banned from driving after being caught going a whopping 36 km/h over the speed limit near her home in Cotswald. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B61Be0tIX_R/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B61Be0tIX_R/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Windsor krónikák (@windsorkronikak)</a> on Jan 2, 2020 at 11:09am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The Queen’s eldest granddaughter was caught driving at 91 mph (146 kmh)in England - a speed well above the maximum speed limit of 70 mph (112kmh).</p> <p>Zara, 38, was driving her Land Rover at Daglingworth, near Cirencester, in November when she was caught speeding. </p> <p>After failing to show for court, she was fined £666 (AU$1250), plus ordered to pay legal costs and a victim surcharge of of £151 (AU$275).</p> <p>The offence means Zara has lost four demerit points. However, since she has already lost nine points on her license from various other offences, she has been stripped of her license. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Gr3wRAX4D/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Gr3wRAX4D/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Hugo Burnand (@hugoburnand)</a> on Jan 9, 2020 at 7:47am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The court prosecutor Farley Turner told reporters: "Because Mrs Tindall already has nine points on her licence she was unable to accept a fixed penalty for this offence."</p> <p>Just like her mother, Princess Anne has been caught cheekily going over the speed limit a few times throughout her years of driving. </p> <p>She's been caught speeding four times during her life - once at age 22 and again at 26, then later at age 40 in 1990 and age 50 in 2000. </p> <p>The former Olympian and her husband Mike Tindall are currently holidaying on the Gold Coast, as they attend the<span> </span>Magic Millions<span> </span>polo tournament.</p>

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Zara and Mike Tindall's act of kindness amid bushfire disaster

<p>Mike and Zara Tindall have taken time out of their Queensland holiday to attend a fundraiser for bushfire victims.</p> <p>The couple have been in Australia since December as they celebrated the New Year with a few celebrity friends.</p> <p>On Sunday, the Tindall’s attended the Magic Millions Polo tournament, which was helping raise money for the firefighter’s fund.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B67pLjiA3Uz/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B67pLjiA3Uz/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Awesome way to kick off @magicmillions week with the @magicmillionspolo . Such a good laugh and a great start to fundraising for the firefighters fund! #magicmillionsfamily @countryroadman @pacificfair</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by @<a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/mike_tindall12/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> mike_tindall12</a> on Jan 5, 2020 at 12:52am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Zara opted for a chic red printed dress with a black trilby hat and red gold chain bag. Mike wore a navy shirt with a light blue blazer, chinos and trainers, carrying a white hat.</p> <p>Taking to Instagram to share a series of photos from the event, Mike wrote:</p> <p>“Awesome way to kick off @magicmillions week with @magicmillionspolo. Such a good laugh and a great start to fundraising for the firefighter fund!”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">Awesome way to kick off magicmillions week with the magicmillionspolo . Such a good laugh and a great start to fundraising for the firefighters fund! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/magicmillionsfamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#magicmillionsfamily</a> countryroadman <a href="https://twitter.com/pacificfairGC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pacificfairGC</a> @ Gold Coast,… <a href="https://t.co/ufb8B9Yr84">https://t.co/ufb8B9Yr84</a></p> — mike tindall (@miketindall13) <a href="https://twitter.com/miketindall13/status/1213745009180069888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">5 January 2020</a></blockquote> <p>He also shared news of the event on Twitter.</p> <p>Zara is an equestrian, Olympian and the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. She is first cousin to Prince William and Prince Harry. Mike is a former rugby player.</p> <p><em>OverSixty, its parent company and its owners are donating a total of $200,000 to the Vinnie’s Bushfire Appeal. We have also pledged an additional $100,000 of product to help all those affected by the bushfire crisis. We would love you to support too! Head to the <a rel="noopener" href="https://donate.vinnies.org.au/appeals-nsw/vinnies-nsw-bushfire-appeal-nsw" target="_blank">Vinnie's website</a> to donate!</em></p>

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“I hope they don’t get to us!”: Zara and Mike Tindall admit to watching The Crown

<p>Fans of the Netflix British drama <em>The Crown</em> have always wondered whether or not any of the British Royal family have been watching it.</p> <p>After all, the show chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s up until modern times.</p> <p>With only two seasons behind the show, it has captured hearts due to the way the British Royal family have been portrayed.</p> <p>Princess Eugenie told <em>HELLO!</em> she'd seen a couple of episodes, and was reportedly overheard at a party saying her "granny" (the Queen) "really likes" the show.</p> <p>However, in a new interview with <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/zara-tindall-going-back-work-8-weeks-has-made-better-happier/" target="_blank">The Telegraph</a>,</em> Princess Anne’s daughter Zara has confirmed that her and her husband Mike are fans of the show, but are a bit apprehensive if the show gets to the current members of the royal family.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BdS0CGGlAlA/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BdS0CGGlAlA/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Always remember you have a family. #TheCrown</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/thecrownnetflix/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> The Crown</a> (@thecrownnetflix) on Dec 29, 2017 at 9:07am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"I hope they don't get to us," Zara explained to interviewer Elizabeth Day.</p> <p>"It would be mortifying to think how people perceive you."</p> <p>However, Mike Tindall is a huge fan of Claire Foy’s portrayal of Her Majesty.</p> <p>"She's brilliant, the one who plays the Queen. I think it's a great show in terms of how they delivered it," the former England footballer said.</p> <p>There’s no word yet on whether or not the show will get to the current members of the royal family just yet, but with season three quickly approaching, it’s looking more and more likely by the day.</p>

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“I was uncomfortable”: Zara Tindall explains her strange demeanour at Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s wedding

<p>Over tens of millions tuned in around the world to watch the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on May 19, 2019. </p> <p>However, there is one royal who said she felt “uncomfortable” while sitting on the sidelines watching her cousin wed. </p> <p>Photos of Zara Tindall, the Queen’s eldest grandchild and Princess Anne’s daughter,  painted her looking slightly uneasy during the special service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle last year. </p> <p>Zara explained the obvious discomfort on her face while talking to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/zara-tindall-going-back-work-8-weeks-has-made-better-happier/" target="_blank"><em>The Daily Telegraph. </em></a></p> <p>"I was uncomfortable! My bum sort of slid over either side [of the pew] and Lena kicked the hell out of me for an hour," she said of her youngest daughter who was born in June 2018. </p> <p>"It just wasn't comfy at all, and it probably showed on my face."</p> <p>Tindall said she found it particularly difficult to be at ease while during Bishop Michael Curry’s speech, which lasted a little over 13 minutes. </p> <p>"It was just the general amount of time everything was taking," she said.</p> <p>"I think my face was probably caught the point when I thought, 'Right he's going to finish now' and then he went off on another little story and it was like, "Really?'"</p> <p>The royal and her husband welcomed their second daughter a month after the royal wedding, on June 18. </p> <p>Their eldest daughter, Mia, is five and Lena is now 15 months old.</p> <p>The couple sadly suffered two miscarriages before successfully welcoming their second daughter to the world. </p> <p>Zara Phillips is an equestrian and has competed in the Olympics - going on to win silver in 2012. She and former footballer Mike Tindall married in 2011.</p> <p>At birth, Zara was sixth in line to the British throne and is now 18th.</p>

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Queen's favourite grandchild revealed – and it's not who you think it is

<p>A majority of grandparents will never admit it, but they have a favourite grandchild. It’s often a point of joking and ribbing amongst the grandchildren who’s the favourite, and it appears that this also extends to the royal family.</p> <p>The Queen is reported to have favourite grandchildren, and no, it’s not who you think it is.</p> <p>If you were thinking Prince Harry or Prince William, they might’ve captured the hearts of the world, but the heart of their grandmother remains elusive.</p> <p>An insider source has told<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9853409/queen-favourite-grandkid-lady-louise-windsor-prince-william-harry/" target="_blank">The Sun</a></em><span> </span>that the royal grandmother has been getting very close with her grandchildren over the summer.</p> <p>In particular, she has been spending a lot of time with the children of her youngest son Edward, who are 16-year-old Lady Louise Windsor and 11-year-old James.</p> <p>Louise and the Queen have been bonding over Louise’s love of drawing, which is said to be a love of the late Queen mother.</p> <p>"Louise loves drawing and sketching and was very patiently trying to get Charlotte to do pictures of rabbits and deer," the insider said.</p> <p>"Because of her obvious artistic skill, the Queen allowed Louise to look through some of the collection of Queen Victoria's Highlands sketches which are kept at Balmoral but are rarely dug out these days."</p> <p>Her Majesty has eight grandchildren in total. Scroll through the gallery to see her spending time with each of them.</p>

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Royal Quiz: Can you guess who these adorable children are?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether they were married into the British Royal Family or born into it, these members are all widely renowned. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, it has been awhile since we’ve seen these Princes, Princesses, Duke and Duchess’ as children. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you think you are a royal expert? Scroll through the gallery above to see if you can guess which adorable royal child is who.</span></p>

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The surprisingly normal way royals plan their get-togethers

<p>The royal family may enjoy the luxurious lifestyle that comes with being born into nobility – but when it comes to sharing news and planning get-togethers, they use the same method as any regular family.</p> <p>In an interview with <a rel="noopener" href="/itv.com/goodmorningbritain/news/mike-tindall-says-whatsapp-group-with-harry-and-meghan-helps-royals-plan-playdates" target="_blank"><em>Good Morning Britain</em></a>, the Queen’s grandson-in-law Mike Tindall revealed that the royal family uses a WhatsApp group to organise their gatherings.</p> <p>“It’s just what you do to try and set up get-togethers, or if we are going to something that is the same,” said Tindall.</p> <p>“If you are going to go, ‘Are you going to take the kids?’ Quite a lot of people have family WhatsApp groups. I don’t think it’s a new revelation.”</p> <p>Tindall, who is married to the Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall, confirmed that he found out about the birth of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s first child Archie Mountbatten-Windsor through the WhatsApp group chat.</p> <p>When asked if he has had the chance to see the baby, Tindall said: “No, we still haven’t managed to get together yet. Everyone seems to think that we’ve all been round but it’s just not that way is it?</p> <p>“Hopefully, we will get to see him soon, but it just doesn’t work that way. But at least he’s happy and healthy and they’re happy.”</p> <p>In an interview with <em><a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/royal-family-joint-whatsapp-group-13710808">Mirror Online</a> </em>last year, the former rugby union player said he was in WhatsApp groups with some of the royal family members due to his wife’s cousin relation to Prince William and Prince Harry.</p> <p>“Me, my brother, and then a few of Zara’s side like her brother Pete and the cousins are on WhatsApp groups,” he said.</p> <p>“I wouldn’t say we’re cutting edge, but it’s just easier for some reason on WhatsApp.”</p>

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Rare photos of Zara Tindall's children show how much they’ve grown up

<p>Many people across the world are nostalgic for relaxing with their grandparents when they were younger.</p> <p>This is the case for the royal family as well.</p> <p>Princess Anne had a fun day out with her daughter, Zara Tindall, and her grandchildren at the Gatcombe Festival of Eventing in Gloucestershire.</p> <p>Both Zara and her husband Mike Tindall were in attendance with their two daughters, Mia, 5 and Lena, 1.</p> <p>Their cousins Savannah and Isla Phillips were also along for the fun family trip as well, as the event went for two days.</p> <p>The candid images that were taken on the day show just how fast all of Princess Anne's granddaughters,  Lena, Mia, Savannah and Isla, are growing up.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see the royal family have a fun day out.</p>

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How the royals will age: See what they will look like in 40 years

<p>The British royal family has been hit with the latest craze on social media known as FaceApp. The new app shows users what they'll look like as they get older, as the app ages skin, darkens teeth and lightens hair.</p> <p><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gallery/what-meghan-markle-kate-middleton-18327910" target="_blank"><em>The Mirror</em></a> put select members of the British royal family through the app, including Duchess Meghan and Princess Eugenie.</p> <p>Many users of the app have suggested that they will age remarkably well, whereas others are unhappy with their results.</p> <p>The photos have quickly gone viral as Prince Harry and Prince William look like their grandfather Prince Philip in the photos. The royal siblings both sport deep-set wrinkles, larger ears and in Harry’s case, a white head of hair and a matching beard.</p> <p>Duchess Meghan, Prince Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look very different after using the app, but how accurate do you think they are?</p> <p>Fans were quick to compare them to other celebrities and members of the royal family.</p> <p>One Twitter user wrote: "Harry looks like John McEnroe and yes I'm serious :)."</p> <p>Another added: "Tindall looks like Uncle Albert?!!"</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see what the royal family looks like using the filter.</p> <p><em>Photo credit: The Mirror  </em></p>

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The heartfelt reason why the royal family wore blue to Royal Ascot

<p>The Duchess of Cambridge made international headlines for her heavenly Elie Saab blue look for the very first day of Royal Ascot.</p> <p>The dreamy ensemble was not the only blue look we saw the royal members flaunt during the annual ceremony – Queen Elizabeth, Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice and Zara Tindall all wowed royal watcher with their striking blue outfits.</p> <p>The strange occurrence is not at all common within the royal family – as two members being seen in the same colour can be considered as a fashion faux pas.</p> <p>In fact, royals make a conscious effort to dress in strikingly different outfits so seeing five popular royal family members rocking the same vibrant colour is an extraordinary and rare event</p> <p>However, it has been revealed the colour choice was on purpose – and indeed for an incredibly heartfelt reason.</p> <p>The colour blue is believed to be a favourite of the Queen’s, as she wears the shade nearly three times more than any other, according to <em>Vogue</em>.</p> <p>The monarch chose to don the hue for 29 per cent of royal engagements in 2012.</p> <p>Royal insiders suggest the beautiful blue tone worn by five royals during Royal Ascot this year is a nod towards their ultimate Queen and grandmother.</p> <p>The colour blue also has history within the British Royal family, as it is a shade commonly associated with royalty, art, military, business and art.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see the royal family members wearing heavenly blue during 2019 Royal Ascot.</p>

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Zara Tindall reveals secret trauma

<p>She welcomed her second daughter Lena in June, but Zara Tindall has revealed she suffered a second miscarriage shortly after <strong><u><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/2016/12/queens-granddaughter-loses-her-baby/">losing her unborn baby in 2016.</a> </u></strong></p> <p>In an interview with the Sunday Times Magazine, alongside her brother Peter Phillips, Zara said the loss happened “really early on”.</p> <p>The Queen’s eldest granddaughter has previously revealed she suffered a miscarriage, but not her secret second heartache.</p> <p>“I think you need to go through a period where you don’t talk about it because it’s too raw,” she said. “But, as with everything, time’s a great healer.”</p> <p>She explained that going through her first miscarriage was tough as the pregnancy had to be made public, as is the rule for descendants of the Queen.</p> <p>“We had to tell everyone and it’s like, everyone knows — that’s the hardest bit,” she said.</p> <p>“That’s why I think a lot of people don’t talk about it because [a miscarriage] can happen early enough or it’s only your group of friends and your family that know.”</p> <p>But when Zara lost her second baby, she and her husband, former England rugby player Mike Tindall, were able to mourn in private.</p> <p>The 37-year-old equestrian said mourning was easier for her when the miscarriage happened earlier on in the pregnancy.</p> <p>“I think a lot of the time you’re lucky if it happens a lot earlier,” she said.</p> <p>“It’s something a lot of families are affected by but then, hopefully, a lot of the stories I’ve heard, they’ve gone on and had more children and they’re very lucky.”</p>

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The Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall just announced a very special name for her new daughter

<p>After welcoming their second child on June 18, Zara and Mike Tindall have announced the name of their new daughter – Lena Elizabeth Tindall.</p> <p>Lena Elizabeth Tindall is the seventh great-grandchild for the Queen and the fourth grandchild for Princess Anne, the Queen’s daughter.</p> <p>Zara gave birth at Stroud Maternity Unit in Gloucestershire, with Lena weighing 4.2kg.</p> <p>A spokeswoman for the couple said: "The name is Lena Elizabeth. It was just a name they liked."</p> <p>Lena’s middle name, of course, is in honour of Zara’s grandmother, the Queen.</p> <p>The newest addition to the royal family is 19th in line for the throne and will have plenty of second cousins to play with, including Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – who is only two months older than Lena.</p> <p>Zara’s eldest daughter, 4-year-old Mia, has been charming royal watchers with her bold personality.</p> <p>The birth of little Lena is particularly special for the royal couple as Zara suffered a miscarriage in December 2016.</p> <p>In May 2017, Mike told<em> The Sunday Time</em>s that Mia had helped the pair cope with their grief.</p> <p>“The saving grace for us has been Mia, our daughter who is now 3,” he said.</p> <p>“However down we feel she will come running up in our faces. When I was playing I hardly saw her; now we can see her grow up. I can take her swimming and I can take her to Ninja Tots. You’ll never be able to see her there because she disappears in a puff of smoke.”</p>

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