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Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall (née Phillips; born 15 May 1981) is a British equestrian, Olympian, socialite and member of the British royal family.She is the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and Captain Mark Phillips, and the eldest niece of King Charles III.
49 riders from 13 countries competed, including Princess Anne from Great Britain, becoming the first member of the British Royal Family to have participated in the Olympic games. There were also several sets of family members: Guatemala had a mother and daughter pair competing on their team ( Rita and Silvia de Luna ), while Australia had a ...
Mark Anthony Peter Phillips (born 22 September 1948) is an English Olympic gold medal-winning horseman for Great Britain and the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal, with whom he has two children. He remains a leading figure in British equestrian circles, a noted eventing course designer, and a columnist for Horse & Hound magazine.
July 24: British Embassy. Princess Anne, president of the British Olympic Association, a former Olympic competitor, and member of the IOC, met with Team Great Britain athletes in Paris at the ...
She became a respected equestrian, winning one gold medal in 1971 and two silver medals in 1975 at the European Eventing Championships. [6] In 1976, she became the first member of the British royal family to compete in the Olympic Games. [7] In 1988, the Princess Royal became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). [8]
Charlotte Dujardin poses with her horse Pete (Imhotep) during a Team GB Paris 2024 Olympic Games equestrian team announcement at Oakelbrook Mill on July 2, 2024 in Newent, England.
For decades, the British royal family has regularly made trips to Australia. Queen Elizabeth herself visited Australia 16 times, the first trip coming in 1954, when she became the first reigning ...
Competitors in the modern pentathlon event also have to complete an equestrian show-jumping course, but this is not part of the equestrian events. [4] Modern-day Olympic equestrian events are rooted in cavalry skills and classical horsemanship, [5] and through 1948, competition was restricted to active-duty officers on military horses. [6]