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| Full name | |
| Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips | |
| Royal house | House of Windsor |
| Father | Captain Mark Phillips |
| Mother | Anne, Princess Royal |
| Born | 15 May 1981 St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London |
| Baptised | 27 July 1981 Windsor Castle, Berkshire |
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE (born 15 May 1981) is the second child and only daughter of HRH The Princess Anne, Princess Royal and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. A royal house or royal dynasty is a familial designation or Family name of sorts used by Royalty. The House of Windsor is the current Royal House of the United Kingdom and each of the other Commonwealth realms The older part is a branch of the Saxe-Coburg Mark Anthony Peter Phillips, CVO, ADC(P (born 22 September 1948) is a former Olympic gold-medal-winning horseman and first husband Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 St Mary's Hospital is a Hospital located in Paddington, London, England. Paddington is an area of the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Mark Anthony Peter Phillips, CVO, ADC(P (born 22 September 1948) is a former Olympic gold-medal-winning horseman and first husband As the eldest granddaughter of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, she is twelfth in the British Order of Succession. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The line of succession to the British Throne is a partial list of the people in line to succeed to the throne
An equestrienne, Zara is the reigning Eventing World Champion who won the World Championship in Aachen and was voted 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year that year by the British viewing public (an award her mother, Princess Anne, won in 1971). For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description The Eventing World Championship, or the eventing competition in the World Equestrian Games (WEG began in 1966 Zara was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Years Honours List for her services to equestrianism. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.
Zara has an older brother, Peter Phillips, born 15 November 1977, and two half-sisters, Felicity Tonkin, born in 1985 to her father and his former mistress Heather Tonkin, and Stephanie Phillips, born 2 October 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 Captain Mark Phillips. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sandy Pflueger (born 1954) is an American equestrienne She has competed successfully in both Eventing and Dressage, finishing 2nd at the prestigious
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Childhood
Zara was born in the private Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital of Paddington, London. St Mary's Hospital is a Hospital located in Paddington, London, England. 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 Sir Jackie Stewart), Andrew Parker Bowles and Hugh Thomas. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Leonora Anson Countess of Lichfield LVO (born 1 February 1949) was born as Leonora Mary Grosvenor, a daughter of the 5th Duke of Westminster For other people of this name see Jackie Stewart (disambiguation. 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 in Minchinhampton. Minchinhampton is an ancient market town located on a hilltop 4 miles south-south-east of Stroud Gloucestershire, England, in the Cotswolds. She then progressed to Beaudesert Park School and Port Regis Prep School, before completing her education at Gordonstoun. Beaudesert Park School is a prep school in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire for 4-13 year olds Port Regis School is a preparatory school for boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 13 Gordonstoun is a Scottish Co-educational Independent school famed for having educated three generations of British royalty
She later qualified as a physiotherapist specialising in Equine Physiotherapy from the University of Exeter. The University of Exeter (usually abbreviated as Exon for post-nominals) is a University in the South West of [2]
During her time at school, she excelled at many sporting activities and represented her schools in hockey, athletics and gymnastics. [3]
Equestrian
Following in both her parents' footsteps, Zara is an accomplished equestrian sportswoman. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description 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. Cantor Fitzgerald LP is a global Financial services firm specializing in bond trading, as well as Investment banking, Asset management Spread betting is any of various types of Wagering on the outcome of an event where the pay-off is based on the Accuracy of the wager rather than a simple
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, a chestnut Gelding born in 1992 standing at 17 hh and with particularly distinctive markings including a white 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. ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French, Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. 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. [4]
It was announced by the British Olympic Association that Zara will be riding Toytown as one of five riders for the British equestrian team at the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 in Hong Kong, China. The British Olympic Association ( BOA) is responsible for the United Kingdom 's participation in the Olympic Games. Toytown, a chestnut Gelding born in 1992 standing at 17 hh and with particularly distinctive markings including a white [5] However, an injury sustained by Toytown during training led to Zara being forced to withdraw from the team. Zara previously missed the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens when Toytown suffered a similar injury during training. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's [6]
Royal Engagements
As the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, Zara carries out duties on behalf of The Royal Family. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. In 2003, Zara and 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. P&O Cruises is a United Kingdom -based Cruise line that operates six Cruise ships based in the United Kingdom.
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. A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when She also undertook a royal visit to New Zealand in her role as patron of The Catwalk Trust. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
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. The Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH is a medical institution specialising in the care of children
In 2006, Zara took part in a special charity day for Cantor Index, whose staff were killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
In 2007, Zara became patron of the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund. [7]
To help with Sport Relief 2008, Zara posed for her first official royal portrait by artist Jack Vettriano. Jack Vettriano, OBE born Jack Hoggan ( 17 November 1951, Fife, Scotland, UK) is a Scottish [8]
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. In Sport, a jockey is one who rides Horses in Horse racing or steeplechase racing primarily as a profession Richard Johnson (born July 21, 1977 in Hereford is an English National Hunt Jockey. Paparazzi is a plural term ( paparazzo being the singular form for Photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of Celebrities
She is now dating Mike Tindall 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, near Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a Rugby union footballer [2]
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. V for Vendetta is a ten-issue Comic book 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. "The Queen" in this article means the monarch of the Commonwealth Realms The Queen's Official Birthday (sometimes known as "the However, Zara in fact turned fifteen in 1996, not sixteen.
- Nick Copeman's 2005 memoir, King Nicholas and the Copeman Empire, is dedicated to Phillips, and she is mentioned extensively throughout. Henry Michael King Nicholas, born January 6 1979, is a situation-based prankster turned Author. Henry Michael King Nicholas, born January 6 1979, is a situation-based prankster turned Author.
Ancestry
References
- ^ The young royals: Zara Phillips. BCC Gloucestershire. Retrieved on 2007-07-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently
- ^ a b An in-depth look at your favourite celebrity personalities - hellomagazine.com, HELLO!. Retrieved on 2007-10-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus
- ^ Model of the Week: Zara Phillips. AskMen. com. Retrieved on 2008-01-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ Austen, Catherine. Britain retains European eventing championship title. Horse & Hound. Retrieved on 2007-09-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I.
- ^ Beijing 2008 > Athlete Profile
- ^ Phillips out of GB Olympic team
- ^ Zara Phillips supports Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund. Horse & Hound. Retrieved on 2007-09-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated
- ^ Thoroughly modern Zara sits for 'exceptionally sexy' royal portrait. Hello!. Retrieved on 2008-03-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good
External links
- Zara Phillips at the Internet Movie Database
- Zara follows mother's trail to the top
- Zara Phillips photo gallery
| Preceded by Peter Phillips |
Line of succession to the British throne 12th position |
Succeeded by David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley |
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| Preceded by Andrew Flintoff |
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Joe Calzaghe |
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