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Royal News Updates for 2012-08-01: Zara Phillips Wins Olympic Silver at Team Eventing

Aug 1

Posted by britishroyals in Prince Harry, Prince William & Catherine, Twitter, Zara Phillips & Mike Tindall | 1 Comment

Zara Phillips wins silver at Team Eventing at the London Olympics.  She finishes 8th in Individual Eventing. Large contingent of royals at the stands to support her. Mum Princess Anne presented her with Olympic medal.
William, Kate & Harry visit athletes in Olympic Village.

  • Another big day as Zara Phillips competes in show jumping. Prince William, Kate & Harry expected to watch. Camilla already there #olympics #
  • Time penalty and knocked one fence down. Not the best but well done, Zara #olympics #equestrian #
  • RT @SkyNewsRoyal: #Olympics Zara: “I just had to get on with it. I’m disappointed for the team but chuffed to bits with him” #
  • Early Article: Royal Return: William, Kate, Harry & co cheer on Team Zara (Best pic goes to Camilla/Anne) #london2012 . http://t.co/xJXwm8fo #
  • Mary King – perfect ride! Let’s go TeamGB! Silver looking good #olympics #equestrian #
  • Pic of William, Kate, Harry RT @royalwatcherUK: Will someone please find Prince Harry a girl? #olympics http://t.co/vLBLjEOY #
  • Bravo Tina Cook! Silver for TeamGB! Well done! #olympics #zara #equestrian #
  • Zara Phillips & Team GB win SILVER for team eventing.
  • Articles: Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips & @TeamGB take silver in team eventing http://t.co/1LaYr9by http://t.co/FjDjE2Lb#
  • RT @gordonrayner: CLEAR ROUND FOR ZARA! That means she is the clubhouse leader, to use a golfing term. Greenwich goes wild #
  • RT @BritishMonarchy: The Princess Royal will present Three-Day-Eventing medals later today. Her daughter Zara Phillips won team silver #
  • Zara Phillips is 8th in individual eventing. Team GB won silver.congratulations! Sure mum & granny are v proud. #olympics #
  • RT @RoyalReporter: Zara is the first British royal to win an Olympic medal. Piece here on previous royal Olympians http://t.co/DIwjF25p #
  • RT @RoyalReporter: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are on a walkabout in the Olympic athletes’ village. #
  • Interview with MikeTindall; hails Zara Phillips’s determination for silver #olympics #equestrian… http://t.co/R5fjTQSF #
  • Video: Interview with Team GB, including Zara Phillips, after getting silver for team eventing #olympics #london2012… http://t.co/J3ByabmW #
  • Duchess of Cambridge Tops Vanity Fair’s Best-Dressed List … http://t.co/RLTRiHmr #
  • Photosets: Royals cheer on Zara as TeamGB takes silver http://t.co/oYjCC80M; William, Kate, Harry visit Olympic Village http://t.co/J2e6LKoK #
  • Karl Lagerfeld on Pippa Middleton: “I don’t like her face” #pippamiddleton .. http://t.co/8Yl6DcuJ #
  • Video footage from inside the UK Creative Industries reception with The Duchess of Cambridge up at http://t.co/W03uOtfs #
  • Video: Duchess of Cambridge helps attract arts investment… http://t.co/D0whmFN3 #

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Kate Spends First Royal Christmas at Sandringham While Duke of Edinburgh Stays in Hospital

Dec 27

Posted by britishroyals in HM The Queen & Duke, Peter & Autumn Phillips, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles & Camilla, Prince Edward & Sophie, Prince Harry, Prince William, Prince William & Catherine, Princess Anne, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, The Duchess of Cambridge, Zara Phillips & Mike Tindall | No Comments


The Queen shows a brave face at Sandringham this Christmas as her husband
(pictured this month) continues to recover in hospital. Pictures: PA


In the absence of his father, Prince Charles leads the walk to St Mary Magdalene Church.
Picture: Reuters

It was the largest Royal Christmas for decades as a crowd of 3,000 — three times the size of last year (partly due to better weather and undoubtedly inspired by their latest addition, the Duchess of Cambridge) — gathered at Sandringham this year to greet the Royal Family.  All of the family was expected to be there, too — Her Majesty, all her children, grandchildren, great-grandchild, plus the 2 latest additions – Kate and Mike Tindall.  Sadly, on 23 December, the head of the family, the Duke of Edinburgh, had to be rushed to a hospital for an emergency heart stenting after experiencing chest pains. He missed Christmas this year.  And for the first time in 55 years, the Queen spent Christmas apart from her husband. The Duke remained in “high spirits,” “anxious to leave”, and insisted that the show must go on.

In an unexpected move, the whole family attended an earlier service on Christmas morning (thought to be fore communion)  before heading back, changing clothes, and returning for the formal Christmas service.  In the absence of his father, Prince Charles & Camilla led the walk to St Mary Magdalene Church, followed by William, Kate and Harry.


It’s the Duchess of Cambridge’s first Christmas at Sandringham — and she was a hit!
Pictures: Alan Davidson, Reuters


A crowd of 3,000 — 3 times the size of last year — gathered to see William & Kate
Picture: Alan Davidson


The royal newlyweds Zara & Mike Tindall, and William & Kate (dressed down for an earlier service that morning)
Pictures: Getty Images, Ken Goff

After the service, the family received (an unusually large number of) flowers, cards, gifts and well wishes from the crowd.  A lot of them, of course, are there to see Kate for the first time. Veteran royal-watcher Mary Relph, said: “I have never seen queues like this on Christmas Day before, I have never seen this amount of people here since Diana was alive. People obviously came to see Kate Middleton. And she was fantastic.“  Journalist Alison Croose agreed: “I have not seen crowds like this since back into the Diana days. It reminded me of the Diana years – when Diana introduced Prince William to the crowds when he was about seven or eight. It was touching. Diana used to have her hand on his back. Now you see William with his hand on Kate’s back. It was really nice.”

Prince Harry, the most eligible royal bachelor, brought cheers when he kissed a girl on the cheek.  When her friend asked for a peck too he replied with a grin: “I can’t give you a kiss, I just kissed her.”

After Christmas lunch, all of the Duke’s grandchildren — William, Harry, Beatrice, Eugenie, Peter and Zara — drove to Papworth Hospital to visit him.  Her Majesty and their children — Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward — had seen him the day before.  And then it’s back to Sandringham to continue with the holiday plans, including the traditional Boxing Day shoot.  On with the show without a lot of fuss — just as the Duke would have wanted it.

The Queen’s Christmas message this year focused on the binding love of family:


Update: The Duke of Edinburgh was released from hospital on 27 December.  He spent 4 nights in Papworth Hospital.

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