BeforeMeghan MarkleandPrince Harryadd another member to the exclusive club ofQueen Elizabeth‘sgreat-grandchildren, several of the royal cousins had a special playdate!
Zara Tindallcompeted in the Gatcombe Park Horse Trials over the weekend, and many members of the royal family stepped out to cheer her on. It turned into a weekend-long playdate for cousins Mia Tindall, 5, Savannah Phillips, 8, and Isla Phillips, 6. The girls – who all served in the bridal party at Princess Eugenie‘s wedding to Jack Brooksbank in October, along withPrincess CharlotteandPrince George– had fun chasing each other in the grass and petting dogs, then cooled off with some ice cream.
And doting big sister Mia made sure to check on 9-month-old sisterLena, who had herchristeninglast weekend.
Mia Tindall, Isla Phillips and Savannah Phillips.Anwar Hussein/WireImage
Savannah Phillips.Anwar Hussein/WireImage
Mike Tindallpushed his younger daughter around in a stroller – but the observer says Mia also wanted to keep an eye on her.
“Mia just doesn’t stop – I don’t know how Zara and Mike cope with her,” the source says. “She is like a wound-up toy, from the moment she gets out of the car and they manage to put her back in.”
The observer adds, “She is quite strong-willed. At one point at the Gatcombe Horse Trials, she wanted to play with one of those rotating signs advertising a coffee stall and went to push it and climb through it. When Mike stopped her and pulled her away, she ran back to do it again.”
Mike, Lena and Mia Tindall.Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty
Lena and Mia Tindall.
Mia and Zara Tindall.
Mia and Mike Tindall.Anwar Hussein/WireImage
Mia Tindall.
But Mia isn’t the only cousin who likes to goof off. Savannah memorablycovered Prince George’s mouthon the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour last summer.
Savannah and Isla Phillips.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty
Princess Annealso made it out for the weekend gathering with her children, Zara and Peter, and grandchildren.
Princess Anne.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty
Zara Tindall.Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty
Zara, 37,returned to competitive ridingjust two months after giving birth to Lena.
“The first time around my body was in so much shock,” she said in a promotional video for sponsor Land Rover. “It was like, ‘What the hell have you done to me?’ “
Zara shared that her return “feels good, actually,” and adds she now has her eye on a big target. “I’d love to try and get back on the team,” she says. “I’d love to go to another Olympics.”
source: people.com
