Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall Country Home Offer
November 24, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag

Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall are eyeing a home out in the English countryside. The pair have put in a £1.75million offer for Nimrod Barn, a six-bedroom converted barn surrounded by 43 acres of land.
The property is in Upper Kilcott, Gloucestershire. Zara and Mike currently live on a cottage on Gatcombe Park. They are waiting to see if their offer on the country house is accepted.
Is this a sign that the two are ready to settle down?
via Daily Mail; image credit: Newscom
Zara Phillips’ Giant Portrait
July 24, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag
Zara Phillips opened an exhibit, ‘Portraits of Adventure’, at London’s Royal Geographical Society on July 23, 2008. Among the images in the exhibit is this four-meter high portrait of the 27-year-old granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth.

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Royal Ascot 2008, Day 1
June 18, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag
This is Royal Ascot week, June 17-21, 2008. And although the meeting is the most famous in the horse-racing world, all eyes were on the Royal Enclosure.
The British royal family came out in full fashion for the first day. Queen Elizabeth, of course, set the tone with her usual elegance in a cream ensemble with black trim. Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall chose mint green with a matching feather-trimmed hat. Sophie the Countess of Wessex wore a simple dress accented with a green hat.

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Zara Phillips Out of the Olympics
June 11, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag

Zara Phillips and Toytown at the Eventing European Championship in Italy on September 16, 2007
Zara Phillips will not be participating in the Beijing Olympic Games after her horse, Toytown, suffered an injury. The injury, which has not been specified, was sustained during training.
Zara Phillips to Wed Next May?
June 9, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag
Katie Nicholl of The Daily Mail is reporting that Zara Phillips will definitely marry her boyfriend Mike Tindall next May (2009). The couple is said to be already secretly engaged. They have postponed the announcement to give way to the wedding of Zara’s brother Peter to Autumn Kelly and also because Zara is concentrating on her coming participation in the Beijing Olympics. We could expect an announcement after the Olympics, according to the report.
Read the article here.
image used with permission from Newscom
Prince William Tops Forbes’ List of Hottest Young Royals 2008
May 29, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag

Four of the 5 hottest young royals, according to Forbes, are from the same family. The young British royals, led Prince William, top the list. Monaco’s Charlotte Casiraghi rounded out the top 5. Among the criteria used to compile the list are international Web and media presence, family wealth, age (under 35) and marital status (unmarried).
Peter Phillips was recently made ineligible for the list, due to his marriage to Autumn Kelly, otherwise, I expect him to have made it. The absence of Princess Eugenie avoided a sweep from the British royals. Another good looking young royal who’s not on it is Prince Amedeo of Belgium.
Here are the 20 hottest young royals of today:
Zara Phillips Will Go to Beijing Olympics
May 10, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag
Zara Phillips will be joining the British equestrian team for the Olympics in Beijing later this year. Only five riders will be representing Britain at the equestrian event.
Zara’s Family Gives their Support at the Badminton Horse Trials
May 3, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag
As Zara Phillips concentrates on her events during the Badminton Horse Trials, her family and boyfriend are there to support her and cheer her on. Spotted on the grounds during the event were her mother Princess Anne and father Mark Phillips. Her brother Peter and his fiancee Autumn Kelly took time off from preparations for their wedding to also show their support. And of course, Zara’s boyfriend Mike Tindall was there as well.

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Zara Phillips at the Badminton Horse Trials
May 3, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag
Zara Phillips has been hard at work at the Badminton Horse Trials in Badminton, England. Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter and reigning world champion is participating in the event which started on May 1 and which will end on May 4.
Zara is riding Glenbuck and Ardfield Magic Star through two days of dressage, one day of cross-country, and one day of showjumping.

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