Zara Tindall is slated to be absent from this year’s royal Easter festivities, as her uncle King Charles prepares to make his first significant public appearance since his cancer diagnosis.
Instead of joining the royal family’s Easter celebrations, the 42-year-old, accompanied by her husband Mike Tindall and their three children, will head to Thoresby Hall in Nottinghamshire to participate in a three-day equestrian event starting on Friday.
Zara is expected to compete with two horses in the Advanced competition at the Eventing Spring Carnival, scheduled from March 29 to March 31.
Her father, Captain Mark Phillips, will return for a second year as a course advisor alongside Stuart Buntine from BEDE Events.
“They have a nice easy start and then the middle of the course, around the house, is quite serious, and then when they’re back across the road it’s a nice way to finish,” Captain Mark Phillips said.
“It’s a special place, Thoresby, they know the ground here can be excellent and that’s what we hope for, and we’ve ordered a nice sunny day – but the sun on the riders backs and a smile on their face.”
