Zara Tindall — and 14 other famous faces at the Cheltenham Festival this week

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CHELTENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 13: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Mike Tindall, Zara Phillips and Natalie Pinkham attend day 1 'Champion Day' of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 13, 2018 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
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Counting Down to a big win? Carol Vorderman enjoys St Patrick’s Thursday
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Counting Down to a big win? Carol Vorderman enjoys St Patrick’s Thursday

Lifelong racing fan Jeremy Kyle with his girlfriend Vicky Burton
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Lifelong racing fan Jeremy Kyle with his girlfriend Vicky Burton

Royalty of every kind: the Duchess of Cornwall presents Nicky Henderson with the winning trainer prize after Altior wins the Queen Mother Champion Chase
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Royalty of every kind: the Duchess of Cornwall presents Nicky Henderson with the winning trainer prize after Altior wins the Queen Mother Champion Chase

In full bloom on Ladies Day: Zara Tindall and Chanelle McCoy
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In full bloom on Ladies Day: Zara Tindall and Chanelle McCoy

The winning kiss: CEO of Ryanair Michael O’Leary congratulates Balko Des Flos after victory in the Ryanair Chase
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The winning kiss: CEO of Ryanair Michael O’Leary congratulates Balko Des Flos after victory in the Ryanair Chase

Sport swap: golfer Lee Westwood and his girlfriend Helen Story
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Sport swap: golfer Lee Westwood and his girlfriend Helen Story

The face of concentration: it’s eyes on the prize for the Princess Royal on Champion Day
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The face of concentration: it’s eyes on the prize for the Princess Royal on Champion Day

Cheltenham locals Zara Tindall and her husband Mike
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Cheltenham locals Zara Tindall and her husband Mike

It’s tense viewing for Zara Tindall and racehorse owner Trevor Hemmings on day one
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It’s tense viewing for Zara Tindall and racehorse owner Trevor Hemmings on day one

The ultimate Cheltenham celebrity? It’s trainers like Nicky Henderson who deserve star status at the home of jump racing
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The ultimate Cheltenham celebrity? It’s trainers like Nicky Henderson who deserve star status at the home of jump racing

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Madeleine Silver
Madeleine Silver
Former features editor

A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.