Zara Phillips is engaged to rugby player Mike Tindall

Event rider Zara Phillips has become engaged to her rugby player boyfriend Mike Tindall.

Buckingham Palace announced the engagement this morning (Tuesday 21 December).

The 29-year-old daughter of Princess Anne and Cpt Mark Phillips, who in 2006 was World eventing champion and named BBC Sports Personality of the year, lives in Gloucestershire with long-term boyfriend Mike.

Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now