{"id":104392,"date":"2025-05-15T20:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/104392\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T20:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:15:08","slug":"the-royal-familys-rock-who-king-and-queen-rely-on-just-as-much-as-anne-and-sophie-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/104392\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royal Family&#8217;s &#8216;rock&#8217; who King and Queen rely on just as much as Anne and Sophie | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Family<\/a> have been through thick and thin, and they can always rely on each other&#8217;s support. Last year was a challenging one for the Royal Family, as it saw two of its biggest players, King Charles and Kate, the Princess of Wales, out of action for a considerable amount of time due to their cancer diagnoses.<\/p>\n<p>And while it&#8217;s long been reported that the King can rely on the monarchy&#8217;s key members, <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/1999615\/prince-william-duchess-sophie-new-role#:~:text=Sophie%20has%20long%20been%20dubbed,up%20a%20total%20of%20293.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like Princess Anne and Duchess Sophie<\/a> to step up whenever needed, there is another royal, who is not a working member of the Firm, who Charles and Queen Camilla rely just as much on. The royal in question is no other than <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/zara-tindall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zara Tindall<\/a>, who is celebrating <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2055340\/zara-tindall-birthday-pictures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her 44th birthday today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zara, the eldest child of Princess Anne and her former husband, Mark Phillips, is a beloved member of the Firm and was described as the Royal Family&#8217;s &#8220;real rock&#8221; by a body language expert.<\/p>\n<p>Body language expert Darren Stanton said that Zara, who is married to Mike Tindall, is one key royal ally who the royals see &#8220;as a real rock who can always be relied on&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He said on behalf of BetFair Slots, as per the <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/fun-loving-zara-tindall-now-35230623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Daily Express<\/a>: &#8220;Her personality seems so fun and down to earth, and Zara has a great rapport with every member of the royal family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s been pictured laughing with King Charles and she&#8217;s great friends with William and Kate. Most recently, she looked close to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/princess-eugenie\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Eugenie<\/a> at an event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She clearly thinks highly of her family and has developed strong bonds with everyone. They seem to see her as a real rock who can always be relied on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Family is very close to her heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The body language expert also spoke about Zara&#8217;s relationship with her husband, saying: &#8220;After 14 years of marriage, their affection and admiration for each other remain clear in every interaction. In recent interviews, their body language speaks volumes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re often facing one another, with Zara gently placing a hand on Mike&#8217;s arm, or sharing subtle, intimate gestures that reflect their closeness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re completely at ease showing their affection, never shying away from expressing their connection. It&#8217;s also evident that Zara&#8217;s confidence has flourished since marrying Mike.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His unwavering support and their deep compatibility have helped her grow into her own. She&#8217;s not only found her soul mate with Mike, but her best friend too.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Royal Family have been through thick and thin, and they can always rely on each other&#8217;s support.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[1760,2658,2607,5105,7710,519,1598,10858,448,13083,48073,48074,48075,48071,48072,48070],"class_list":{"0":"post-104392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-king-charles","9":"tag-king-charles-news","10":"tag-queen-camilla","11":"tag-royal","12":"tag-royal-families","13":"tag-royal-family","14":"tag-royal-family-news","15":"tag-royal-news","16":"tag-royals","17":"tag-zara-tindall","18":"tag-zara-tindall-birthday","19":"tag-zara-tindall-birthday-latest","20":"tag-zara-tindall-king-charles","21":"tag-zara-tindall-latest","22":"tag-zara-tindall-latest-news","23":"tag-zara-tindall-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114513689008284375","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}