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<\/p>\nZara Tindall has stepped into her late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s shoes at the Royal Windsor Cup Final, presenting the trophy at the prestigious polo tournament on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The 44-year-old royal has taken on the ceremonial role previously held by the late monarch at the event.<\/p>\n
The mother-of-three presented the trophy to the winning team at Guards Polo Club, continuing a tradition her grandmother maintained for many years at the venue’s oldest tournament.<\/p>\n
The presentation marked a significant moment as the Royal Windsor Cup celebrated its 70th anniversary this year.<\/p>\n
Zara Tindall has stepped into her late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s shoes at the Royal Windsor Cup Final, presenting the trophy at the prestigious polo tournament on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
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The tournament remains one of the world’s top five polo competitions, drawing elite players and their impressive horses to Smith’s Lawn.<\/p>\n
Zara cut an elegant figure in a belted navy blue and white striped dress, perfectly suited to the warm weather.<\/p>\n
She paired the on-trend outfit with beige-heeled sandals and a tan leather clutch bag.<\/p>\n
The royal completed her sophisticated look with a summer straw boater hat worn over her blonde bob and delicate gold drop earrings.<\/p>\n
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King Charles took on the presidential role in early 2024, with Zara being asked to present the cup this year.<\/p>\n
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The prestigious annual polo show attracts guests from society’s highest echelons and features the biggest names in the sport.<\/p>\n
The event unfolds at the historic Guards Polo Club on Smith’s Lawn, named after a 17th century gamekeeper.<\/p>\n
The Royal Windsor Cup marked its 70th anniversary as the club’s first tournament, with the 15-goal competition reaching its conclusion on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Guards Polo Club was founded in 1955 with the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, serving as its first President.<\/p>\n
King Charles took on the presidential role in early 2024, with Zara being asked to present the cup this year.<\/p>\n
Sources suggest Prince William lacks the passion for horse racing that characterised Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles’s involvement with the sport.<\/p>\n
A racing insider told the Times: “I never get the feeling the whole top hat and racing is really his thing, and he’s said as much.”<\/p>\n
The same source added: “He’s never really seemed comfortable doing it.”<\/p>\n
L<\/strong>ATEST ROYAL NEWS:<\/strong><\/p>\n The royal had a busy week of high-profile appearances, having attended Royal Ascot just days before the polo final.<\/p>\n Getty<\/p>\n The day’s festivities included more than just polo, featuring a jousting display from the Knights of Middle England and a carriage driving demonstration by the British Driving Society.<\/p>\n The tournament continues to be one of the world’s premier polo events, attracting the sport’s biggest names and their exceptional ponies.<\/p>\n Zara remains a formidable international equestrian competitor, having won gold at the European Eventing Championships in 2005 and silver at the World Equestrian Games in 2006.<\/p>\n Her sporting achievements have established her as one of Britain’s most accomplished riders.<\/p>\n The royal had a busy week of high-profile appearances, having attended Royal Ascot just days before the polo final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zara Tindall has stepped into her late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s shoes at the Royal Windsor Cup Final,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[1760,12,532,5105,7710,519,448,512,978,13083],"class_list":{"0":"post-206068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-king-charles","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-prince-william","11":"tag-royal","12":"tag-royal-families","13":"tag-royal-family","14":"tag-royals","15":"tag-sgg","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-zara-tindall"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114729163473955318","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206068","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=206068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Zara](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750627994_689_zara-tindall.jpg\")