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Zara Tindall opened up about her “shitty day with the kids” and cheekily asked organizers to serve a bottle of champagne at a “dry event”, a source claimed.
The 41-year-old mother of three flew to Queensland last month to attend the Magic Millions polo tournament as part of her role as an ambassador for Racing Women.
During the family’s week-long stay in Surfer’s Paradise, Zara hosted a ‘Women with Horsepower’ event, which was attended by TV host Shelly Horton.
writing for 9 honeyShelly described Princess Anne’s daughter as “lovely, normal and relaxed” as she sat down to lunch with her guests.
Zara Tindall hosted Women with Horsepower in Queensland last month as part of her role as an ambassador for Magic Millions Racing Women. Pictured with Mike at Magic Millions Race Day
During the meal, Shelly says that no alcohol was served because the guests were going to get behind the wheel of various sports cars afterwards.
After hearing that the guests wanted a glass of champagne, the host claims that Zara decided to try her luck with the organizers of the event.
She wrote: ‘Hero of the day, Zara goes and asks the organizers if she could happily afford a bottle of champagne. My heart fainted once more.
To Shelly’s surprise, the organizers kept the rules of the event dry and politely denied the royals’ request.
During a panel with other women in sports, Zara opened up about her struggles as a mother, a topic she recently addressed in a YouTube interview with her husband.
Shelly added: “At one point, she was being interviewed on panel and she said something like, ‘Sometimes it’s a really horrible day with the kids, and I struggle with that.’ I ate every word.
While sitting across from the royals at the meal, Shelly says she also learned that Zara “hates having security” and avoids staying in hotels wherever she can.
As the mother of three “doesn’t like the fuss”, Zara reportedly told guests that she and Mike prefer to rent a house for their family during their annual trip to Queensland rather than stay in a hotel.
Zara and Mike have three children, Mia, Lena and Lucas, who regularly attend horse shows where they watch their mother compete (pictured last year).
Zara reportedly said during the panel that she struggled with “shitty days with the kids” last month. Pictured is her with her daughter Lena at The New Year Day Cheltenham Race Meeting
Shelly added: “Zara Tindall oozes royalty without being very royal at all. It’s the kind of demeanor Meghan and Harry should be reflecting on, rather than filming controversial documentaries and publishing teardown books.”
Last month, Zara appeared in the first episode of her husband’s new YouTube series, Mike Drop, which is also produced by the Magic Millions tournament.
Speaking about her struggles with ‘mother’s guilt’, Zara explained that she found it difficult to get back into riding after having her children, Mia, eight, Lena, five and Lucas, 18 months.
Zara added: “I found it difficult to do it again. Mentally, you feel guilty like a mother leaving her child to go do something else.
In an interview with her husband, Zara explained that she found it difficult to get back into riding after having her children, Mia, eight, Lena, five, and Lucas, 18 months.
In an interview shared last month, the Olympic equestrian was emotional as she opened up about her sports career, her relationship with horses and her struggles with motherhood, including her miscarriage experience.
“After I had Mia, I felt like my goal was to get back on horseback, I want to go back.
‘He had a good horse to come back to because of his trust and trying to… he wanted to come back for him too. Trying to have a goal is probably something I always need.
“I always need goals in my life and I set a lot of goals in my life all the time.”
However, he said he had struggled to return to the sport, adding: “It was hard to get your body back when you’ve been riding for 25 years, and then your body just isn’t doing that.”
‘your muscles [are] do nothing and stretch and create something amazing, but it’s completely different. I found that trying to get your body back to where it was was hard work.
Meanwhile, she acknowledged how the couple had balanced Zara’s career with life as new parents, adding: “Mia came along for the ride with us, too.”
‘She was very interested in shows, it was easier when we had one!’
The interview also saw the couple talk about the Magic Millions horse race, which they attend every year in Australia.
Zara was announced as the first Magic Millions Racing Women Ambassador in 2012, and now travels to Surfers Paradise in Queensland every year for the Gold Coast Yearling Sale, seven days of auctions culminating in this weekend’s main racing meeting. week where all the contenders are horses purchased in previous Magic Millions auctions.