Zara Tindall opens up about ‘struggles' in Royal Family and reveals how they cope
ZARA Tindall has spoken of the 'struggles' in the Royal Family — and says they cope with problems like everyone else.
The 43-year-old daughter of Princess Anne said: 'It is very hard to see from the outside but, 100 per cent, it is a family that is still going through the same struggles other people do.
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Zara Tindall says members of the Royal Family face personal challenges just like everybody else
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'Whether they are relationships, obviously it is very easy to see every day. We're still very supportive of each other.'
Addressing the London Sporting Club lunch,
She said: 'We had a very incredible person to look up to who is sadly not here any more.
"She was amazing and an inspiration to all of us.'
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The ex-Olympic horse rider also told of getting together with
Recalling a 'lunch or dinner' date in 2003, she said the
She said: 'I said, 'If you get naked, I will give you a kiss'.
"So he got naked, I gave him a kiss and then . . . anyway.
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'He was so drunk and he passed out and I had to leave him there.
"One of my mates had to come and pick him up. I can't move a 20-stone rugby player when he has passed out.'
Newlywed Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips share kiss at their 2011 wedding
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