{"id":203360,"date":"2025-12-25T14:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T14:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/203360\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T14:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T14:15:08","slug":"zara-and-mike-tindall-make-final-uk-appearance-with-royals-before-jetting-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/203360\/","title":{"rendered":"Zara and Mike Tindall make final UK appearance with royals before jetting abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zara and Mike Tindall attended the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham today, joining the Royal Family for the traditional walk to St Mary Magdalene Church on the Norfolk estate.<\/p>\n

They were photographed holding hands with their daughter Lena, seven, who also has two other siblings, Mia, 11, and Lucas, four.<\/p>\n

The Tindalls’ appearance comes ahead of a busy start to the new year for the couple, with Zara set to travel to Australia in January for the Magic Millions Carnival on the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n

The event has become a regular fixture for Zara, who is expected to take part in the polo component of the festival at Doug Jennings Park, Main Beach, on Sunday, January 11, 2026.<\/p>\n

The wider Magic Millions Carnival runs across mid-January and blends racing, sales and social events, with the polo and showjumping day acting as one of the early headline moments.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s polo line-up includes Argentine star Nacho Figueras, a close friend of Prince Harry,<\/a> who is listed among the leading players for the event. <\/p>\n

Zara is expected to play against Mr Figueras, adding an eye-catching subplot to a trip which already attracts significant attention because of its royal attendees and the Tindalls\u2019 long-standing links to the equestrian world.<\/p>\n

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Zara and Mike Tindall make final UK appearance with royals before jetting abroad<\/p>\n

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The Magic Millions Australia visit has become a repeat engagement for Zara and Mike, combining the mother-of-three\u2019s sporting commitments with a wider schedule of appearances around the carnival.<\/p>\n

It is also one of the most internationally visible sporting events Zara takes part in across the year, and it places her alongside elite competitors within a setting that draws a mix of sporting figures, sponsors and celebrity guests.<\/p>\n

Back in Norfolk, the Sandringham church walk offered a brief public moment before their next travel plans begin.<\/p>\n

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While Christmas Day at Sandringham is rooted in family tradition, the presence of Zara and Mike tends to underline how the gathering can include a broader mix of relatives beyond the most senior working royals.<\/p>\n

The walk remains one of the few occasions in the year when those extended relatives are seen alongside the King in a setting that is both traditional and public-facing.<\/p>\n

After the service at St Mary Magdalene, the Royal Family will return to Sandringham House to continue Christmas Day privately.<\/p>\n

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The King\u2019s Christmas broadcast later in the afternoon provides the other major public moment of the day.<\/p>\n

Zara and Mike were joined by several family members today, including Princess Kate, Prince William, and their three children.<\/p>\n

In addition, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie made a surprise appearance, despite the absence of their parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zara and Mike Tindall attended the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham today, joining the Royal Family for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203361,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,146,85,46,90200,52388,84015],"class_list":{"0":"post-203360","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-mike-tindall","13":"tag-royal","14":"tag-zara-tindall"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}