{"id":246198,"date":"2026-01-19T12:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/246198\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:32:09","slug":"pretty-in-pink-zara-tindall-masters-diplomatic-dressing-as-she-waves-goodbye-to-her-home-away-from-home-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/246198\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty in pink! Zara Tindall masters diplomatic dressing as she waves goodbye to her \u2018home away from home\u2019 in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During an interview at the event, Mike and Zara explained that, while they had thoroughly enjoyed their time Down Under, there was a very important reason why they had to get back to Britain, where they live at Gatcombe Park, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/the-princess-royal\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Princess Royal<\/a>\u2019s estate. \u2018I\u2019ve got a few competitions this year, and there\u2019s a lot going on with the kids,\u2019 Zara explained, referencing her three children, Mia, Lena, and Lucas Tindall. \u2018We missed Mia\u2019s birthday, so we\u2019ve got to get home,\u2019 Mike added, before Zara joked \u2018she\u2019s not very happy with us!\u2019 The oldest Tindall daughter turned 12 on Saturday 17 January.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Sami Jo Small Head Person Face Happy Laughing Baby and Adult\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2254314700.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mike and Zara missed the 12th birthday of their daughter, Mia Tindall, who turned 12 this January<\/p>\n<p>Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Mia Tindall, like her parents, can always be counted on to lighten up an engagement, whether she\u2019s playing alongside the Wales children at Sandringham Christmas celebrations or standing side-by-side with her cousin, Savannah Phillips, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/cheltenham\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cheltenham<\/a> Racecourse New Year\u2019s Day meet.<\/p>\n<p>Zara\u2019s fashion has made headlines throughout her 2026 outing to the Gold Coast, where she played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/polo\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">polo<\/a> alongside her fellow ambassadors, Nacho Figueras and Billy Slater, a close friend of the Duke and Duchess of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/sussex\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sussex<\/a>. The Ambassadors are all thought to be great friends, though, as Mike admitted in an interview ahead of the race, things can get a little heated when it comes to competition time. \u2018Look, it gets competitive, I\u2019m not even going to lie about it,\u2019 he told The Star Gold Coast. \u2018I think there\u2019ll be some early nights \u2013 not by me obviously, I\u2019m here for the long haul \u2013 but it gets very competitive.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a data-testid=\"contentPromoEmbedWrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/gallery\/princess-irene-of-greece-and-denmark\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE BaseLink-eTpkqh ContentPromoEmbedWrapper-rAsEu deqABF choEBS lihMeO jGVikV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Irene_110523_GettyImages-562652125.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Who was Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark?<\/p>\n<p>By Natasha Leake<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During an interview at the event, Mike and Zara explained that, while they had thoroughly enjoyed their time&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46,43,17329,84015],"class_list":{"0":"post-246198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-royals","13":"tag-zara-tindall"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246198","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=246198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}