{"id":642392,"date":"2026-06-16T22:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/642392\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T22:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:12:11","slug":"king-charles-shares-lovely-moment-with-zara-tindall-at-royal-ascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/642392\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles shares lovely moment with Zara Tindall at Royal Ascot"},"content":{"rendered":"

His Majesty The King was spotted sharing a warm embrace with Zara Tindall at Royal Ascot this afternoon. <\/p>\n

Zara, wearing a baby pink dress by Rebecca Vallance, met with the King on the grass ahead of the day\u2019s races.<\/p>\n

Accompanied by her husband Mike, who matched her outfit with a vibrant pink tie<\/a>, the couple spoke to King Charles, with the trio seen laughing, smiling, and enjoying the occasion.<\/p>\n

Initially, Zara greeted her uncle with a wave, before a curtsy and finally kissing him on the cheek. Mike, meanwhile, was momentarily distracted with his phone.<\/p>\n

King Charles, opting for a light grey suit with a black top hat and umbrella, seemed to enjoy the interaction, while his niece, Zara, was left in stitches.<\/p>\n

The monarch has attended Royal Ascot every year since he assumed the throne, and for 2026, he encouraged racegoers to enjoy a \u201cthrilling\u201d week of action ahead.<\/p>\n

Writing the foreword to the official race-day programme, the King and Queen said: \u201cWe wish you a very warm welcome to Royal Ascot, which promises to deliver another spectacular week of racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the best horses from Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia are expected to run this week and they will be watched by viewers in close to 200 countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

The King and Queen then led the royal procession, sharing their carriage with the Duke and Duchess of Wellington.<\/p>\n

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His Majesty The King was spotted sharing a warm embrace with Zara Tindall at Royal Ascot this afternoon<\/p>\n

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Accompanied by her husband Mike, who matched her outfit with a vibrant pink tie, the couple spoke to King Charles, with the trio seen laughing, smiling, and enjoying the occasion<\/p>\n

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REUTERS<\/p>\n

Following closely in the second carriage was the Princess Royal, 75, King Charles’s younger sister.<\/p>\n

Princess Anne was accompanied by her son, Peter Phillips, and his new bride, Harriet Phillips<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Peter and Harriet exchanged vows in a romantic ceremony in the Cotswolds earlier this month. Today marks their first public outing as husband and wife.<\/p>\n

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King Charles, opting for a light grey suit with a black top hat and umbrella, seemed to enjoy the interaction, while his niece, Zara, was left in stitches<\/p>\n

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REUTERS<\/p>\n

Queen Camilla\u2019s son, Sir Ben Elliot, made up the last spot in the second carriage.<\/p>\n

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester then followed in the third carriage.<\/p>\n

Zara and Mike, who were joined by their two eldest children, Mia, 12, and Lena, seven, did not take part in the traditional carriage processions.<\/p>\n

The King\u2019s niece encountered an awkward moment <\/a>when she was refused entry to the event, after a security guard failed to recognise her.<\/p>\n

Zara was politely redirected towards the ticket office after attempting to gain entry through the owners’ entrance without a pass.<\/p>\n

Despite politely accepting the instruction and heading to the ticket gates, the error was quickly resolved and Zara was granted entrance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"His Majesty The King was spotted sharing a warm embrace with Zara Tindall at Royal Ascot this afternoon.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,1328,1852,56,54,55,60650],"class_list":["post-642392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-king-charles","tag-royal","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-zara-tindall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}