Zara Tindall competes at The Burnham Market International Horse Trials

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Zara Tindall was back in the saddle today as she competed at The Burnham Market International Horse Trials in Norfolk.

Teaming a smart navy double-breasted jacket with white jodhpurs, the daughter of the Princess Royal, 42, looked like she meant business as she elegantly rode across the impressive course.

The King’s niece, who shares daughters Mia, ten, and Lena, five, and son, Lucas, three with former England rugby star Mike Tindall, also donned a navy and white riding hat.

Beaming Zara looked to be enjoying the action as she got to grips with the course during day one of the event.

Her outing comes after it was revealed that her brother Peter Phillips, 46, has split from his ‘rock solid’ girlfriend Lindsay Wallace after three years together.

Zara Tindall was back in the saddle today as she competed at The Burnham Market International Horse Trials in Norfolk

Zara’s illustrious riding career includes a gold at the European Eventing Championships in 2005 and a silver at the World Equestrian Games in 2006.

Last month, the royal kicked off the Easter weekend with an equestrian competition, joining the cream of British eventers at the Thoresby Park International Eventing Spring Carnival in Newark.

The Princess Royal’s daughter looked relaxed during the first international event of the British season, which is seen as a forerunner for Badminton Horse Trials in early May.

Wearing bright white jodhpurs and a navy jacket over a grey hoodie, with a navy and white riding hat, the royal also donned sunglasses as she put her beloved gelding Class Affair through his paces at the event.

Meanwhile, Zara’s brother Peter, who was said to be the late Queen’s favourite grandson, started dating his old friend Lindsay, 43, following his divorce from Autumn Kelly, 45, in 2021.

The pair have now gone their separate ways after the relationship ‘ran its course’, a source told the Sun.

Peter and Lindsay, an oil tycoon’s daughter, are still amicable, with no one else believed to be involved.

Lindsay has been to various royal events with Peter, who is very close to his uncle, King Charles.

Teaming a smart navy double-breasted jacket with white jodhpurs, the daughter of the Princess Royal , 42, looked like she meant business as she elegantly rode across the impressive course

‘They were friends before their relationship blossomed. But Peter and Lindsay have gone their separate ways as the relationship simply ran its course,’ a source told the Sun.

A friend of the couple added to Hello! that Peter’s work commitments means he’s been travelling ‘non-stop’.

‘Peter and Lindsay made the difficult decision to separate as they were spending less time together with work and family commitments. Peter’s business commitments and work in F1 meant he has been away and travelling non stop,’ the source said.

‘It obviously came as a shock as most people thought they were absolutely rock solid, it’s very sad. Peter has been travelling all over the world and has been incredibly busy and Lindsay is based up in Scotland, so it’s been hard for them to see each other.’

The late queen’s grandson, who lives on his mother’s Gatcombe Park estate, does not get money from the royal grant and works as head of partner acquisition for the rights agency CSM Sport & Entertainment and as an ambassador for ISPS Handa, as well as various other endorsement gigs.

In June, a friend of the King’s nephew told Hello that Peter has always been ‘extremely close’ with Charles and that ‘it meant a lot’ that he was able to bring Lindsay to the Coronation concert.

The source told the outlet: ‘He is in a great place at the moment and could not be happier in either his private or personal life.’

The friend added the pair look ‘so natural’ in each other’s company, adding they are ‘incredibly happy’ together.

Zara’s outing comes after it was revealed that her brother Peter Phillips , 46, has split from his ‘rock solid’ girlfriend Lindsay Wallace (pictured together in June, 2022, at Royal Ascot) after three years together

‘Lindsay really is a breath of fresh air and it’s clear to see both Lindsay and Peter are loving life,’ the friend continued.

Peter and Canadian-born Autumn announced they were separating in 2020, with the divorce finalised in 2021. They share two daughters, Savannah, 13, and Isla, 12.

Meanwhile, stay-at-home mother Lindsay parted from businessman husband of 11 years Andrew, at around the same time that Peter announced his divorce.

Lindsay, a mother-of-two, knows Peter and his sister, Zara, from their school days at £45,000-a-year Gordonstoun.

Lindsay was in the same year as Zara at school and was among the guests at the royal’s 2011 wedding to rugby star Mike.

Rumours of a romance between Peter and Lindsay first emerged when he made a visit to see her in March 2021 – raising questions around whether he had broken lockdown restrictions.

Eight months later, he showed he was serious about his new relationship when he brought Lindsay as his date to his nephew Lucas’s christening. The couple were photographed in a car together ahead of the gathering.

Peter, the eldest child of Princess Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips, then took the highly significant step of introducing Lindsay to his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, who was said to have been ‘delighted’.

Lindsay was introduced to Her late Majesty at a shooting party at Windsor and the encounter was described as ‘warm’ by a source.

A spokesman for Peter confirmed at the time that Lindsay had accompanied him to the joint christening of Zara and Mike Tindall’s son, Lucas, and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s son, August, in Windsor.

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