Mike and Zara Tindall.Photo: PA Images/INSTARimages
Mike Tindallhad a prime seat for thecoronationofKing CharlesandQueen Camillaat Westminster Abbey — there was just one problem!
“You’re in the hottest spot, but it was all happening just around the corner of wall that you can’t see!” Mike, 44, said with a laugh. “You do have a front-row seat.”
Mike and Zara Tindall in the fourth row at the coronation.Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty
King Charles.JONATHAN BRADY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
JONATHAN BRADY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
After the church service wrapped, Princess Anne, 72, had the honor of riding on horseback behind the King and Queen in the storybookGold State Coach, leading the 6,000 armed services personnel to Buckingham Palace. Before coronation day, Zara exclusivelytold PEOPLEthe tribute was reflective of the tight bond her mother and King Charles share.
Princess Anne.Dan Mullan/Getty
“It’s a busy time for them all, and her and her brother are very close, so it’s a nice thing to do,” said the professional equestrian, 41.
Princess Anne saddled up for her ceremonial role as“Gold-Stick-in-Waiting,“a position dating back to the 15th century when two officers — a Gold Stick and a Silver Stick — were placed close to the monarch to protect them from harm.
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“I have a role as the Colonel of the Blues and Royals in the Household Cavalry regiment as Gold Stick [in Waiting]. And Gold Stick was the original close protection officer. So that is a role I was asked if I’d like to do for this coronation, so I said yes,” Princess Anne toldCBC Newsof her special role before the big day. “Not least of all, it solves my dress problem,” she joked.
source: people.com
