Zesty Zara’s Ascot kisses

Zara Tindall warmly greeted the Queen at royal ascot yesterday and embraced her mum Princess anne in animated fashion. last year proved an annus horribilis for Zara, 35. First, she failed to be selected for the Olympic equestrian team owing to concerns about the fitness of her horse High Kingdom. She then suffered a miscarriage, losing her second child.

However, last month the Queen’s granddaughter bounced back, claiming £31,000 in prize money for finishing third on High Kingdom at one of the most challenging international competitions in the equestrian calendar — the rolex Kentucky three-day event in the U.S.