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Zara Phillips to marry rugby star Mike Tindall | Zara Phillips to marry rugby star Mike Tindall |
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The Queen's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips has got engaged to her long-term boyfriend, the England rugby union player Mike Tindall. | |
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said Mr Tindall, 32, had proposed to Ms Phillips, 29, on Monday night at the couple's Gloucestershire home. | A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said Mr Tindall, 32, had proposed to Ms Phillips, 29, on Monday night at the couple's Gloucestershire home. |
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are said to be "delighted" by the news. | The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are said to be "delighted" by the news. |
The news comes just weeks after the announcement that Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry in 2011. | The news comes just weeks after the announcement that Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry in 2011. |
Ms Phillips, who is 12th in line to the throne, and Mr Tindall met during England's Rugby World Cup-winning campaign in Australia in 2003. | |
He also plays for premiership side Gloucester and was named club captain for the 2010/11 season in August. | |
She has achieved sporting success in her own right, winning individual gold at the World Equestrian Games in Germany in 2006. | |
The title helped her become BBC Sports Personality of the Year later that year, following in the footsteps of her mother, Princess Anne, who won the award in 1971. | |
The couple have yet to set a date for their wedding, but are unlikely to pick one too close to 29 April, which has been chosen by William and Kate. |