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Zara Phillips has given birth to a girl, the Queen's fourth great-grandchild, Buckingham Palace has announced.Zara Phillips has given birth to a girl, the Queen's fourth great-grandchild, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Phillips gave birth at Gloucestershire Royal hospital to her first child, who weighed 7lbs 12oz (3.5kg).Phillips gave birth at Gloucestershire Royal hospital to her first child, who weighed 7lbs 12oz (3.5kg).
Phillips's husband, former England rugby star Mike Tindall, was present at the birth of his daughter, who is 16th in line to the throne. Phillips's husband, the former England rugby star Mike Tindall, was present at the birth of his daughter, who is 16th in line to the throne.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Friday: "The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Captain Mark Phillips and Mike's parents, Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall, have been informed and are delighted with the news.Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Friday: "The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Captain Mark Phillips and Mike's parents, Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall, have been informed and are delighted with the news.
"The baby's name will be confirmed in due course.""The baby's name will be confirmed in due course."
Phillips – she still uses her maiden name in her equestrian career – was a member of the British eventing team at the London Olympics and won a silver medal which was presented to her by her mother, Princess Anne. David Cameron tweeted: "Many congratulations to Zara and Mike Tindall on the birth of their baby girl #royalbaby."
The pregnancy was confirmed by the palace in July, just a few weeks before the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby son, Prince George.
Phillips – she still uses her maiden name in her equestrian career – was a member of the British eventing team at the London Olympics and won a silver medal, which was presented to her by her mother, Princess Anne.
She is planning to take part in the Rio Games in 2016.
Tindall, 34, whom she married in July 2011, is a former England captain who plays for Gloucester.Tindall, 34, whom she married in July 2011, is a former England captain who plays for Gloucester.
The couple, who met at the 2003 rugby World Cup in Australia, had talked openly about their desire to start a family but their sporting commitments, particularly in the runup to the Olympics, had meant their schedules were hectic. The couple, who met at the 2003 rugby World Cup in Australia, had talked openly about their desire to start a family but their sporting commitments, particularly in the runup to the Olympics, had meant their schedules were hectic.
They were married in Edinburgh's Canongate kirk in a private ceremony attended by all the senior members of the royal family three months after the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011.They were married in Edinburgh's Canongate kirk in a private ceremony attended by all the senior members of the royal family three months after the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011.
In the days leading up to the birth of their baby daughter, Zara – who is also a horse trainer – was spotted watching three of her entrants run in the Heythrop hunt point-to-point races in Aldsworth, Gloucestershire, on 12 January.
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