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Calorouga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I
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am your host, Mark Francis. Most of the news this
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week was so horrible we thought we'd take a break
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and check in on the rest of the cast. Mike
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Tindall has shared the chance moment that ultimately led to
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him meeting his future wife, Zara, describing it as a
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sliding doors episode. During England's Rugby World Cup triumph in
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two thousand and three. Speaking at an event for Off
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the Ball Rugby, the former World Cup winner explained how
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a series of unexpected injuries among teammates changed his own
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plans and set events in motion. Injuries to two England
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players led to international Austin Healey being flown to Australia
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ahead of the semi final. However, by the time Healey arrived,
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both injured players had recovered and his presence was no
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longer required. Tindall recalled that strict tournament rules meant Healey
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could not remain close to the England squad hotel. He said,
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so he lands on the Wednesday, and World Cup rules
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have weird rules, so if you're not officially part of
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the squad, you are not allowed to stay within a
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one and a half mile radius of the hotel, so
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he is literally in a hotel by himself and me,
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and cause it took pity and decided to go meet
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him for a beer. That decision proved decisive, Tindall said,
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But it turns out that when I was in the
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Sydney Wharf Bar hotel, that is where I met Zara
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for the first time. So it was the best fucking
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decision of Clive Woodward's life, and that is why you
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now call him Sir Clive Woodward. Tindall also described the
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night they met as a lively one, saying ended up
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being quite a boozy one. Then we figured out that
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we both quite like getting smashed. It was a good start.
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He has previously spoken about the meeting in more detail,
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explaining she was on her gap year and in Australia
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with friends. Clive had just told me I was dropped
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for the semi final, so I went out for a
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beer with two others who weren't playing. Zara was in
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the same bar. We got introduced, but didn't speak that much.
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Later on, Austin gave me her none umber and said
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she wants you to text it to say where you're
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all going out after the finals so she can come along.
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While appearing as a contestant on I'm a Celebrity, Get
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Me Out of Here, Tindall also told fellow camp mates
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that despite coming from very different backgrounds, he and Zara
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quickly found they had much in common. He recalled that
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their first proper date involved going for lunch locally, marking
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the beginning of their relationship. Planning proposals submitted by the
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Princess of Wales's younger sister, Pippert Middleton and her husband,
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financier James Matthews, could face delays after concerns were raised
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about the potential disturbance of ancient archaeological remains. The couple
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have applied for permission to renovate and expand their grade
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to listed home Barton Court, a fifteen million dollar estate
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near the Kennett Valley village of Kintbury. However, experts have
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warned that the proposed works may affect previously unidentified archaeology,
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including material dating back to the Paleolithic error, also known
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as the Old Stone Age. A report commissioned to assess
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the site cautioned that the development has the potential to
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impact on hitherto unidentified archaeology spanning prehistoric, medieval and post
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medieval periods. According to The Daily Mail, consultants from Heritage
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Planning Services said the estate sits within an area of
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potential Paleolothic archaeology, noting that boreholes and flint fines across
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the surrounding landscape already point to early human activity. The
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Kennet Valley is widely regarded as one of Britain's most
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significant prehistoric landscapes, home to major sites including the West
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Kennet Avenue, Silbury Hill and Avebury, as well as evidence
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of Bronze Age settlements. Additional concerns have been raised about
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plans to replace the properties existing greenhouse. A council conservation
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officer reportedly warned that this would lead to the loss
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of historic fabric and cause some harm to the listed site.
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Pepper Middleton James Matthews, who married in twenty seventeen, are
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seeking to expand the estate with a new greenhouse, stables
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and extensions including a garden room. The property, purchased in
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twenty twenty one, already includes thirty two rooms, a swimming
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pool and a tennis court. You may remember that Pipper
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and her sister Kate are often portrayed as commoners. Kate
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is now in line to be Queen Pepper is married
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to James Matthews, widely described as a billionaire, primarily due
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to his successful career as a hedge fund manager and
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CEO of eden Rock Capital Management, with some estimates placing
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his net worth in the billions. The divorce between Charles
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Spencer and his former wife Karen has now been finalized,
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ending a marriage that lasted from twenty eleven until twenty
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twenty five, though Karen Spencer will continue to use the
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title Countess Spencer under the terms of the settlement. According
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to reports, the fifty three year old Canadian entrepreneur insisted
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on retaining the title, arguing that her work at the
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All Fourpe estate justified it. Allthorpe, the ancestral home of
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the Spencer family and the burial place of Diana, Princess
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of Wales, is said to have been significantly improved during
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her time as Countess. The divorce settlement, reached after almost
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two years of negotiations, allows her to be styled Karen,
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Countess Spencer. Should Charles Spencer remarry, his future wife would
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be known as the Countess Spencer. The Times reported that
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while the divorce itself was completed in December, some financial
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matters remain unresolved. These include how much Charles Spencer may
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ultimately receive in connection with a separate privacy case involving
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his current partner, Professor Kat Jarman. Professor Jarman, a Norwegian archaeologist,
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brought legal action against Karen Spencer overclaims that private details
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about her life were shared without consent, including an allegation
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that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The case
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was settled out of court in December with no admission
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of liability. A court ruling determined that parts of the
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funds involved would be awarded to Charles Spencer through the
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divorce settlement. In defense papers submitted during the proceedings, Karen
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Spencer alleged that Charles Spence that told her their marriage
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was over via text message in March twenty twenty four.
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Charles Spencer had previously denied as telling The Daily Mail,
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the notion that I would end my marriage by text
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is an absurd attempt to blacken my name. Karen ended
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the marriage after endless threats to do so over the years.
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In early March, she asked me to confirm the end
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of the marriage in a text of March eighteen, and
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my reply was a simple acceptance of her decision. Court
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documents also reveal an email Karen Spencer sent to Professor
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Jarman in March of twenty twenty four, accusing her of
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turning all the children's lives upside down through what she
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described as immoral behavior. In that message, she wrote, good luck, Kat,
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You're in for a hell of a riote. I think
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you will find having him to deal with full time
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will be much trickier than the odd five day escape
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to Norfolk and a night or two in London here
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and there. Professor Jarman had said the claims made against
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her are untrue and defamatory more in just a moment.
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It was such a busy week that even the Princess
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of Wales petting a cute dog barely cracked the news.
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During a visit to Deniman, Cardigan, the Princess met Barley,
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an English Cocker spaniel belonging to staff at the family
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owned company. While greeting the dogs, she remarked, you are lovely,
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before telling those present we have the same breed of dog.
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When asked about the ages of her own dogs. The
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Princess said, so, we've got a little puppy. He's only
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eight months, and Allers five. All of their current spaniels
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given to the family by the Princess's brother, James Middleton
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in twenty twenty. Last year, Aller gave birth to four puppies,
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which were referenced in a birthday message shared for Prince
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William in June. The family previously owned another English Cocker Spaniel, Lupo,
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who died in November twenty twenty. Prince William later spoke
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about Lupo during his appearance in the Apple TV Plus
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series The Reluctant Traveler, with Eugene Levy explaining, so all
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is actually the lease of our other dog, Lupo, who,
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sadly we lost in lockdown. When Levy asked, were you
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there when it happened, the Prince replied, yeah, we were
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all there. Sadly it was very sad. The Princess's visit
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to West Wales also included time at Melon Tregment, a
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woolen mill on the Pembroke Shear Coast known for its
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traditional Welsh designs. There, she observed weavers at the loom
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and learned about the process of double cloth and blanket weaving.
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Later in the day, she visited Hyatt Danham. I'm not
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sure I'm pronouncing that correctly, a brand that gained international
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attention after Megan Michael wore its jeans during a visit
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to Wales in twenty eighteen. The company's found as had
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previously described the resulting publicity as the Meghan Michl Effect,
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saying when Meghan Mikel wore our jeans, we had the
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welds press on our doorsteps. So our grand masters as
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we call them, have become used to being featured in
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things it's good for business. The Princess Royal and Prince
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Albert was seen in Italy on Tuesday attending the one
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hundred and forty fifth session of the International Olympic Committee.
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Winters Anne has a long and unique association with the
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Olympic movement. She was the first member of the British
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Royal family to compete at an Olympic Games, representing Great
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Britain in the Equestrian three day event at the nineteen
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seventy six Montreal Olympics. She later became an IOC member
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in nineteen eighty eight and currently serves as president of
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the British Olympic Association, attending both Summer and Winter Games
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in an official capacity in support of Team Great Britain.
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Her role was especially prominent during preparations for the London
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twenty twelve Olympics. She served as a director of the
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London Organizing Committee and helped secure the successful bid. She
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later traveled to Athens to formally receive the Olympic Flame
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on London's behalf, before returning it to Britain to begin
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the nationwide relay. The Olympic tradition has continued within her family.
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Her daughter Zara Tindall, competed in equestrian eventing at the
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London Games, where Team Great Britain won silver. Princess Anne
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presented the medals to the team, including her daughter, and
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has continued to take part in medal ceremonies at subsequent Games,
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including the Paris Olympics in twenty twenty four. The twenty
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twenty six Winter Olympics officially opened yesterday, with the opening
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ceremony taking place at the San Siro Stadium in Milan.
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Events will beat stage across northern Italy, including Milan, Cortina,
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Dmpezzo and surrounding regions and there you have it. If
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