Princess Anne expected to go on royal tour of Australia

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Princess Anne, 71, was the first-ever British Royal Family member to compete in the Olympic Games has continued her legacy as a member of the International Olympic Committee. The Princess Royal arrived in Paris on Sunday to complete an Olympics-based trip – something her daughter Olympic equestrian Zara Tindall may be perfectly positioned to do in years to come.

During her time in Paris, which will host the 2024 Games, Anne met senior officials of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Anne also holds the position of Honorary President of the British Olympic Association and while in France met representatives from the 2023 France Rugby World Cup in connection to her role as patron of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Zara has inherited a passion for horses from her mother and would have likely delighted in seeing will the demonstration of the equine abilities of the Garde Republicaine, Anne was treated to on Monday.

Princess Anne herself presented her daughter Zara with her Olympic silver medal in 2012, where she won second place in a team event at the London games.

Princess Anne told Vanity Fair in 2020 that Zara was a “natural” with horses – unsurprising, perhaps, given that her parents were both equestrians.

She added that with Zara’s hard work on top of genetics “she was quite rightly very successful.”

Zara’s father, Mark Philips, was Princess Anne’s first husband and won a gold medal at the Munich Olympics in 1972.

Zara has continued to be involved in equestrian competing, refusing to let having three children slow her down.

Princess Anne, alongside the equine aspects of her visit, will also see her fair share of diplomacy and science on her trip.

On Sunday, the Princess Royal planted a tree in the garden of the Residence of the British Ambassador to France.

The tree is part of what is known as the Queen’s Green Canopy, which is an initiative across the UK to plant more trees.

It was created to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, and this tree is the first one as part of the initiative which has been planted in a British Embassy.

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The ceremony was attended by representatives of Australia, the Bahamas and more.

British Ambassador to France, Menna Rawlings, said: “I am delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to Paris for an exciting programme that reflects HRH’s interests as well as the UK and France’s shared values and engagement on the world stage.”

She added: “From promoting sustainability to celebrating women at the cutting edge of science, to looking forward to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it is a huge honour to host this visit.”

Also on Princess Anne’s agenda is meeting laureates of the UNESCO/ L’Oreal Women in Science Programme, which focuses on celebrating the work of women in scientific advances.

This is part of the 75th-anniversary celebrations of UNESCO.

Although only a brief visit of two days, Her Royal Highness found the time to present the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe to winner Torquato Tasso.

Presenting this award at Longchamps was a symbol of recognition of the long-standing relationship between French and British racing.

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