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| Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall expecting first baby | Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall expecting first baby |
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| The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips and rugby player Mike Tindall are expecting their first baby in the new year, Buckingham Palace has said. | The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips and rugby player Mike Tindall are expecting their first baby in the new year, Buckingham Palace has said. |
| The couple married at Canongate Kirk, in Edinburgh, in July 2011. | The couple married at Canongate Kirk, in Edinburgh, in July 2011. |
| The birth will follow the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby, which is due this month. | The birth will follow the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby, which is due this month. |
| In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: "Mr and Mrs Mike Tindall are very pleased to announce that Zara Tindall is expecting a baby in the new year." | In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: "Mr and Mrs Mike Tindall are very pleased to announce that Zara Tindall is expecting a baby in the new year." |
| It said the couple's parents, the Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, and Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall, and members of both families were "delighted". | |
| "This baby will be the first child for Mike and Zara and the third grandchild for the Princess Royal." | "This baby will be the first child for Mike and Zara and the third grandchild for the Princess Royal." |
| Ms Phillips' brother Peter has two daughters, Savanna and Isla. | |
| Prime Minister David Cameron's official spokesman described the announcement as "quite terrific news". | Prime Minister David Cameron's official spokesman described the announcement as "quite terrific news". |
| He told reporters: "The prime minister will send his very, very best wishes to the happy couple." | He told reporters: "The prime minister will send his very, very best wishes to the happy couple." |
| The new baby will become 16th in line to the throne and the fourth great grandchild to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. | The new baby will become 16th in line to the throne and the fourth great grandchild to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. |
| The others are Savannah and Isla, and the Duchess of Cambridge's expected baby. | |
| Ms Phillips, 32, does not hold a royal title and is not an HRH. After her marriage, she decided to keep her maiden name. | |
| Her children will be titled Miss or Master Tindall. | Her children will be titled Miss or Master Tindall. |
| Sporting success | Sporting success |
| The couple, who are determinedly low key, met during England's Rugby World Cup-winning campaign in Australia in 2003. | The couple, who are determinedly low key, met during England's Rugby World Cup-winning campaign in Australia in 2003. |
| Mike Tindall, 34, is a former England rugby star, now a player-coach at Gloucester. | Mike Tindall, 34, is a former England rugby star, now a player-coach at Gloucester. |
| Ms Phillips has achieved sporting success in her own right, winning individual gold in three-day eventing at the World Equestrian Games in Germany in 2006. | Ms Phillips has achieved sporting success in her own right, winning individual gold in three-day eventing 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 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. |
| As a member of the Great Britain eventing team, she won a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics. | As a member of the Great Britain eventing team, she won a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics. |
| She is planning to take part in the next Olympic Games, which will be held in Rio in 2016. | |
| Asked if Zara still had the next Olympics on her schedule now she was a prospective mother, a spokeswoman for the couple said: "She can still compete, it totally depends on horses and whether she feels it's appropriate." | |
| Ms Phillips will drop from 14th to 15th in line to the throne following the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first baby. | Ms Phillips will drop from 14th to 15th in line to the throne following the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first baby. |
| Their baby is due in mid-July, although the exact due date is not known. | |
| The baby will be delivered in the private Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London - where Princess Diana had her sons. |