Princess Anne will miss Olympic opening ceremony as daughter Zara Tindall loses spot
The Princess Royal may be in France but it is thought she won't be attending tonight's opening ceremony for the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris.
Princess Anne is set to miss tonight's Olympic opening ceremony despite currently being in Paris, it has been reported.
The Princess Royal, who is president of the British Olympic Association and is a former Olympian, is currently on her first official overseas trip since being hit by a horse last month, however, tonight, she will watch the opening ceremony from Team GB House in the city, according to GB News.
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: "The Princess Royal will be cheering on the British Olympic team as they arrive for the Opening Ceremony from Team GB house in Paris."
On Wednesday, Anne gave a speech and posed for a group photo with members of Team GB at the British embassy in Paris.
Meanwhile, her daughter Zara Tindall, who previously competed in the 2012 Olympics, will not be representing Team GB at the Paris Olympics this week.
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Zara's relationship with the sporting tournament has been a rocky one as despite having qualified for both Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, she was unable to compete due to her horse being injured.
Her equestrian team scooped silver in 2012, but Zara was not selected for Rio 2016 and did not compete at Tokyo 2020.
The Paris visit by her mother is the latest in her phased return to public duties after being rushed to Southmead Hospital in Bristol on June 23, staying for five nights after being injured while out walking on her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire.
Anne's medical team said her concussion and head injuries were consistent with a potential impact from a horse's head or legs but her concussion meant precise details of how the incident came about are not clear.
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She carried out her first public engagement since her accident earlier this month, when she presented awards at an equine competition at Hartpury University and Hartpury College in Gloucestershire.
Anne was the first member of the Royal Family to compete in the Olympic Games when she rode the late Queen's horse, Goodwill, in the equestrian three-day event at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.
She was appointed a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1988.
