Princess Anne impressed with her fluent German in a speech delivered at the opening ceremony at the world's largest horse show.
Princess Royal, 72, gave a nod to her daughter Zara Tindall who won the World Equestrian Games in 2006 as she spoke at the CHIO Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany.
Anne, a keen equestrian herself, took to the field to address crowds gathered for the opening night.