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Emma Shacklock

Zara and Mike Tindall have 'perfected royal balancing act' and their loyalty gives 'positive glow' to Royal Family

Magic Millions ambassador Zara Tindall and Mike Tindal smile for photos during the Magic Millions Raceday at Gold Coast Turf Club at on January 17, 2026.

It was made abundantly clear when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals that there’s no such thing as half-in, half-out of the Royal Family when you’re a working member. Non-working royals like Zara Tindall have to tread a different path from the beginning and she forged an equestrian career and is still included in royal occasions.

She and her husband Mike took Australia by storm when they returned once again this month for the Magic Millions Carnival and woman&home magazine’s royal correspondent Emily Andrews believes the couple have nailed the "royal balancing act".

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