Royal Cousin Zara Phillips Prepares for Wedding

Royal Cousin Zara Phillips Prepares for Wedding

Royal wedding fever is still in the air! Just three months after Prince William and Kate Middleton walked down the aisle at Westminster Abbey, Wills' cousin Zara Phillips will be exchanging vows on Saturday with professional rugby player Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Phillips, 30, a talented equestrian, and Tindall, 32, were spotted leaving their wedding rehearsal on Friday -- the 30th anniversary of Princess Diana and Prince Charles' nuptials. Dressed casually in blue jeans and looking relaxed, a source told Us Weekly that "Zara hugged Mike's arm before they went their separate ways after the rehearsal." They won't be separated for long: On Friday the wedding party will gather for a celebration on the Royal Yacht Britannia.

After the wedding ceremony Saturday at Canongate Kirk, a formal reception will be held at the royal family's property in Edinburgh, the Palace of Holyroodhouse. William and Kate -- the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge or as they're known in Scotland, the Earl and Countess of Strathearn --  were spotted leaving Holyroodhouse on Friday.

While the ceremony will be beautiful with arrays of white roses and beech tree branches, People reports that the affair is on a much quieter scale than William and Kate's internationally watched nuptials. There will be no television cameras, no tearful crowds watching from the street, and no horse-drawn carriages.

Phillips (who's Queen Elizabeth's oldest grandchild) and Tindall announced their engagement in December 2010, just a month after William and Kate. And the couple won't be taking a honeymoon right away, People reports: Phillips has show-jumping commitments, and Tindall returns to the England rugby training camp on Monday. Perhaps Zara will follow her cousin's lead and jet off to a private resort for a belated honeymoon in the future!

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/royal-cousin-zara-phillips-prepares-wedding/1-a-368783

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