The Queens granddaughter Zara and her husband, former captain of Gloucester Rugby, Mike Tindall, celebrated their wedding anniversary yesterday. The royal couple married on July 30, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Zara and Mike started dating in 2003 when the couple were introduced to each other by Zara’s cousin, Prince Harry, during England’s successful Rugby World Cup campaign in Australia.
The pair were both involved in sports as Mike later supported Zara when she won the silver equestrian medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
Mike said of Zara: “I’ve never been in love, but Zara is the love of my life. Doubtless.”
Just before their wedding day, however, Princess Anne made a light-hearted request for her future son-in-law.
But Mr. Tindall couldn’t go through with it.
Months before the wedding, Tindall revealed that Princess Royal had asked him for a nose job.
It is believed that Mike broke his nose more than eight times during his rugby career, leaving him askew.
Mike said: “It was a light-hearted, funny comment. It wasn’t bad.
“Look at my nose – can you blame her?”
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Mike designed Zara’s wedding ring instead of choosing a royal heirloom, which is tradition.
The ring features a single solitaire diamond surrounded by pave diamonds on a platinum band.
The couple were spotted at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June, where a photo of Mike teasing Prince Louis while Kate Middleton laughed went viral.
Mike also posted about the celebrations on Instagram, where he jokingly posed in Zara’s hats.