Zara Tindall makes subtle dig at Princess Anne over her one annoying habit

Princess Anne may be known for being one of the hardest-working royals and her no-nonsense attitude but she has one “annoying” habit, according to her children, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips.

The Princess Royal was once again crowned the hardest-working member of the Royal Family in 2023, having carried out 457 engagements in total, providing steadfast and reliable support for her brother King Charles.

During an interview to mark her 70th birthday in 2020, Zara, sitting next to her brother, said: “She’s like a sponge, it’s unbelievable, the information that’s stored in her brain. It’s incredible. Quite annoying, as well.”

Zara and Phillip also spoke about their own children and their relationship with their grandmother.

Peter has two daughters, Savannah and Isla, with ex-wife Autumn Phillips, while Zara shares three children, Mia, Lena and Lucas with husband Mike Tindall.

Peter said: “She loves seeing them ride, she loves having them around for Sunday lunches, doing all the sorts of stuff we used to do as kids. She now takes them to do this sort of thing.”

Zara added: “We quite like leaving them on Sundays. We’ll say ‘We’ll pick them up later, bye.

Anne has been long praised for her stoicism, as well as her decision to not give royal titles to her children.

The late Queen’s only daughter has raised her two children to understand that they would have to work in the future regardless of who their grandmother was.

Zara previously opened up about not having a royal title: “I’m very lucky that both my parents decided to not use the title and we grew up and did all the things that gave us the opportunity to do.