Zara Tindall beams at the Magic Millions racing event in Queensland – after helping to raise $300,000 for firefighters battling Australia’s raging bushfires
- Equestrian Zara Tindall, 38, beamed at a racing event in Queensland on Tuesday
- The Queen’s granddaughter delighted onlookers by riding a horse on the beach
- Zara is Down Under as ambassador of the annual Magic Millions Racing Carnival
- Her husband Mike, 41, announced the event has raised $300k for bushfire relief
- The couple have been in Australia since New Year’s with daughters Mia and Lena
- The Tindalls have vowed to help victims of the bushfire crisis in any way possible
Zara Tindall couldn’t wipe the smile off her face at the Magic Millions Racing Carnival in Queensland on Tuesday morning, after helping to raise more than $300,000 for firefighters battling raging bushfires across Australia.
Queen Elizabeth’s famously down-to-earth granddaughter, 38, grinned from ear to ear as she fulfilled her duties as Magic Millions Racing Women Ambassador at Surfers Paradise beach on the Gold Coast.
An accomplished equestrian since childhood, Zara beamed from the saddle of a chestnut horse wearing white riding gear and brown boots, as she took part in a race along the sand.
While the mother-of-two, who is 18th in line to the British throne, entertained spectators along the foreshore, her husband Mike Tindall, 41, proudly announced the Magic Millions event has already raised hundreds of thousands for bushfire relief.
Zara Tindall couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as she rode a chestnut horse at the Magic Millions Racing Carnival in Queensland on Tuesday morning
Queen Elizabeth’s famously down-to-earth granddaughter, 38, grinned from ear to ear as she posed for a photo with her husband Mike Tindall, 41, on Surfers Paradise beach
‘Great work to the Magic Millions family for raising over $300,000 for the rural firefighters,’ the former England rugby player posted on Instagram.
‘Hopefully more to come over the week!’
The Tindalls have vowed to help those affected by the bushfires in any way they can.
Zara joined champion jockey Frankie Dettori and Argentinian polo player Nacho Figueras for a charity polo match to raise money for victims of the out-of-control blazes on Monday.
‘We just want to do something to help in any way possible,’ Zara, who is the only daughter of Princess Anne, 69, told The Daily Telegraph.
‘Some of the images we have seen…are just indescribable’.
The Magic Millions Racing Carnival followed suit by tying fundraisers for bushfire relief to each of its big ticket events over the past few days.
The week-long meet includes a polo tournament, yearling sales and a sell-out race day, each of have been linked to special fundraisers in aid of victims of the bushfires which have raged across Australia over the past four months.
It’s believed more than half a billion animals have been lost in the devastating blazes.
Magic Millions have confirmed they are providing temporary homes to horses in the stables on their property, for those affected by the raging infernos.
Zara poses with model Delfina Blaquier, jockey Michelle Payne and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Surfers Paradise beach during the 2020 Magic Millions official draw on January 7 2020
Zara is in Australia with Mike (pictured together on Tuesday, January 7 2020) and their two young daughters Mia Grace, five, and Lena Elizabeth, one
Zara and Mike are in Australia with their daughters Mia Grace, five, and Lena Elizabeth, one.
The family have been regular visitors to the country since Zara was named the inaugural Magic Millions Racing Women Ambassador in 2012, spending January between the Gold Coast and Sydney for the past seven years.
The Tindalls celebrated the New Year in spectacular style in Sydney, watching the fireworks with friends including actress Rebel Wilson from a mansion overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Zara recently revealed she would ‘consider’ moving to Australia with her family once she retires from eventing, after falling in love with the laid-back banter and relaxed pace of life Down Under.
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