Zara Tindall shock: How Queen was dealt blow in granddaughter’s title row

ZARA TINDALL, the daughter of Princess Anne, is not styled with a royal title, despite the Queen’s wish for her to have one.

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Zara Tindall is the daughter of Princess Anne, the Queen’s only daughter. At birth, she was sixth in line of succession to the British throne, but is now 18th. However, even as a senior royal, the Queen’s first granddaughter is not styled with a royal title.

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This is in stark contrast to the monarch’s other grandchildren.

Her cousins Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice are all styled with HRH titles.

Even the their lesser-known cousins, the children of Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, are known as James, Viscount Severn and Lady Louise.

The reason is because Zara’s mother Princess Anne, as a woman, did not have the right to grant her children royal titles when they were born.

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All of their cousins are children of the Queen’s sons – Charles, Edward and Andrew.

Queen Elizabeth II did, however, offer titles to her only daughter’s children.

But Anne declined the great honour because she wanted Zara and her older brother Peter Phillips to lead as normal lives as possible.

Zara has spoken out about the benefits of her parents’ decision on many occasions.

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Zara Tindall shock

When The Times asked Zara if she thought life would’ve been different with a title, she responded that it probably would.

She added: “But I can’t really answer that.

“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.”