and delighted fans by making a rare appearance with their children. The couple showed up to the annual Christmas Day church service at Sandringham's St Mary Magdalene Church. Zara walked alongside her brother Peter Phillips, her five-year-old daughter Lena, and Peter's daughter Isla.
England rugby legend Mike followed behind the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by their 10-year-old daughter Mia Grace. Their three-year-old son Lucas Philip was not seen at the service. He was likely thought too young to attend.
The Royal family made their traditional Christmas Day appearance, greeting well-wishers and hearing shouts of "Merry Christmas" before the 11am service. The annual event preceded the monarch's national address, which aired at 3pm, and which King Charles filmed in a former hospital chapel - marking a departure from the usual Royal residence setting for the first time in over a decade, reports . Zara Tindall and husband Mike are set to leave the United Kingdom just days after spending Christmas with the Royal Family.
The 42-year-old revealed she plans to jet off to Australia to take part in the Magic Millions. The event consists of showjumping, polo and a beach race in the warm weather. Writing in the Australian Financial Review Magazine, reporter Jane Knight said: "She and Mike will have to leave the children at home again when they visit Australia, after Christmas with the Royal Family in Sandringham, since school starts again in January.
But there are recompens.
