RoyaltyNow! Tindall Scandal + Royal Professionals by Royalty_Now

Congratulations to Zara Phillips (daughter of Princess Anne) and Mike Tindall. The pair are officially engaged to wed!

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Tindall, 31, who presented his fiancée with a solitaire diamond ring, said: “I am delighted that Zara has agreed to marry me. We are both very excited about the next stage of our lives together.” (via Telegraph)

I wonder if Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall will wed first, and then we’ll see an engagement between William and Kate.

Since Wills is an heir to the throne, his wedding will be a huge deal. The family and the courtiers will be all a-twitter trying to organize such a big state event. He loves cousin Zara to pieces, so I imagine that Wills wouldn’t dream of upstaging her time in the sun of wedding planning.

I bet William will wait until Zara and Mike are married to propose to Kate. That’s my prediction.

It’s been said that Zara and Mike Tindall have bookies a-flyin’ to place their bets on an engagement between the two. The daughter of the Princess Royal and her sporty beau have been together for ages now with no sign of the fire burning out. The question is, would an engagement between the pair be announced in the coming months? In the event that William proposes to Kate soon – which everyone is waiting for – Zara would not be able to announce her (if any) engagement now.

That the future king is marrying will put all else in the shade. William would certainly not want his cousin left in his shadow; he’d want Zara to have her own limelight and happiness. So will Zara and Mike await the latter part of the year to announce wedding plans, should there be any? Or will it be vice versa, with William and Kate announcing their own engagement this autumn?