Tactile Zara Tindall greets fellow royals with kisses at Ascot

Zara Tindall was snapped sharing a sweet moments of affection with Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie today, greeting her cousins with a kiss as they met up while attending Royal Ascot.

Prince William and his in-laws, the Middleton family, also shared a peck on the cheek with Zara during their day out at the Berkshire racecourse. 

Zara, 43, was dressed for the occasion, wearing an elegant white floral dress which she paired with a cream trilby hat and delicate cream earrings. 

She completed the ensemble with a natural make-up look, and sophisticated up do, with her blonde locks styled into a chic low bun at the nape of her neck.

Photographs of Zara, who is the daughter of Princess Anne, show her warmly greeting mother-of-one Princess Beatrice, placing an arm around her shoulders, and planting a kiss on her cheek.

Next, she extended an equally warm greeting to Beatrice’s mother, Sarah Ferguson, placing a hand on the Duchess of York’s shoulder.

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Beatrice’s husband, also received a warm greeting from mother-of-three Zara.

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Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, 60, was the next to receive a kiss from Zara, who pulled him in with one arm to show her affectionate nature.

The tactile royal was later pictured with her arm around the Duke as they conversed during a drink reception at Ascot.

During the reception, Zara’s husband Mike showed he is just as warm as his wife, giving Sarah, the Duchess of York a warm hug.  

Meanwhile, Queen Camilla, who was sporting a chic turquoise ensemble, wrapped her arms around Zara, showing affection for her niece.

Sociable Zara was also snapped speaking with Prince William and his mother-in-law Carole Middleton. 

The royal wrapped her arm fondly around her cousin William, learning in to give him her customary peck on the cheek. 

During their conversation, Zara was seen affectionately adjusting William’s jacket, which he had paired with a top hat.

The Middletons’ outing comes after their daughter Kate, 42 – who has been receiving chemotherapy for an undisclosed form of cancer since February – made a spectacular return to public life during Trooping the Colour on Saturday.

Carole and Michael Middleton’s last public appearance was at Kate’s annual festive concert, Together at Christmas at Westminster Abbey in London last December. 

Prince William, who led the royal carriage procession alongside Queen Camilla in the absence of his father on day two of the society event, spent time chatting to his mother and father-in-law before the racing started.

In spite of the King and Princess of Wales being absent from today’s event, there was a strong turnout of royals, with the Windsors – and the Middletons – putting on a united front.

Royal Ascot, the jewel in the crown of the UK racing calendar, started yesterday with the Queen Anne Stakes and will run until Saturday.