Kate's not the only royal to wear High Street! Heavily pregnant Zara Phillips wraps up in New Look maternity coat

  • Horse Mike Tindall part owns won steeple chase at Cheltenham
  • Parents-to-be celebrated with a kiss
  • Queen's granddaughter has been helping gedling improve
  • Couple expecting their first baby in January
  • Zara wrapped up in £49.99 maternity coat

By Lucy Waterlow

PUBLISHED: 12:58 EST, 13 December 2013 | UPDATED: 14:16 EST, 13 December 2013

The Duchess of Cambridge has become a famous fan of the British High Street and now it seems the Kate effect is brushing off on the other royals.

While Kate chose to wear maternity clothes from Topshop while pregnant, Zara Phillips has opted for a similarly budget style by shopping at New Look.

The Queen's granddaughter wrapped up in a £49.99 coat to attend the races at Cheltenham.

Not long to go: Zara wrapped up her blossoming baby bump in a coatigan
The Olympian looked cosy in her woolly garment

Not long to go: Zara wrapped up her blossoming baby bump in a maternity coat from New Look

Proud parents-to-be: The couple were delighted the horse Mike Tindall part owns, Monbeg Dude, won the Majordomo Hospitality Handicap Steeple Chase

Proud parents-to-be: The couple were delighted the horse Mike Tindall part owns, Monbeg Dude, won the Majordomo Hospitality Handicap Steeple Chase

Sealed with a kiss: The couple celebrated the win with a smooch
Change of tune: Zara reportedly thought her husband was foolish to invest in the horse

Sealed with a kiss: The couple celebrated the win with a smooch

Unable to compete in equestrian events now she's eight months pregnant, Zara has instead been channelling her energy into helping a race horse part owned by her husband become a champion.

She and her husband Mike Tindall celebrated with a kiss at Cheltenham Racecourse as the horse he part owns, Monbeg Dude, won the Majordomo Hospitality Handicap Steeple Chase.

Zara, a the world three-day event champion in 2006 and team silver medallist at last year's London Olympics, has been helping to brush up the jumping of the gelding.

She reportedly branded her former England rugby captain husband an 'idiot' when he invested in the horse. But she revealed at Cheltenham races today that the steed has been improving under her expert eye.

 

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Zara, who is due to give birth to her first child next month, said: 'We have just been getting him to move his feet a bit quicker and think about it a bit more because he is a good jumper.

'You can see now that he is so much more efficient over his fences. It makes the whole race easier for him. We just did exercise poles. He has come down to me about five times. We schooled him this week and he loved it. He was bouncing out of his skin.

The Duchess of Cambridge wore a Topshop dress when she was pregnant
Budget bump: Like Kate, Zara has shopped on the High Street while expecting

The Duchess of Cambridge wore a Topshop dress when she was pregnant

Winning combination: The couple pose with the team who have worked with the victorious horse

Winning combination: The couple pose with the team who have worked with the victorious horse

Expert advice: Zara said she has been working with jockey Tom David to help the gedling improve

Expert advice: Zara said she has been working with jockey Tom David to help the gedling improve

Used to being active: The Olympian said she has been a bit bored during her pregnancy

Used to being active: The Olympian said she has been a bit bored during her pregnancy

  

No riding: With her baby due next month, Zara has to be content watching the races at the moment

No riding: With her baby due next month, Zara has to be content watching the races at the moment

'My jockey (Tom David), who rides point-to-points, was riding him because obviously I couldn't. But Scu has done all the hard work, I've have just helped a bit.' 

Zara, 32, wrapped up her blossoming baby bump at the races in a woolly coatigan with a knitted cowl neck.

She teamed her cosy outfit with jeans and brown boats and carried a black handbag.

She also wore sunglasses which were on the top of her head more often than over her eyes thanks to the wintry weather.

As well as helping to get Monbeg Dude into shape during her pregnancy, Zara previously revealed she has taken up another hobby - baking.

The royal has said she's taken up baking during her pregnancy
Mummy cool: Zara wore sunglasses when the sun came out

Watch out Mary Berry: The royal has said she's taken up baking during her pregnancy

Surprise: The couple have not found out if they're having a boy or a girl

Surprise: The couple have not found out if they're having a boy or a girl

The Olympian admitted: 'I have been a bit bored. I'm used to being on the go and active the whole time, and now it's quite different. So, yes, I'm baking. I love cooking and will definitely cook for the baby.'

And Mike added of her culinary skills: 'She’s a very good cook and cooks me everything. I cook too, but I’m the pudding guy – sticky toffee puddings, chocolate fondants and brownies.

'I'm very good at following a recipe whereas Zara’s good at putting her own twist on things.'

Mike, 35, also revealed that he and Zara have no intention of finding out the sex of their baby before its birth - preferring to keep it a surprise.



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Love Zara, she is so natural and not constantly smiling for the camera, she is also comfortable to kiss her husband in public, she has obviously been brought up less stuffy than Charlie's boys.

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Every time you see a photo of Mike ,do you not say to yourself,that must have hurt getting a nose like that !!!

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I had to shop there too this time as so few stores sell maternity coats!

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Zara is down to earth, a grafter and not afraid of breaking a nail or getting dirty... Cannot wait to see Miss/Master Tindall.. And she has a wicked sense if humour...

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I think the difference is that a surrogate was carrying George.

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I love how snug and maternal she looks, you can tell she's enjoying pregnancy to the full. She seems lovely too.

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Love zara. Seems like a really decent sort

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She looks great!!

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I like Zara, and she looks so glowingly pregnant, unlike waity whom never looked pregnant.

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They're right not to find out the sex of their baby before it's born, preferring a surprise. Mind you, when I declined to discover the sex of my second one, saying I'd prefer a surprise but was hoping for a girl, the doctor said, "Well, I'm sure you'll love it anyway." Doh! I did love him, of course.

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