Mike Tindall (L) invites his new bride Britain's Zara Phillips into the car after their wedding. Picture: Ben Stansall / AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips with her father Mark arrive for her wedding to England rugby player Mike Tindall, at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh. Picture: Owen Humphreys / AP
England rugby player Mike Tindall kisses his new bride Britain's Zara Phillips. Picture: Dylan Martinez / AFP
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LOOKING happy and relaxed, the Queen's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips and rugby player Mike Tindall have emerged as newlyweds after a ceremony lasting less than 50 minutes in Edinburgh.
The blonde bride, 30, daughter of Princess Anne, was just three minutes late arriving at Edinburgh's 16th Century Canongate Kirk for her 3pm (local time) wedding to Tindall, 32, on Saturday.
Successive cheers went up from the crowd, estimated by police to number 6000, as limousines emerged from the Queen's Scottish residence, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, ferrying royal guests to the church.
The loudest cheers were reserved for car number three, a black Jaguar, carrying front-seat passenger Prince Harry and, in the rear, Prince William and his wife Catherine. On arrival at the church, just 400 metres away, Catherine emerged in a matching Butterscotch fitted jacket and skirt.
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Prince Harry leave Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh. Picture: Ben Stansall / AFP
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Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, wearing an elaborate floral headdress, also attracted a flurry of flag-waving from the crowd.
In the second last car came the Queen, dressed in apricot, smiling and waving from the rear of a Bentley, while Prince Philip, seated beside her, could be seen telling the driver to slow down for the crowd, who were held back by steel barriers.
Zara could barely be seen in the rear of a black Bentley, seated beside her father Captain Mark Phillips.
Zara wore an ivory silk gown by designer Stewart Parvin and shoes from Jimmy Choo.
The crowd gave an enormous cheer as she arrived to reveal the ivory silk faille and silk duchess satin gown by the British and Edinburgh-trained designer.
Zara, 13th in line to the British throne, who was not granted a title at birth at the request of her mother, the Princess Royal, has always shunned the airs and graces of royalty.
The champion equestrian and English rugby representative Tindall do not live off the public purse.
Royal guests returned to the palace to the sounds of a pipe band playing in the gardens, while other guests were ferried in by coach for a reception hosted by the Queen.
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