The incident took place at the Eventing World Championships in 2006, a memorable moment that Zara Phillips fondly recalls as she won the individual gold medal. During an interview about their mother’s 60th birthday, Zara’s brother, Peter Phillips, shared a humorous anecdote about that event.
Peter began recounting the incident with a smile, “At the World Championships in Aachen, there was this hilarious incident at the start of the show jumping round. You see, Zara didn’t hear the bell because the announcer had just proclaimed that Germany had won the gold medal.”
He continued, chuckling at the memory, “So there she was, circling around and around, waiting for the bell to signal her turn. Read the full story here ▶
