Princess Kate and Prince William congratulate Olympic team after Zara Tindall heartbreak
Princess Kate and Prince William have offered their “huge congratulations” to the athletes who won the first gold medals for Team GB, following Zara Tindall’s Olympic snub.
Ros Canter, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen landed Great Britain’s first gold medal of the Paris 2024 Games in the Equestrian Eventing Team final.
The royal couple paid tribute to the team, as well as Tom Piddock who snapped up the first place spot in the men’s cross-country mountain biking, in a post online.
Kensington Royal said: “Huge congratulations to the Equestrian Eventing Team and Tom Pidcock in the mountain biking on winning Team GB’s first gold medals! Here’s to more success ahead!”
Absent from the Equestrian Eventing Team this time round is Tindall, who won a silver medal for the sport back at the 2012 London Olympics.
Princess Anne’s daughter’s dreams of returning to the Olympics were dashed in a major career setback, after it was announced that she would not be on the equestrian squad this year.
The royal was planning to gain a spot in the 2024 team, according to her husband Mike who confirmed she was training for the coveted role in 2022.
Reporter Matthew Benns, who interviewed Mike, wrote: “Tindall is back in training and working on having the right horse for a run at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
