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Lucy Needham

Zara and Mike Tindall ignore Prince Harry digs as they rub shoulders with Chris Hemsworth

Zara and Mike Tindall have been spotted enjoying a fun-filled day the polo with actor Chris Hemsworth as cousin Prince Harry stokes controversy with the release of memoir Spare.

The couple were spotted among the VIP guests at the Magic Millions equestrian event on Australia's Gold Coast.

Dressed in a stunning blue belted midi-dress, Zara, 41, appeared very happy and relaxed as she mingled with a host of famous stars, ignoring the ongoing drama back home.

Zara and Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky looked in great spirits as they were seen chatting and giggling away together with the pair even sporting matching shades of blue.

While I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! favourite Mike spent time getting to know Marvel actor Chris.

The foursome were even seen posing for selfies together after supping cocktails in the VIP tent.

Zara and Mike Tindall mingled with fellow VIPs at Magic Millions Polo in Australia (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)
They were seen chatting to Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)

Later in the day sports-fan Zara traded her chic summer dress for equestrian gear as she joined competitors for a raucous game of polo.

Zara, who represented Team GB at the Olympics winning a silver medal as part of the Equestrian team in 2012, looked jubilant as she rode around on horseback and was seen raising her arms in celebration with her teammates.

Australia has become a home away from home for the Tindalls over the last few months.

Zara and Elsa both wore stunning blue dresses (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)
Mike seemed very at ease in their company (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)

The couple spent time down under as Mike filmed I'm A Celeb in the autumn, choosing to stay an extra few weeks in the sun as Mike's campmates flew home to the UK.

After spending Christmas with the royal family, Zara and Mike were spotted at Cheltenham Racecourse on New Year's Day.

Zara and Mike brought their daughters Mia, 8, and Lena, 4, to the royal's Christmas church service at Sandringham.

Zara even swapped her dress for riding boots and took part in a game of polo (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)

They joined King Charles, the Queen Consort and the Princess and Princess of Wales and their three children on the festive outing.

Zara's cousin Prince Harry chose to spend Christmas in Los Angeles with wife Meghan Markle taking part in their own celebrations.

The Duke of Sussex is now just days away from releasing his tell-all memoir Spare where he seeks to 'tell his truth' about his turbulent life as a royal and why he quit the monarchy after marrying Markle.

The foursome were seen taking selfies together as they relaxed in the sunshine (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)
Zara and Mike posed for a photo (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)

Harry has already thrown various grenades at various family members including blasting his father for not hugging him as a child, describing Camilla as a 'wicked step-mother, and branding his brother William his 'arch nemesis'.

In an emotional interview on the book, which is set to air on ITV tonight, Harry says despite his criticisms, he does still believes in the monarchy and in one clip admits he doesn't know yet if he will attend his father's coronation.

In a clip from Harry: The Interview, which will air at 9pm on Sunday, Harry speaks about being unable to show any emotion when meeting mourners following the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997.

He also admits to feeling “some guilt” when walking among the gathered crowds outside Kensington Palace, saying the only time he cried was at his mother’s burial.

Zara looked right at home as she got involved with the match (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)
The royal was a member of the Olympic medal-winning Team GB (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)

He tells presenter Tom Bradby: “Everyone knows where they were and what they were doing the night my mother died.

“I cried once, at the burial, and you know I go into detail about how strange it was and how actually there was some guilt that I felt, and I think William felt as well, by walking around the outside of Kensington Palace.”

Harry describes feeling the mourners’ tears on his hands when he shook them.

“There were 50,000 bouquets of flowers to our mother and there we were shaking people’s hands, smiling,” he says.

Zara and Mike have been spending a lot of time in Australia after his I'm A Celebrity appearance (Media-Mode / SplashNews.com)

“I’ve seen the videos, right, I looked back over it all. And the wet hands that we were shaking, we couldn’t understand why their hands were wet, but it was all the tears that they were wiping away.

“Everyone thought and felt like they knew our mum, and the two closest people to her, the two most loved people by her, were unable to show any emotion in that moment.”

The interview is the first of four broadcast appearances over the coming days, with Harry also speaking to Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes on CBS News on Sunday night, Michael Strahan of Good Morning America on Monday and Stephen Colbert on the Late Show on CBS on Wednesday morning UK time.

Last month, Mike Tindall awkwardly dodged questions about Prince Harry when appearing on podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby.

Mike was quizzed on his Christmas 2022 plans and admitted: "There's been a lot of change."

His co-star, fellow former rugby player James Haskell asked him: "King's speech?", referring to Charles delivering his first Christmas message.

"There will be a lot of firsts so, yes go and watch it," replied Mike.

A giggling James then asked him: "It is going to be pin the tail on Harry, like running him around and trying to... ? Smash the pinata?"

A video of the exchange saw Mike look unimpressed with the question as he swiftly turned the conversation back to his I'm A Celebrity stint.

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