Mike
Tindall says Zara Phillips' silver Olympic medal was their ''best present'' for
their first wedding anniversary.
Zara
Phillips' ''best present'' on her wedding anniversary was her Olympics triumph.
The
sportswoman and her spouse Mike Tindall celebrated one year of marriage on July
30, but their celebrations were muted as she was competing in the cross-country
stage of the team eventing, for which she eventually won a silver medal.
Mike
said: ''I managed to get a card from the local supermarket in Greenwich the day
before, when she was doing the dressage.
''I
couldn't find a proper card shop but at least I bought her a nice bunch of
flowers from Greenwich Market.
''To be
honest, the best present for both of us was her going clear that day in the
cross-country in the park.''
Despite
Zara's joy at winning an Olympic medal, Mike admitted his wife was a ''little
down'' that Team GB failed to scoop gold as she blamed her performance in the
first round of showjumping - where she accrued seven faults - for her team
missing out on first place.
He
added: ''Zara was a little down at first and thought she was responsible for
Britain failing to win gold. But medals are won and lost over three days and
there were all kinds of other reasons - such as William Fox-Pitt's time faults
in the cross-country - why we didn't end up with gold.
''After
a day, the disappointment of not winning gold turned into delight she had won
silver and since that day I've hardly seen her without it.''
Source: MSN.Com
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