'Completely forgot about this': Mike Tindall sparks fresh controversy over cheeky swipe at wife Zara and Princess Eugene's Jubilee outfits
The 46-year-old former England rugby star took to Instagram on Monday to reshare a snap from the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022- specifically, the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral.
Zara, 44, stood out in a vibrant pink Laura Green London dress with a Juliette Millinery hat, while Eugenie, 35, turned heads in a bold orange Emilia Wickstead number.
Tindall, never one to miss a moment of fun, created a collage of the royal cousins and cheekily added images of pink and orange Starburst lollies, drawing a playful comparison to their outfits.
He captioned the original post: "When you combine your favourite Starbursts!! 2 world-class ladies!! #starburst #platinumjubilee."
At the time, fans were quick to embrace the joke.
"The cutest Starbursts ever!!!" one follower wrote, while another chimed in, "Haha, they really do look like Starbursts."
Others praised the women's style and humour, with one fan commenting: "Zara was the BEST DRESSED ROYAL."
While Eugenie didn't interact publicly with the post, Tindall recently brought it back to light via his Instagram stories, admitting he had "completely forgot about this photo!!!"
Despite the jab, the Tindalls share a close bond with Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank.
The families are often seen together at royal events, including this year's Royal Ascot and May's Buckingham Palace Garden Party.
Neither Zara nor Eugenie are full-time working royals.
Zara continues to thrive as a professional equestrian, famously winning silver at the 2012 Olympics, while Eugenie has spent more than a decade as an associate director at prestigious art gallery Hauser & Wirth.
Both women juggle their careers with motherhood: Zara shares three children, Mia, 11, Lena, seven, and Lucas, four, with with Mike, while Eugenie and Jack have two sons, August, four, and Ernest, two.
Though they typically steer clear of commenting on royal tensions, Zara recently made a rare statement about her cousin Prince Harry's strained relationship with the family.
"It is very hard to see from the outside, but 100 per cent, it is a family that is still going through the same struggles other people do," she said in May, as reported by The Sun.
"Whether they are relationships, obviously, it is very easy to see every day. We're still very supportive of each other."
Zara and Mike have remained loyal to the monarchy, and reports suggest they've distanced themselves from Harry and his American wife, Meghan Markle, following their public fallout with King Charles III.
Elsewhere, Tindall praised her late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II as an "inspiration to all".
"We had a very incredible person to look up to who is sadly not here anymore," she said.
"She was amazing and an inspiration to all of us."
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