Zara Phillips's Royal Wedding

Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter celebrates her intimate nuptials – and the second royal wedding of the year – with family and friends
Updated August 01, 2011 05:00 PM

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WEDDED BLISS

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A beaming Zara Phillips – cousin to Princes William and Harry (and 13th in the line to the throne) – and Mike Tindall, captain of England's rugby team, emerge as husband and wife after tying the knot on July 30 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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CHAPEL OF LOVE

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Moments earlier, Phillips, 30, and Tindall, 32, exchange vows at Edinburgh's charming 17th-century Canongate Kirk, where the bride's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, attends service when she's in town. Though an estimated 6,000 well-wishers turned out for the second royal wedding of the year, the intimate affair is limited to just 300 attendees.

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GROOMED SERVICE

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He sure cleans up nice! Tindall, decked out in a morning suit by bespoke tailors Cad amp the Dandy, is flanked by his teammate and best man Iain Balshaw (left), while arriving on foot to Canongate Kirk.

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HATS ENTERTAINMENT

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Phillips's cousins, Princess Eugenie and her sister Princess Beatrice, both don circular fascinators while heading into the wedding, with the latter opting for a less controversial cerulean-blue number this time.

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FAMILY MIXER

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What's the state of the union? Thrilled! The bride's parents, Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, join the groom's mother and father, Linda (left) and Phil (right) Tindall, as they celebrate the marriage of their children.

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GOLDEN GIRL

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Olympic gold medalist skeleton skater Amy Williams, a friend of the bride, makes a provocative entry sporting a head-to-toe flesh-colored outfit boasting many textures topped off with a matching fascinator.

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DOUBLE HAPPINESS

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Prince Charles and wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, make a dapper arrival in a gray morning suit for him and a floral hat and matching mint-green coat for her.

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FLORAL FLOURISH

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Phillips's famous friend, singer-actress Una Healy of the U.K. pop group The Saturdays, makes a bold statement in a richly colored floral frock topped off with a white hat.

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FAMILIAL FACES

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After the ceremony, Prince Harry joins his newlywed brother, Prince William, and sister-in-law Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, who artful recycles a cream-colored coat she donned five years earlier to another wedding.

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LADIES' MAN!

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The party's just started! After the ceremony, best man Balshaw is joined by a host of bridesmaids and flower girls as they prepare to depart Canongate Kirk for the reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen's nearby Scottish residence.

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GRAN' PRIX

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Phillips's stately grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, make their way into the church to fete another happy occasion for the Windsor royal family.

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BRIDAL MARCH

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Phillips, a vision of elegance in a silk and satin gown by Stewart Parvin and a jewel-encrusted tiara on loan from mom Princess Anne, makes her grand entrance at Canongate Kirk accompanied by her father. Before her big day, the bride told Hello magazine, "My wedding will be nothing like Kate and William's.…It will be a lot smaller, just close family and friends."

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