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'I'm Very Lucky': Zara Tindall Shares Enduring Advice She Received From Princess Anne That Became 'Staple' of Equestrian's Everyday Routine

Zara Tindall candidly shared advice she once received from her mother, Princess Anne, about the outerwear brand, Musto, which the junior royal is the face of.

Zara Tindall, the face of the British outdoor clothing brand Musto, shared some valuable advice with an outlet she once received from "Britain's hardest-working royal," her mother, Princess Anne.

While talking to reporter Nicole Brown at the Burghley Horse Trials recently, the 43-year-old mother-of-three revealed, "I'm very lucky to have been in the Musto family for such a long time. I think my mother probably introduced us to Musto, but it was always a staple of our wardrobes."

The brand is known for its sailing, equestrian and outdoor apparel. As a competitive equestrian and Olympic medalist, Zara has been a brand ambassador for Musto for several years, promoting their equestrian and outdoor collections. She has appeared in various marketing campaigns and is often seen wearing the company's gear during her horse-riding activities.

Princess Anne has long been an advocate for a return to a more sustainable approach to fashion. HRH told an outlet in January, "You go through the phase when fashion was very structured and people followed fashion, but you had tailors and dressmakers who absolutely fundamentally made that, but you could also alter it because they had the skills to do so. Now you've got instant fashion, which you then throw away, you don’t alter it because it wouldn’t be worthwhile."

"So whether we’ve got to relearn those skills, go back and say, 'actually, we need materials that can do more than one evolution of fashion,'" the Princess Royal concluded.

This is despite the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II not being a hit when it came to her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's tastes in apparel. The revered Queen Consort of King George VI once called Anne's clothing "so ugly," thanks to the young royal's love of miniskirts in the 1960s and '70s.

It is said that the Queen Mother's hatred of the clothing style, which became popular in London during the "Swinging '60s," was so extreme that it rubbed off on her daughter, Elizabeth II, as well.

Despite the now-Princess Royal's more demure fashion choices in her later years, Anne was once considered a trendsetter in the British monarchy thanks to her adoption of modern trends. Royal expert Ingrid Seward told an outlet that the princess "enjoyed dressing daringly, choosing to wear very short skirts, much to the chagrin of her grandmother."

Zara and Mike Tindall may not work to officially represent the British monarchy, but their career ventures have made them stars with the British public.

In opinion polls, the junior royal pair consistently rank several places higher than preferences praising Prince Andrew and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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GBN reported on Zara's comments.