Zara Tindall has sent royal fans wild as she ‘struggled to stay awake’ at the Coronation after partying in London with her husband Mike until 2am the night before.
On Friday night, Princess Anne’s daughter, 41, joined her mother, her husband Mike, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew for a family meal at the private member’s club Oswald’s in Mayfair.
Afterwards, Zara and Mike, 44, continued their evening at the nearby Arts Club where they left at around 2am and were photographed walking in the street looking for a taxi home.
Just over eight hours later, the mother-of-three looked remarkably fresh-faced as she took her place in the Westminster Abbey – where she was seated between her brother Peter Phillips, 45, and her husband.
However, footage shared on social media following the ceremony shows the royal appearing to struggle to stay awake as the guests waited for King Charles and Queen Camilla to arrive.
Royal fans went wild over this clip of Zara Tindall resting her eyes as the 2,000 guests at Westminster Abbey waited for Charles and Camilla to arrive on Saturday morning
Royal fan account @hrhzara posted a clip of Zara on TikTok which showed the royal resting her eyes for a few moments before the Coronation got underway.
The 40-second video opens with Zara staring off into the distance from the third row – where Prince Harry was also sitting.
The mother-of-three – who was dressed in a blue and white custom dress by designer Laura Green – then discreetly closes her eyes for a few seconds.
Although viewers were convinced Zara had ‘fallen asleep’, the video ends with the mother looking animated as she strikes up a conversation with Princess Eugenie in the row in front.
The clip has amassed over 75,000 ‘likes’ since it was uploaded on Sunday – prompting fans to praise the ‘relatable’ royal.
One wrote: ‘The aftermath of the 2am partying!! Gotta love the Tindalls.’
‘When you go out a night but have a family function in the morning,’ another added. ‘We’ve all been there.’
‘Just giving her eyes a little rest,’ a third wrote. Meanwhile, a fourth joked: ‘She was just checking the inside of her eyelids.’
The mother-of-three, 41, looked elegant in a smart blue and white custom dress by designer Laura Green as she arrived in London
Zara and Mike Tindall arrived together at Oswald’s earlier in the evening for the royal dinner before later being spotted hailing a taxi at 2am
‘I love Zara and Mike so much,’ a fifth said. ‘They are so down to earth.’
Mike and Zara Tindall were pictured leaving Oswald’s in Mayfair at 11pm the night before the Coronation.
One witness told MailOnline: ‘After leaving Oswald’s they carried on their evening partying at nearby the Arts Club where they left at approximately 2am.’
The witness added that the Tindalls were then seen ‘stumbling in the street while taking in all the Coronation bunting before getting into a taxi home’.
The clip of Zara resting her eyes before the Coronation began has amassed over 75,000 ‘likes’ on TikTok
The footage sent fans wild over the ‘relatable’ royals. One wrote: ‘The aftermath of the 2am partying!! Gotta love the Tindalls.’
It comes after the Royals united at a huge family dinner at Oswald’s.
The Tindalls attended along with Andrew and children Beatrice and Eugenie and their husbands, Anne and her husband, the Kents and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
Oswald’s is owned by British entrepreneur Robin Birley, who also owns and runs 5 Hertford Street, which is where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.
Oswald’s is the most exclusive of London’s private members’ clubs, with the Queen Consort and Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie among those who frequent the venue.
Named after owner Birley’s grandfather, it is a club for both men and women – with a focus on wine.
