Zara Phillips Quotes

My dad can be pretty critical sometimes.

I don't mind a big fascinator. I think there is more scope for artwork in a fascinator rather than a hat.

Virtually everything that gets printed about me is wrong anyway, so it doesn't really matter what you say.

I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat more. It feels more 'done' when your hair is up.

I hate having my picture taken.

I don't think about the media.

I love hats; I love putting hats on. They are artwork. You can always go out and find a dress to wear for some occasion, but there are not that many occasions you can wear a hat.

The horses are all characters, all personalities. Some you get along with, some you don't, some might take a bit longer.

I'm not a princess anyway so I find that quite weird to be labelled as one.

I'm an affectionate person.

Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows.

The senior members of the royal family work very hard and I don't think people quite realise that.

I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding after having kids, like Mary King, but people say that you lose your nerve after you have kids. It's the risk.

People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me is that if it's nasty, I then have to go and have a look, even though actually I don't want to know.

It's stupid to say that I don't like being in the public eye, but I don't like doing stuff that's not needed.

I think Facebook's dangerous. So many people I know get into trouble with Facebook... I'd rather just pick up the phone. Or Skype.

I love the sport and being competitive.

You cannot make horses 'safe.

I don't have a stylist, and I do most of my shopping online, just because it's easier. I don't have any nails to manicure, and it takes me 30 minutes to get ready for a night out, as long as I've decided what to wear first.

I'm not trying to succeed for the people who are waiting for me to fail. I'm doing it for myself. I'm one for the 'You only live once so you should do as much as you can' sort of thing.

My brother and I have been able to get on and have been very lucky to do things with our family that other people wouldn't have been able to do. But then again, we've also been able to live a normal life as well.

My dad's not a big talker.

I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment.