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Zara Tindall looked effortlessly elegant on Wednesday evening as she joined her cousin Princess Eugenie at her slavery charity’s first ever winter gala<\/p>\n
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The royal, 42, who is the daughter of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, was the picture of sophistication in a modest gown<\/p>\n
She was joined by her mother Sarah Ferguson and older sister Princess Beatrice, who all brought a touch of glamour and royalty to the London venue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Singer Ed Sheeran was among the guests at the glitzy event, as well as Idris Elba and James Blunt\u00a0– and even Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas made an appearance.\u00a0<\/p>\n Speaking ahead of the event at Battersea Arts Centre Eugenie, 33, praised Ed Sheeran for his involvement, saying: \u2018It\u2019s the most insane thing. Ed is game changer and an entertainer of a generation, so I\u2019m absolutely lost of words that he\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s also one of the nicest people so I\u2019m truly honoured and very grateful to have him there and help us on The Anti-Slavery Collective\u2019s mission.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n Eugenie, the second child of the Duke and Duchess of York, said\u00a0she had been motivated to set up the charity, which aims to end modern slavery by the humanitarian work of her mother, Sarah Ferguson\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2018My mum does a lot of charity work and always raised my sister and I to give back,\u2019 Princess Eugenie said.<\/p>\n The Royal, who now lives in Portugal with her husband Jack Brooksbank and their two sons, said that a trip to Calcutta with her mother and Julia in 2012 had sown the seeds for the Anti-Slavery Collective.<\/p>\n \u2018We went to Calcutta to visit Aloka Mitra, who founded The Women\u2019s Interlink Foundation,\u2019 she recalled.<\/p>\n Mother-of-three Zara looked sensational in the black shirt dress with tie belt, statement sleeves and wore her blonde locks in an updo (pictured with Natalie Pinkham)<\/p>\n She was also spotted alongside Theresa May, Julia de Boinwille, Natalie Pinkham inside the swanky gathering<\/p>\n Princess Eugenie’s cousin Zara (right) and close friend of the family Natalie Pinkham<\/p>\n The royal cousins looked elegant in their floor-length black frocks as they arrived at the Winter Gala<\/p>\n \u2018Aloka is an amazing woman who rescued girls from the streets, housed them and taught them how to print on fabrics.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2018During that trip to India, Jules and I were so shocked by what we\u2019d discovered about modern slavery, when we returned to the UK we learned as much about it as we could, met with anyone who would listen to us, visited safe houses and talked to survivors.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n Earlier this month Zara, who is married to rugby player Mike Tindall, enjoyed a trip to the Cheltenham races.<\/p>\n Clutching a leather handbag and in blue suede boots, the niece of King Charles was the picture of sartorial prowess for the day out.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Olympian is often spotted both watching and competing in equestrian events.\u00a0<\/p>\n The royal is an international equestrian competitor, having garnered a gold medal at the European Eventing Championships in 2005 in addition to attaining a silver medal at the World Equestrian Games in 2006.<\/p>\n Zara previously won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics as part of the Great Britain Eventing Team.<\/p>\n The mother-of-three was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year and has been nicknamed the Royal Olympian.\u00a0<\/p>\n The York women looked the image of each other as they stood side-by-side, with Fergie and Beatrice coming out to support Eugenie<\/p>\n The York ladies looked chic in black frocks as they attended the Anti Slavery Collective’s inaugural Winter Gala at Battersea Arts Centre in south London this evening<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/00\/78398845-12807365-image-a-69_1701304554305.jpg\")
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