Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall expecting first baby in New Year Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall have announced they are expecting their first baby. The couple, who married in Edinburgh's Canongate Kirk two years ago, released the news through Buckingham Palace on Monday. A statement from the palace said: "Mr and Mrs Mike Tindall are very pleased to announce that Zara Tindall is expecting a baby in the new year. This baby will be the first child for Mike and Zara and the third grandchild for the Princess Royal. Thousands of people turned turned out on the streets of Edinburgh on July 30, 2011, to see Princess Anne's daughter tie the knot with the England rugby internationalist. Many waved Union Jack flags and decorated the 400-yard route between Holyrood Palace and the 17th-century kirk on the Royal Mile. The low-key ceremony was one of the first public appearances by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as a married couple, following their own wedding in London's Westminster Abbey a few months earlier. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh also attended, along with other senior royals and rugby stars, on a sun-kissed day in the Scottish capital. Ms Phillips chose to keep her maiden name in her professional life, reflecting her status as a working royal and world-class equestrian sportswoman. The Buckingham Palace statement added: "The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall, and members of both families are delighted with the news."