Seven Sharp's Toni Street scored an exclusive interview with Zara Phillips.
Seven Sharp's Toni Street scored an exclusive interview with Zara Phillips.
Queen's granddaughter in town for spinal injury charity bash.
Seven Sharp's Toni Street, who is on maternity leave after the birth of her second child, went back to work briefly yesterday, for a one-on-one interview with royalty.
The Queen's granddaughter, horse rider Zara Phillips, 34 - whose parents are Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips - jetted into Auckland yesterday as the guest of honour at a private party tonight at SkyCity. Street interviewed the royal visitor for a segment on Seven Sharp last night. And she will MC the fundraising bash tonight alongside her former Breakfast co-host Rawdon Christie.
Zara Phillips
Zara Phillips is a patron of The Catwalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust, founded in 2005 by Catriona Williams, formerly one of New Zealand's leading international equestrians. Tonight's party is in honour of the charity's 10th anniversary.
The young royal arrived in the country yesterday, although it is not clear whether her former rugby star husband Mike Tindall and their 16-month-old daughter Mia are visiting New Zealand too. Representatives for the charity were giving nothing away.
This month, the 16th in line to the throne is launching her own line of jewellery inspired by her love of horses, the Daily Mail has reported. The Zara Phillips Collection is a collaboration with Australian designer John Calleija. The pricey bling is reportedly hand-finished in platinum or white, yellow or rose gold, and set with white diamonds.
We hope the jet-setting royal benevolently donated some baubles from her range to the Kiwi charity to auction tonight in honour of the anniversary.
Knockout winner in the provinces
Joseph Parker: a humble star in Palmerston North. Photo / Dean Purcell
Heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker, 23, is unlikely to have more than one bout a year in Auckland, thanks to the success of ticket sales for his fight tomorrow night against German Yakup Saglam at Arena Manuwatu, said his manager.
"Parker is huge in the provinces," promoter David Higgins told The Diary. "We've had a better response in ticket sales outside of Auckland. Palmerston North has gone twice as good as we expected. We've sold between 3000 and 4000 tickets for Palmy, and Joseph's fight in Invercargill on August 1 is on track to be sold out, too.
"We'll be taking Joe to the different corners of New Zealand, and we'll probably only do one fight a year in Auckland."
Parker, who has a week off from Sunday before travelling back to his training camp in Las Vegas, has been surprised at the celebrity reception he has received outside his hometown of Auckland.
He told The Diary: "I'm excited to be in Palmerston North, and the support I'm getting from the locals is amazing. It's really humbling. Everywhere I go people come up to me and shake my hand, and wish me good luck. I walk down the street and people beep their horns. It's crazy."
