Zara Phillips was a glamorous guest of honour at a glitzy bash at Auckland's SkyCity Convention Centre last night.
The private event was organised by CatWalk Trust, a charity founded by former champion rider Catriona Williams who became a tetraplegic after a horse riding accident in 2005 which dashed her dreams of competing in the Athens Olympics.
Ms Phillips, the Queen's granddaughter and the daughter of Princess Anne, is a patron of the trust, which supports spinal cord injury research, and spoke at the event.
She wore a floor-length black silk gown with sequined detail, paired with black heels, and her short blonde hair was loose.
![Zara Phillips and CatWalk Trust founder Catriona Williams at the gala dinner last night. Ms Phillips was the charity's guest of honour.
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