Why Zara Tindall Didn’t Sit in the Royal Box With Queen Camilla at Wimbledon

Although she's one of the few working royals still making the rounds, when Zara Tindall, King Charles's niece, made an appearance at Wimbledon today for the quarterfinal round, she and her husband, Mike, weren't in the royal box with Queen Camilla. Generally speaking, when the royals attend the event at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, they sit at center court in the prestigious royal box—which was evident today as Camilla, Zara's brother Peter Phillips, and his girlfriend Harriet Sperling were all taking in the action from the box at today's matches. Zara, however, sat in a special section reserved for Rolex ambassadors, which happens to be one of her side hustles when she's not attending to her royal duties.

The Mirror reports that Zara and Mike, her rugby-player husband, sat in seats set aside for Wimbledon sponsors. Zara has been an ambassador for the storied Swiss watchmaker since 2006, when she won a gold medal at the World Equestrian Games. She has a long history with riding, having competed at the 2012 London Olympics (where she won a team silver medal) and the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Caen, France.

For today's events, Zara wore a floral dress with puff sleeves. Earlier in the day, she wore a white blazer over the look and carried a raffia clutch.

The royal box has 74 seats and each one is offered by invitation only. Generally speaking, only "commercial partners, British armed forces, prominent media organizations, and supporters of British tennis" are extended invites alongside heads of state, like royals.

Today, notable names like ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby joined Queen Camilla in the box.