March 17 was the last day of the Festival, with Zara’s own personal recommendation and bookie’s favourite Galopin Des Champs winning the Gold Cup.
She told racing broadcaster Matt Chapman: “It’s one of the most incredible races that we’ve got in the racing calendar and [I’m] really excited to be here, it’s been an incredible week.
“I was very lucky to be here on Tuesday and looking after the race actually that Honeysuckle won, the Mares Race.
“Unbelievable scenes and a real honour to be a part of it.”
Princess Anne also made an appearance at the Festival this week, wearing a navy blue and red tartan suit on Friday to take in the final day.
She accessorised with her famous horse brooch, a jewellery piece that has great significance for the royal.
Diamond expert Maxwell Stone of jewellers Steven Stone previously spoke to Express.co.uk about the special brooch and the meanings behind it.
He said: “Princess Anne’s horse brooch is one of her most longstanding pieces of jewellery – the Princess Royal has regularly worn the accessory to races since the 1980s.
“The brooch is an incredibly fitting piece for the Princess for various reasons. Firstly, there’s her passion for horses and her successful equestrian career.
“Secondly, there’s the symbolism associated with the image of a horse – a universal symbol of freedom without restraint, this is perfectly in keeping with Princess Anne’s character.”
The Princess Royal instilled her love of equestrian sport into her daughter, as both women have a proud history of competing in horse racing events.
Anne won the individual title at the European Eventing Championship with her home-bred horse Doublet at aged 21 and was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1971.
Zara competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games and won a silver medal with the Equestrian Team.
