Zara Phillips-Tindall was something of a “wild child” in her teenage years and even into her early 20s. It was mostly fine with people because she doesn’t have a title and because Princess Anne didn’t seem to have much of a problem with her daughter’s “wild” streak. At some point, Zara got a tongue stud, although she doesn’t still have it. Well, now that Zara is all grown up and a mom of two daughters, how would she feel if Mia or Lena Tindall grew up to be “wild” too? Turns out, Zara wouldn’t be happy about it at all.

Zara Tindall has shared that she would be “horrified” if one of her daughters got a tattoo, even though she was dubbed a “wild child” for having her tongue pierced as a teen. The royal mum-of-two, 38, said it would be hard to complain if they did rebel once they grew up. Zara hit headlines after she was pictured with the tongue accessory, after paying £35 to get it done when she was at Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland. However, she admits she draws the line at tattoos.

She told next month’s Saga Magazine: “[Mike] absolutely hasn’t got a tattoo. I’d also rather one of my daughters came home with a piercing than a tattoo because at least a stud can be removed. I wouldn’t have a leg to stand on if they did though.”

While life is certainly not a struggle when your grandmother is the Queen, Zara and Mike have a relatively down-to-earth life on her mother Princess Anne’s Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucester., according to a royal source. When they do enjoy a Saturday date night out in their local pubs, their two kids, Mia Grace, five, and Lena Elizabeth, one, are watched over by Princess Anne, 69.

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I get the feeling that Mike Tindall has very specific ideas about how they’re raising their daughters and Zara isn’t going to fight him on it. Like, Mike has said that their girls won’t be sent off to boarding school, which is the “royal tradition.” I bet Mike is also the one saying “no tattoos, no piercings, no wild child drama.” And Zara is sitting there quietly like “hey, it’s in their blood, at least one of them will probably end up a wild child.” I could have sworn that Zara had some tattoos too, but I guess not? Maybe that’s the big no-no for all royals and royal-adjacents. No tattoos! Which is sad – Zara is an Olympian and I love when Olympians get Olympic rings tattoos.

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