Royals

Zara Phillips shows off blossoming bump

Zara Phillips isn't due until January but she looked ready to pop in London this week.

Zara Phillips isn’t due until January but she looked ready to pop in London this week.

The royal mum-to-be is seven months pregnant with her first child and unlike her cousin-in-law Kate, who didn’t seem to show until the very end, Zara already has a sizeable bump.

Zara recently revealed she was “shocked” by her pregnancy because it happened so quickly.

Zara stopped to greet her fans outside the event.

Zara has had to stop horseriding as her bump makes it too uncomfortable.

At the christening of Prince George, to whom Zara is godmother.

Zara was blooming at this maternity ward visit last month.

Zara had trouble keeping her bump under wraps at a horse show in September.

Zara’s cousin Kate had a much smaller bump at the same stage.

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