Zara Phillips

“I don't think about the media.”

“I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat more. It feels more 'done' when your hair is up.”

“Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows.”

“Sometimes people will come up in the street and say: 'My daughter loves you, will you sign an autograph for her?' And some people send me stuff. I don't mind it at all: as a sportswoman, you owe them because they support you.”

“My dad's not a big talker.”

“I love hats; I love putting hats on. They are artwork. You can always go out and find a dress to wear for some occasion, but there are not that many occasions you can wear a hat.”

“I don't mind a big fascinator. I think there is more scope for artwork in a fascinator rather than a hat.”

“I hate having my picture taken.”

“I think Facebook's dangerous. So many people I know get into trouble with Facebook... I'd rather just pick up the phone. Or Skype.”

“The senior members of the royal family work very hard and I don't think people quite realise that.”

“People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me is that if it's nasty, I then have to go and have a look, even though actually I don't want to know.”

“I don't have a stylist, and I do most of my shopping online, just because it's easier. I don't have any nails to manicure, and it takes me 30 minutes to get ready for a night out, as long as I've decided what to wear first.”

“I'm not a princess anyway so I find that quite weird to be labelled as one.”

“My brother and I have been able to get on and have been very lucky to do things with our family that other people wouldn't have been able to do. But then again, we've also been able to live a normal life as well.”

“In our sport you're very lucky to find a horse of a lifetime and I found mine relatively early. He's done everything for me and I owe him the world.”

“The horses are all characters, all personalities. Some you get along with, some you don't, some might take a bit longer.”

“My mother is massively into sailing, so we always had Musto clothes, and it went on from there, really. I wouldn't say it's a career in fashion. The range is all day-to-day stuff that I'd put on and use myself.”

“Taking part in an Olympics on home ground is something you dream about.”

“I'm an affectionate person.”

“I love the sport and being competitive.”