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Zara Phillips' friend forgets she is royal

Feb 23, 2012, 13:01 GMT

Zara Phillips

Zara Phillips' close friend 'forgets' she is 'royal'.

The three-day eventer - who is the daughter of Britain's Princess Anne - sometimes surprises skier Chemmy Alcott when she remembers her pal's regal background.

Chemmy - who is competing on UK TV talent show 'Dancing On Ice' - said: 'I don't want people to think I invited Zara to watch 'Dancing On Ice' because she is royal. I am friends with Zara because she is an athlete and we get on brilliantly.

'I actually forget she is royal. I went to stay with her after I broke my leg and it was when 'The King's Speech' came out.

'We were watching a documentary called 'the Real King's Speech'. In the ad break, she said, 'It's so weird to see my gran like this.' I said, 'Oh my God, this is all about your family.' It was like a knock on the head.'

Chemmy was seated next to Prince Harry at Zara's wedding to Mike Tindall last summer and she admits it was surreal conversing with the prince.

She added in an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper: 'Sitting next to Harry was amazing. Because I am a skier and they were all into skiing, it is weird when they find me interesting.

'I was like, 'They are asking me all these questions, can I ask them about their life or is that crossing the line?''