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Zara Phillips nominated for UK Olympic team

By Danica Kirka
Published June 12, 2012 12:10am ET
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Zara Phillips nominated for UK Olympic team
FILE - This Friday, July 6, 2007 file photo shows Britain's Zara Phillips, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, riding 'Toytown' in the jumping test competition of the Event Competitions at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen 2007 in Aachen, western Germany. Phillips has been announced Monday June 11 2012 as being selected for the UK Eventing Olympic team. The 2006 world champion will emulate her mother, the Princess Royal, who competed at the 1976 Montreal Games, while her father Captain Mark Phillips was a team gold medallist at Munich in 1972 and then won silver in Seoul 16 years later (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File) | HERMANN J. KNIPPERTZ

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Zara Phillips has been nominated as part of the U.K.’s team for the London Olympics, the British Equestrian Federation said.

The 31-year-old won the coveted spot after a string of strong performances, particularly a third-place finish at Bramham last weekend on her horse, High Kingdom.

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