Princess Beatrice and Zara Tindall Have Royal Cousin Fun at Monaco Grand Prix — with Matt Damon!
The royal cousins reunited for start of summer fun after joining Prince William at a Buckingham Palace garden party
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(From left) Princess Beatrice, Zara Tindall and Natalie Pinkham in a photo Pinkham posted to Instagram on May 28, 2024.Princess Beatrice and Zara Tindall are speeding into the summer with some family fun.
On May 28, Sky Sports Formula 1 reporter Natalie Pinkham posted photos from the Monaco Grand Prix with the royal cousins — and Matt Damon!
"How do you like them apples?" she captioned the Instagram carousel with a string of racing-related emojis.
"Bien Joué Charles," she added, sending her congratulations to 2024 Monaco Grand Prix champ Charles Leclerc, who made history as the first Monegasque driver to win the elite race in 93 years.
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(From left) Natalie Pinkham, Matt Damon and Zara Tindall in a photo Pinkham posted to Instagram on May 28, 2024.The photos showed Pinkham, 46, covering the action on the track and spending some downtime on the sidelines. One shot showed the F1 reporter and Princess Beatrice, 35, kissing Zara, 43, on each cheek, followed by a smiling selfie of Pinkham, her husband Owain Walbyoff, Zara, her husband Mike Tindall and other friends together.
It rolled to a photo of Pinkham and Zara sitting with glasses in hand with Damon, who played visionary Carroll Shelby in the 2019 film Ford v Ferrari.
Mike, 45, also recapped the festivities on his Instagram Stories, reposting a selfie that Pinkham originally shared of them both with Walbyoff and pro soccer player Yoane Wissa.
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(From left) Natalie Pinkham, Yoane Wissa, Owain Walbyoff and Mike Tindall in a photo Pinkham posted to Instagram on May 28, 2024.Princess Beatrice, Zara and Mike aren’t the only members of the British royal family to recently be spotted on the sidelines of an F1 race. Prince Harry stepped out to attend the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, in October 2023, while Beatrice’s sister, Princess Eugenie, and brother-in-law, Jack Brooksbank, had a date night at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the United Arab Emirates last November.
Princess Eugenie and Jack’s Formula 1 fun was similarly filled with famous faces, and they posed for a picture with Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner, Naomi Campbell and Orlando Bloom at the Yas Marina Circuit.
This year's Monaco Grand Prix was also attended by members of Monaco's royal family, including Prince Albert and Princess Charlene. After rooting Leclerc on during the race, they were both spotted hugging the winner to congratulate him on his victory.
"The most magical podium," the Instagram for Prince Albert, Princess Charlene and the royals captioned a video of the event. "A memory forever engraved in our minds."
Princess Eugenie, Princes Beatrice, Zara and Mike recently stepped out for a social outing when they attended the Buckingham Palace garden party on May 21. The four supported Prince William at the party he hosted on behalf of his father, King Charles, while Kate Middleton remains outside of the public eye after announcing her cancer diagnosis in March.
Zara’s older brother, Peter Phillips, was also pictured at the palace bash, and the rare outing highlighted the next generation of the royal family. Beatrice, Eugenie, and Zara coordinated in pink and white outfits while William, Peter and Mike sported morning suits and top hats.
Zara and Peter (the children of Princess Anne and her ex-husband, Captain Mark Phillips) and Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie (the daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson) are not working members of the royal family, making their appearance at the garden party a rare occurrence. In fact, it was the first time Zara, Mike and Peter helped in hosting one! The cousins all pursue private professional careers while supporting charitable causes and joining holiday outings with the royal family, occasionally supporting the monarch or another relative at an official engagement.
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(From left) Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice and Zara Tindall at the Buckingham Palace garden party on May 21, 2024.Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!
King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted the first garden party of the year on May 8. The event coincided with Prince Harry's attendance at the Invictus Games anniversary service at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. PEOPLE confirmed that the Duke of Sussex, 39, would not be able to meet with his father due to the monarch's "full" schedule.
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