Zara Phillips has become the unlikely star of a a viral advertisement in which she is seen being chatted up by a swaggering footballer.

The Queen’s granddaughter, who is 12th in line to the throne, has teamed up with Land Rover to promote the British equestrian eventing team ahead of the Beijing Olympics next month.

Miss Phillips is free to use her royal status however she likes because she does not have a title – a decision taken by her mother Princess Anne in the hope that it would enable her children to lead more normal lives. (via The Telegraph)