Zara Phillips has been selected to represent Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics.
The 31-year-old royal - the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth - is "really excited" about being picked for one of the five spots in the eventing team, which will see her ride on her horse High Kingdom at Greenwich Park this summer.
Zara can't wait to compete at the sporting spectacle after she was forced to miss both the 2004 Olympics in Athens and the 2008 Games in Beijing 2008 after her now-retired horse Toytown suffered injuries.
She said: "It's awesome to be given this opportunity. I am really excited and can't wait to kick on and get him there. Hopefully, we will make it this time."
Zara was thrilled with High Kingdom when she impressed selectors by finishing third at the Equi-Trek Bramham international horse trials in Yorkshire on Sunday (10.06.12), and she is confident the equine will be successful at the Games.
She added: "High Kingdom is a pretty cool, very relaxed kind of guy. I was really happy with him at Bramham as he had obviously grown up and is improving all the time. He's pretty pony-like, a nippy little jumper, so hopefully it will suit him well in Greenwich.
"High Kingdom is owned by Trevor Hemmings, who has been one of my earliest supporters. He has owned a lot of my horses and has been so supportive, I couldn't do it without him."
Zara - who is married to former England rugby captain Mike Tindall - has been chosen for Team GB's eventing squad alongside William Fox-Pitt, Mary King, Piggy French and Tina Cook.
Her mother Princess Anne, and father, Captain Mark Phillips, have both competed in the Olympics.
Anne took part in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, as a member of Britain's equestrian team and Mark won a gold medal as part of Britain's three-day eventing team at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, as well as a silver medal in the same discipline at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
