Second British royal wedding due as Phillips says yes

Queen Elizabeth II's eldest grand-daughter Zara Phillips is to wed her rugby-playing boyfriend Mike Tindall, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday, in a marriage of world-beating sports stars.

Tindall, 32, an England rugby union international who was part of the 2003 World Cup-winning team, proposed last night at their home in Gloucestershire, southwest England.

Phillips, 29, an eventing world champion, is 12th in line to the throne. She is the daughter of Princess Anne, the queen's only daughter.

Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip are "delighted" by the news, a palace spokeswoman said.

The announcement comes a month after Prince William, the second in line to the throne, revealed his engagement to university sweetheart Kate Middleton. The couple will get married in Westminster Abbey on April 29.

Phillips and Tindall have not yet set a date but it seems likely they will also tie the knot next year, setting up the prospect of two royal weddings in 2011.

"The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Zara Phillips to Mr Mike Tindall, son of Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall," a Buckingham Palace statement said.

A palace spokeswoman added: "The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are delighted with the news.

"They got engaged yesterday evening at the couple's home in Gloucestershire and a date has yet to be set."