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Rebecca Russell & Graeme Murray

Prince George's little-known cousin who's never appeared on Buckingham Palace balcony

The very different ways Prince Harry and William have deal with their children's appearances in public shows just how varied the life of a young royal can be.

George, Louise and Charlotte are often see at public events, and their parents release new photographs of them on special occasions.

Compare that to the very few images of either of the Sussexes' children and it makes for a striking contrast.

Other lesser known young royals are kept away from the glaring media eye so that they have a chance at a private childhood.

One of those is a little-seen cousin of Prince George, who has never appeared on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, reports LondonLive.

Mike Tindall and Zara Tindall with their daughters Mia Tindall and Lena Tindall (in her pram) (Getty Images)

Mia Grace Tindall, who was born on January 17, 2014 at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital to Zara and Mike Tindall.

She was the third grandchild for Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, as well as the fourth great-grandchild and third great-granddaughter of the Queen and the late Duke of Edinburgh.

Her father, ex-England rugby champion Mike Tindall, announced what the couple had decided to name their daughter on Twitter a few days after she was born.

Mia Tindall has been kept away from the royal limelight (Getty Images)

He said: “For everyone who has asked what our daughter's name is, it's Mia Grace Tindall.”

The Gloucestershire-based couple opted for a name not seen before in the Royal Family.

Her first name, Mia, stems from the Egyptian word for "beloved" and is also Italian for "mine."

Prince George, Prince Louis, being held by The Queen, Savannah Phillips( rear), Princess Charlotte, Prince Philip, Isla Phillips holding Lena Tindall, and Mia Tindall (KENSINGTON PALACE/AFP via Getty)

Her middle name, Grace, means "charm” in Latin and she's one of the Queen's eleven great grandchildren.

They include Savannah and Isla Phillips, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, Mia, Lena and Lucas Tindall and Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.

Her Mjesty will become a great-grandmother for the 12th time later this year when her granddaughter, Princess Beatrice, gives birth to her first child.

Bridesmaids Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Savannah Phillips, Maud Windsor, page boy Prince George, bridesmaids Isla Phillips, Theodora Williams and Mia Tindall (Getty Images)

Her other great-grandchildren are Savannah and Isla Phillips, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, Mia, Lena and Lucas Tindall and Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.

Mia is currently 21st in line to the throne, behind her mother and before her two younger siblings, Lena Elizabeth Tindall (b. 2018) and Lucas Philip Tindall (b. 2021).

The young royal lives an incredibly private life and is still yet to make her debut on the Buckingham Palace balcony - unlike her cousins who have appeared there on several occasions for events like Trooping the Colour.

Mia Tindall during the Gatcombe Horse Trials ,in Stroud (WireImage)

Mia has, however, managed to tick off something that many little royals become very adept at from a young age - serving as a flower girl.

She appeared alongside her cousins Princess Charlotte, Savannah and Isla Phillips as she joined the procession at the 2018 wedding of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

While she lives out of the public eye, Mia is often spotted on her grandmother’s estate of Gatcombe in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire.

Mike Tindall previously shared this sweet pic of the late Prince Philip with Mia (mike_tindall12/Instagram)

The young royal is usually pictured playing with her cousins Savannah and Isla at events such as the Horse Trials or the Festival of British Eventing.

The Tindall family are very close with the Cambridge family and are often spotted together - Zara Tindall is even Prince George’s godmother.

The closeness of the families was seen clearly when they were recently pictured together.

Prince George was seen brandishing a plastic sword as he sat atop Mike Tindall’s shoulders while Mia opted to sit on Prince William’s shoulders and even grabbed onto his ears for support.

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