Tamara Ecclestone and Jay Rutland cuddle up to daughter Sophia, six, during lavish trip to Croatia

Family-of-three Tamara Ecclestone, Jay Rutland and their six-year-old daughter Sophia shared some sweet snaps from their holiday to Croatia on Tuesday.

The trio are joining Tamara’s father Bernie on his luxury yacht, fleeing the UK ami the global health pandemic.

In one photo Tamara, 35, cuddled up to her beloved little girl as they sailed across the crystalline waves.

Trio: Family-of-three Tamara Ecclestone, Jay Rutland and their six-year-old daughter Sophia shared some sweet snaps from their holiday to Croatia on Tuesday

Both scraped their chestnut manes back from their smiling faces, each wearing sunglasses and summery tops.

‘So much love,’ Tamara captioned the image.

Jay posted a picture of the three of them having stopped on dry land.

Standing at a harbour, with further lavish-looking boats on the water behind them, the family smiled for the snap – Tamara and Sophie once again matching with similar blue denim ensembles.

Also on the trip is Tamara’s sister Petra, 31, as well as her fiancé Sam Palmer and her four children Lavinia, seven, James and Andrew, both five, and her baby daughter born this year.

The family looked in good spirits as they enjoyed a day on the 176ft yacht, named Petara, an amalgamation of Petra and Tamara’s names, on Sunday. 

Look-a-like: In one photo Tamara, 35, cuddled up to her beloved little girl as they sailed across the crystalline waves

Look-a-like: In one photo Tamara, 35, cuddled up to her beloved little girl as they sailed across the crystalline waves

Action man! Jay took to the waves on a jet ski

Action man! Jay took to the waves on a jet ski

Croatia has implemented a ‘no bans, just precautions’ policy amid the global crisis, which has claimed nearly 400,000 lives worldwide.

As the coronavirus crisis continues to throw travel plans into chaos, the sisters proved to be unaffected by the woes.

The sisters, who are famously close, opted to flee their native countries to head to the safer location which has seen low death tolls compared to other countries.

Last month, Krunoslav Capak, the director of Croatia’s Institute of Public Health, said there would be ‘no bans, just precautions’ on the country’s beaches, after Croatia reported 103 deaths overall as of Monday.

Say cheese! The girls posed for several snaps while Jay zoomed across the sea

Say cheese! The girls posed for several snaps while Jay zoomed across the sea

Sweet! Sophia is the only child of the heiress and her husband

Sweet! Sophia is the only child of the heiress and her husband

He said: ‘I will certainly go to the beach. I can’t wait. Lifeguards, local authorities and hoteliers will have to make sure that sun beds and towels are not too close together because the virus will still be present.’

The girls often discuss missing each other due to their transatlantic distance, so were no doubt happy to be united on the holiday.

Petra shares daughter Lavinia and twin boys Andrew and James with her ex-husband James Stunt, with whom she suffered an extremely acrimonious split, with their war of words raging on to this day.

Their divorce was finalised in October 2017, after six years of marriage. She has now found love with Sam, who is a friend of Jay’s, and who popped the question last January.

Sam has since revealed Petra’s kids call him dad, while the couple welcomed their own child – a baby girl – earlier this year.

Fashionista! Fifi, as she is called by her mum, wore round purple shades for the day on the deck

Fashionista! Fifi, as she is called by her mum, wore round purple shades for the day on the deck

Ship to shore! The family enjoyed the 176ft yacht, named Petara, an amalgamation of Petra and Tamara's names

Ship to shore! The family enjoyed the 176ft yacht, named Petara, an amalgamation of Petra and Tamara’s names

Recruitment consultant Sam’s message read: ‘I have received lots of messages asking when the baby is due. We had a beautiful daughter a few weeks ago.

‘Thanks for all the messages. Mother and daughter are both very well. She is yet to see the world, but I’ve told her she will one day if she behaves.’

It appears that the announcement was spurred on by a selfie of the new parents, which was shared on Sam’s Instagram account hours earlier.

The couple were seen basking in the sunshine together in the garden as they observed the government guidelines on isolation amid the COVID-19 crisis.

The family have further happy news, as it was revealed that their father Bernie, 89, was expecting to be a father for a fourth time, as his wife Fabiana Flosi, 44, is expecting.

Their outing comes just days after it was revealed that virus passports and travel corridors could allow families to travel abroad this summer.