When one imagines drinking tea with members of the royal family, visions of silver trays, crisp linens and exquisite sandwiches come to mind. But for a man who married into the royal family, the experience was very different, as Princess Anne’s son-in-law Mike Tindall and his podcast co-host reveal in their new book, The Good, The Bad and Football – Unleashed.
The former England rugby star is married to Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth and daughter of Princess Anne. The humble side.
Tindall sat down with co-hosts Alex Payne and James Haskell The good, the bad and football Princess Anne, Prince William and Kate Middleton also took part in the recording, but Haskell was particularly shocked by the decidedly unroyal spread.
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“I look forward to huge trays filled with scones and exotic fruit tarts,” the former rugby player writes in the book. telegraph), adding, “Instead, I got cups of crushed strong tea and what appeared to be half-eaten malted milk – what was left of a box of Family Circle biscuits.”
Luckily, Tyndall’s friend came prepared, sharing: “Luckily, I brought a Marks & Spencer sandwich, but as I started eating it, someone showed up and chased me into the corridor. Since we of doctors are on red alert after they spilled coffee on themselves.
Tindall said that, aside from the questionable tea service, adjusting to his wife’s well-to-do family wasn’t as difficult as one might think. “Believe it or not, marrying into the royal family was pretty easy for me. They were always nice to me and I was always nice to them. It was really simple,” he writes in the book.
Tindall (centre left) experienced the loss of tea while recording a podcast at Windsor Castle.
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Former royal butler Paul Burrell said that although Mike and his wife Zara are not officially members of the royal family Marie Claire Magazine This low-key duo may be just what the royal family needs to connect with the public.
Burrell, who served Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth for many years, called the podcaster “a no-nonsense, common-sense guy who speaks his mind” and said the Tindalls were particular favorites of the king.
“Even though he’s on television as a celebrity, I think he’s very discreet,” Burrell added of Mike appearing on the reality show. I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here. “He never let his family down.” Not unlike the tea set at Windsor Castle, apparently.
