Prince William’s cousin Zara Tindall previously appeared on a podcast with her former rugby player husband Mike Tindall – and on it, Mike revealed what he likes to call the Prince of Wales when they get together
He’s the member of the Royal Family known for bringing a lighter touch to proceedings thanks to his fun-loving nature.
But it seems his playful side once landed Mike Tindall, who turns 48 today, in trouble after previously revealing a cheeky unflattering nickname for Prince William. Former rugby player Mike, who is married to William’s cousin Zara, made the admission on a special podcast he recorded his wife, with the late Rugby League legend Rob Burrow, who at the time was living with Motor Neurone Disease.
In the chat, Rob was keen to know if the pair have any nicknames for each other or for other members of the Royal Family, including William, Kate, King Charles or Queen Camilla.
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And speaking about William, Mike revealed: “For the Prince of Wales, he is known as One Pint Willy. He is known to me as One Pint Willy because he is not the best of drinkers, coming from a sport where it is built on the social aspect and a couple of beers being sunk quite often.
“That is one I will definitely give away for the Prince of Wales.” However, after the revelation, a giggling Zara, who also appeared on the show warned her husband: “Oh my god. You are in so much trouble.”
When it came to nicknames for him and Zara, Mike said: “We basically call each other munchkins a lot. I don’t know why that started but it has stuck. I will let Zara decide whether she wants to give away what I am down in her phone as..” And later in the chat, Zara only revealed: “He is in my phone as something else and it ends with kitten.”
Weeks later, heir to the throne William met with Rob to surprise him and pal Kevin Sinfield with their CBEs at the Leeds Rhinos stadium.
And the Prince of Wales joked with Rob: “It was you who got the nicknames out of him – he apologised to me about that. When I saw him, I said Mike, when you’re not going to mention your nicknames doesn’t mean you mention mine, it’s not fair’. I’m sure it’s quite fun with Mike.”
Zara and Mike are known to be close to the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children. In 2024, William and Kate appeared on Mike’s own podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby.
And on it, Mike also revealed Kate’s super competitive nature, he said: “I’m not going to say you’re uber competitive but I’ve seen her play beer pong!” However, Kate replied: “I’m not competitive at all.”
Mike also got the pair to open up about the competitiveness between them, especially when it comes to tennis and Kate went on to tell of the intense battles that the pair have on court.
“I don’t think we’ve actually been able to finish a game of tennis. It becomes a mental challenge between the two of us,” she said, with William agreeing: “It is who can out mental each other.”
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