Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFormer England rugby player Mike Tindall made several light-hearted remarks about his connections to the Royal Family during a live event at Hay Festival in Powys. Tindall joked about Prince Harry, stating ‘I knew him when he was fun,' in a conversation with his The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast co-hosts, James Haskell and Alex Payne. He also made a quip about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, noting that he had been advised backstage to avoid discussing the disgraced royal during the recorded event. Tindall humorously claimed that his 2018 corrective rhinoplasty surgery for a broken nose was funded by taxpayers' money, adding it had 'the royal warrant.' Alex Payne suggested that Tindall's royal connections could be leveraged to bring attention to Richmond Rugby Club, where they are developing a potential TV series, even mentioning the possibility of the Princess of Wales meeting the team. In fullMike Tindall jokes he knew Prince Harry ‘when he was fun’ in swipe at royalThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Mike Tindall makes light-hearted seven-word dig at Prince Harry
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFormer England rugby player Mike Tindall made several light-hearted remarks about his connections to the Royal Family during a live event at Hay Festival in Powys. Tindall joked about Prince Harry, stating ‘I knew him when he was fun,' in a conversation with his The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast co-hosts, James Haskell and Alex Payne. He also made a quip about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, noting that he had been advised backstage to avoid discussing the disgraced royal during the recorded event. Tindall humorously claimed that his 2018 corrective rhinoplasty surgery for a broken nose was funded by taxpayers' money, adding it had 'the royal warrant.' Alex Payne suggested that Tindall's royal connections could be leveraged to bring attention to Richmond Rugby Club, where they are developing a potential TV series, even mentioning the possibility of the Princess of Wales meeting the team. In fullMike Tindall jokes he knew Prince Harry ‘when he was fun’ in swipe at royalThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
