Mike Tindall has
delighted royal watchers by giving a small insight into the
behind-the-scenes action with his family during the Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee.
The royals came out in full
force for Sunday’s pageant celebrating the Her Majesty’s 70-year-reign. The
nation was thrilled to see the Queen make a final appearance on the balcony of
Buckingham Palace at the end of the celebrations.
However, Mike – who is married
to Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall – confessed that the members
who remained in the royal box were in a rush to hurry home following the
festivities – no doubt because the kids had school the next day!
Speaking on The Good,
The Bad and The Rugby podcast, Mike confessed that they wanted to
“get out as quickly as possible”.
Asked by one of his co-hosts
whether they had a “debrief” following the four-day weekend, the
rugby star said: “No, there wasn’t really. After the Pageant, it was basically tried and get out as quickly as you can. There was more… after the
concert, we all chatted together because we went in and had a drink after, but
not really after the Pageant.”
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He added: “I think
everyone was pretty happy and I think the committee that put it together did an
incredible job.” Mike shared on being part of the Jubilee celebrations:
“It was outstanding, to be fair. It was just great to be a part of.”
Although they wrapped things
up quickly after the Pageant, the dad-of-three did reveal how they had some
family time in between the events. “We had a good cousins’ lunch on Thursday. That was a highlight,” he laughed.
Mike and Zara are famously
close to her cousins, including Prince William and Prince Harry. Harry flew
into the UK with his family for the Jubilee, landing back in Britain on
Wednesday, meaning that he too could have attended the lunch.
