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‘Uncut’ Kate Middleton, Prince William interview ‘would have blown the public away’: Mike Tindall

Kate Middleton and Prince William (Mike Tindall version).

Mike Tindall, former England rugby player and husband of Princess Anne's daughter Zara Tindall, has revealed that there is an “uncut version” of his 2023 podcast interview with Prince William and Duchess Kate. If “Public Away'' had been released.

Tyndall, 46, shared that information in his new book. “Good, evil and rugby will be unleashed.” Named after the podcast (“Good people, bad people and rugby”) He is a co-host with the book's co-authors, Alex Payne and James Haskell.

Mike Tindall, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince William, Prince of Wales and Kate Duchess of Wales appear on The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast in the Green Drawing Room of Windsor Castle in September Attending the recording of a special episode of Windsor, England, June 2023. Kensington Palace Getty Images
The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcasts cover their respective roles as patrons of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Scottish Rugby. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal, performed on TRH. Union (SRU) celebrating the start of the Rugby World Cup. Kensington Palace Getty Images

“I think the podcast humanized them a little bit more. I wish they would have released the uncut version because it would have surprised people,” Tindall wrote. daily mail.

“I got the impression that they were down-to-earth, enthusiastic, funny and knowledgeable,” he explained. “It was a much more enlightening conversation than I expected. Not because I thought they would be dull (I already knew they weren't), but because they were so careful about how everything involved with the royal family is carefully managed. Because I knew you were there.”

Tindall's mother-in-law, Princess Anne (also known as Princess Royal), 74, also attended. Interview for September 2023Recorded at Windsor Castle.

(L-R) Duchess Kate, Zara Phillips, Mike Tindall and Prince William attend the opening day of Royal Ascot 2017 held at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England on June 20, 2017. British Press (via Getty Images)
Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Wales, attend a service commemorating the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at St. David's Cathedral in St. David's, Wales, on September 8, 2023. Getty Images

Although the former rugby player is not an active member of the royal family, given his proximity to the throne, he has seen members of The Firm behind closed doors. He says the public often has the wrong impression of the Windsors, who he says are not the Downton Abbey characters that people imagine them to be.

Tindall wrote that the royal family was “a very close-knit family who really loved each other,” adding that the family enjoyed casual picnics rather than “eating at long tables and everyone wearing fancy clothes every night.” He also explained that he often watches TV with the late Queen Elizabeth. ”

“Zara and I often watched the races together.'' [Queen Elizabeth] I'm sure a lot of people reading this have used Gran, and they've said it on TV,” Tindall added. “Lunch was also relaxing, especially in Scotland, where we would often go out for a picnic in an open space in the Scottish Highlands.”

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh meet Zara Phillips and her then-boyfriend, England rugby player Mike Tindall, at a reception at Buckingham Palace celebrating the nation's greatest achievements. PA image (via Getty Images)

The royal family is known to spend their summer holidays at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, a place that held particular meaning throughout the late Queen Elizabeth's life. She passed away at Balmoral on September 8, 2022, aged 96.

Ms Tindall also said: “There is a wonderful photo of my daughter Mia sitting with the Duke of Edinburgh, which captures exactly what happened that afternoon. We loved each other dearly and spent precious time together. I am part of a very close family.''

Prince Philip and Mia Tindall. duchess of cambridge

In the photoPrince Philip, who passed away in April 2021 at the age of 99, is sitting outside on a log enjoying a meal with his now 10-year-old daughter, Mia.

of the deceased queen, Tyndall said“I'm sometimes asked if the Queen did informal things like 'normal' people, and the answer to that is yes. Her life is not like an episode of 'Downton Abbey.' It was.”

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