{"id":77647,"date":"2023-09-07T12:53:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=77647"},"modified":"2023-09-07T12:53:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:53:35","slug":"mike-tindall-reveals-that-he-first-met-the-queen-as-a-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/lifestyle\/mike-tindall-reveals-that-he-first-met-the-queen-as-a-teen\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tindall reveals that he first met the Queen as a TEEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mike Tindall makes a playful quip about his wife Zara as he reveals he first met the late Queen as a teenager during a visit to his old school<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mike Tindall, 44, paid a visit to Elizabeth Grammar School in Yorkshire\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Zara competes at Cornbury House International Horse Trials<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mike Tindall has revealed he first met the late Queen as a teenager during a visit to his old school.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the latest episode of The Good, The Bad &amp; The Rugby, the former rugby ace explained that he met Queen Elizabeth II\u00a0long before he joined the royal family, aged just 13.<\/p>\n<p>The husband of King Charles&#8217; niece Zara, stopped by his former school, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Yorkshire to meet with his childhood rugby coach, Trevor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Father-of-three Mike, 44, gave viewers a tour of the school, which was founded by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1591.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it was Queen Elizabeth II that Mike as a child met during her visit to the school in 1992 for its 400th anniversary, a moment he does &#8216;remember very well&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/12\/75161881-12490827-Mike_Tindall_pictured_44_revealed_that_he_met_Queen_Elizabeth_du-a-78_1694086453624.jpg\" height=\"403\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mike Tindall (pictured), 44, revealed that he met Queen Elizabeth during her majesty&#8217;s visit to his school when he was 13 (see the framed picture)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former rugby union star recalled fond memories of his school days, and proceeded to make a humorous remark about his wife Zara.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mike showed viewers a photograph of Queen Elizabeth during her visit to the school in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>While Mike did not appear to be in the photograph, he reminisced on the event and said: &#8216;I think I met her [Queen Elizabeth II] in biology&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then, the rugby star made a humorous remark about his wife of 12 years, Zara.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He joked: &#8216;Not entirely sure whether I said to her then that I would marry Zara, it might have come out my mouth, I&#8217;m not entirely sure.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former England rugby ace met Zara during England&#8217;s Rugby World Cup-winning campaign in Australia in 2003.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The couple tied-the-knot in a low key ceremony in Scotland in 2011.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The video release comes just days after\u00a0Mike joked he has &#8216;had beer goggles more than most&#8217; while appearing on Good Morning Britain today.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared on the programme last week to discuss his podcast tour as well as his new ITV reality show Grand Slammers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/12\/75164363-12490827-image-m-81_1694087408958.jpg\" height=\"578\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former rugby union star recalled fond memories of his school days, and proceeded to make a humorous remark about his wife Zara<\/p>\n<p>Mike was a guest shortly after a segment on beer goggles, which is a term coined to describe how the influence of alcohol can make an person appear suddenly much more desirable.<\/p>\n<p>After hosts Rob Rinder and Charlotte Hawkin jokingly asked if he had any comments to share about the topic, Mike weighed in: &#8216;We&#8217;ve all been there, me more than most, most likely.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on the programme, Mike was described as an &#8216;England rugby legend and a royal husband&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He began by telling the presenters: &#8216;I was a bit worried when I came in. And then there was this serious discussion about beer goggles which made me feel far more comfortable in the environment.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/12\/75161877-12490827-Mike_who_is_married_to_Zara_Tindall_pictured_left_42_also_made_a-a-74_1694086336063.jpg\" height=\"942\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former England rugby ace met Zara during England&#8217;s Rugby World Cup-winning campaign in Australia in 2003\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/12\/75163853-12490827-image-a-79_1694087089759.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He is believed to have had a good relationship with Zara&#8217;s grandmother, previously paying tribute to the late Queen on his podcast<\/p>\n<p>Mike is known for his playful and partying ways, previously revealing how he and Zara had a &#8216;boozy&#8217; first date.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the couple also partied until 2am the night before the King&#8217;s coronation earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>He is believed to have had a good relationship with Zara&#8217;s grandmother,\u00a0 previously paying tribute to the late Queen on his podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Last September, he said:\u00a0\u00a0&#8216;It&#8217;s been sad, emotional but happy. In some ways amazing. To see the family come so close together overnight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You never predict it. A 96-year-old lady, you know it&#8217;s going to happen but you&#8217;re never ready for when it does.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Watching what Zara had to go through, obviously she loved the Queen beyond everything else. Their connection with horses, they had a real bond around that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s like the world has lost its grandmother in some way.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8216;I also have loads of regrets about not asking her so many more things\u2026 Having nervousness when you sit there get that lucky seat of being sat next to her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Going back through history and everything she\u2019s possibly seen; 15 prime ministers, I don\u2019t know how many presidents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12490827\/Mike-Tindall-makes-playful-quip-wife-Zara-reveals-met-late-Queen-teenager-visit-old-school.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Tindall makes a playful quip about his wife Zara as he reveals he first met the late Queen as a teenager during a visit to his old school Mike Tindall, 44, paid a visit to Elizabeth Grammar School in Yorkshire\u00a0 READ MORE:\u00a0Zara competes at Cornbury House International Horse Trials Mike Tindall has revealed he&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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