Mike Tindall hints he was told not to mention a certain royal in his latest interview but went there anyway

Mike Tindall has hinted that he was told to stay away from mentioning one member of the Royal Family in his latest media appearance but talked about them anyway.

Speaking at the Hay Literary Festival, alongside his fellow podcast stars James Haskell and Alex Payne, he was teased about having a bedroom at Buckingham Palace, thanks to his royal links.

Tindall replied ”opposite end to Andrew, though.”

Straight away, he acknowledged that this might be none of his more controversial comments as he said he had been told backstage ”maybe stay away from Andrew tonight.”

His comments came just before it was revealed that police investigating allegations of public misconduct linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could also look at claims of sexual misconduct.

Mike Tindall also mentioned another royal who isn’t seen with the rest of the family.

As the former England rugby star got chatting about his wedding to Zara in 2011, he dropped Prince Harry into the chat. Mike Tindall joked that James Haskell has been surprisingly low key at the ceremony before saying that others had managed to make more of an idiot of themselves at the party, commenting that ”a lot of other people managed that way more than you – Harry, when he was fun.”

The jibe came in a wide ranging chat in which the trio also revealed they are working on a TV show which would see them try to run Richmond Rugby Club. The idea is already being likened to the world famous move by actor Ryan Reynolds who bought Wrexham FC and was filmed while he helped steer it to its best ever league results.

Mike and Zara will be among the guests at the royal wedding of the year in just a few weeks’ time. Zara’s older brother, Peter Phillips, is marrying NHS nurse, Harriet Sperling, in Gloucestershire with the King and Queen also expected to attend. It’s believed the Prince and Princess of Wales will also be there but Harry and Meghan aren’t expected at the celebrations.