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Sky News AU
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
'I was very fortunate': Mike Tindall praises the Firm and his love for the royals in candid new interview with Aussie golf legend Wayne 'Radar' Riley
Mike Tindall has opened up once again about life inside the royal family- this time while visiting Australia on tour with his popular podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. The 46-year-old former British rugby star, who is Down Under with wife Zara Tindall, 44, appeared in a relaxed, pre-recorded interview with Aussie golf legend Wayne 'Radar' Riley on his show A Round with Radar. Filmed at the picturesque Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, the episode aired Thursday and saw the pair play nine holes while chatting about everything from family life and marriage to sport and life inside the Firm. Radar didn't waste time getting to the big question: "What's it like going from a professional footballer into the Royal Family?" he asked. "In your home, is it like, 'Righto, luv, go get the marmite out', like just normal?" Mike chuckled: "Yeah, pretty much" before adding that he "hates marmite" while Zara "loves it". But the conversation soon turned more heartfelt. "As a family, they're sport loving," Mike said. "With Princess Anne being the patron of Scottish rugby as well, and now, obviously, the Princess of Wales being the patron of England and Wales respectively, I was very fortunate that they knew a lot about rugby and had that sports side to them that they all love." When Riley joked that Mike had "just cruised in there," the royal in-law replied: "I wouldn't say I cruised in there. It's a journey you never plan for. But they were just so good. And so open to me." Elsewhere in the interview, Mike reflected on Zara's own sporting success and how being married to a fellow elite athlete has shaped their relationship. "It's sort of something that's worked for us," he said. "Especially, me being in a team sport, and her being in an individual sport… it helps us to understand each other. "You can recognise what sort of framework they're in… when you understand people's routines and how to be supportive of each other at the right times." He said their shared sporting background means they know when to help each other unwind. "We're able to help each other relax when things don't go well, and you understand when it's time for a gag and time for a beer." While most senior royals remain tight-lipped about private matters, Mike has occasionally peeled back the curtain, including in his 2024 book The Good, The Bad, and The Rugby: Unleashed. The trio are currently touring Australia with a string of live podcast shows, as well as throwing their support behind the British & Irish Lions tour. "Believe it or not, marrying into the Royal Family was pretty easy for me," Mike wrote in the book. "They were always nice to me, and I was always nice to them. Simple really." He described the family as "a very close family who loved each other dearly"- a stark contrast to fellow commoner-turned-royal Meghan Markle's more strained experience inside the institution. Despite having no official royal roles or titles, Mike and Zara are known for their loyalty to the core family, particularly Princess Anne, King Charles, and the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
When the Rugby world travelled to Windsor Castle: How the royals' appearance on Mike Tindall's podcast 'humanised' the family
As the most famous family in Britain, it's unsurprising that the royals are habitually private people. Nevertheless, there have been some rare occurrences when the firm have allowed cameras behind the scenes to paint a more candid portrait of the family. Perhaps most notorious was the 1969 Royal Family documentary which was felt to be too revealing of the family's day-to-day activities and was later banned from being broadcast again by Queen Elizabeth II. But in the modern digital age, the family have found new ways to humanise their image often by sitting down for relaxed conversations about something they are passionate about. Indeed, the late Queen did just that for an interview with David Attenborough in 2018 where they bonded over their shared love of nature. More recently, in 2023, the Princess Royal alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales sat down for a special episode of The Good, The Bad and The Rugby. As avid rugby fans, and due to presenter Mike Tindalls' royal connection through his marriage to Anne's daughter Zara, the royals were the perfect guests for the popular podcast. And today is the couple's 14th wedding anniversary. Writing in their book about the podcast, the show's hosts - Mike, Alex Payne and James Haskell - revealed details about the very royal-themed episode. When he was introduced to Prince William, James said he was briefed on how to address members of the family beforehand. James said: 'When William finally turned up, I said, "Aah, your Royal Highness. You alright boss?" 'I quickly realised that I hadn't left enough time between "Your Royal Highness" and "you alright boss", and that his private secretary, or whatever he was thought, thought I was the scum of the earth.' After his initial royal faux pas, James praised the three royals writing that they are 'great advocates for sport' adding that the Princess Royal was 'brilliant'. 'I think the podcast humanised them a little bit, and I kind of wish they'd let us put the uncut version out, because it would have blown the public away. 'They came across as down-to-earth, fully engaged and knowledgeable,' he said. James candidly added that he thought 'they'd be dull'. During the discussion at Windsor Castle, William revealed the 'only time he's ever cried when watching a sport' was when his cousin Zara Tindall triumphed in eventing. He said: 'The only time I've ever cried when watching sport was when Zara won I think it was the European championship. 'I was down in Exmoor at the time camping. We were all huddling around the phone watching it. She was there she was blubbing away the flag was going up. I was in pieces.' Kate added: 'I can remember because you came back and said I've never been so proud of anyone.' William also discussed the important lesson he hopes his children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, will learn while playing team sports. Talking about the skills you gain from 'those early years of playing team sport', he said: 'Learning to lose, which I think we've got to concentrate more on nowadays. 'I think people don't know how to lose well. Talking about our children particularly, I want to make sure they understand that.' It was then the turn of Kate to explain why she loved team sports, with Mike joking: 'I'm not going to say you're really competitive... [but] I've seen her play beer pong.' An animated Kate replied: 'I'm not competitive at all,' before explaining that her parents had always encouraged her to get involved in sports. She went on to say that her and William never manage to finish a game of tennis, giggling as she added it becomes a 'mental challenge between the two of us'. Princess Anne recalled the early days of her daughter's equestrian career, in which she won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics. Recalling what would happen if she tried to offer her advice, keen horse rider Anne said: 'If I made a comment I was usually told I was a dinosaur.' Elsewhere Mike, as a member of the Royal Family, lifted the curtain on the late Queen's informal behaviour. Mike said: 'Zara and I would often watch the racing with her [the Queen] on TV. 'Lunches were also relaxed, especially up in Scotland, where lunch would often be heading out into the open space of the Scottish Highlands for a picnic.' During trips to Balmoral, the Queen is known to have enjoyed mundane household chores. According to writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, Queen Elizabeth II especially loved nothing more than donning a pair of yellow marigolds and washing the dirty dishes. In his biography 'Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait', Gyles revealed the humorous story of the time David Cameron tried to help the Queen with her favourite task during a stay at Balmoral. The former Prime Minister told Gyles: 'I'm not making this up, you sat down and Prince Philip and Her Majesty The Queen served your dinner and cleared it away and washed it up while you sat talking with the other guests. 'I remember thinking it was sort of year five, I thought: "Well, I now surely can help" and got up and got on the Marigolds and started doing the washing-up. 'And I remember Her Majesty saying: "What on earth is the Prime Minister doing?" I'd broken with the protocol and rapidly sat back down and did what I was told.' In another instance, a former royal courtier told author Harry Mount about the time Elizabeth helped tidy up after a shooting lunch. The source said: 'I was once at a shooting lunch. At the end of lunch, I heard someone say, "I'll do the washing-up". 'I turned around and there was the Queen in her yellow washing-up gloves.' According to former royal butler Paul Burrell, Elizabeth II started washing up once in front of then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher after a picnic. As a staunch monarchist, Thatcher was adamant that the monarch should not be cleaning kitchenware. But Paul claims a compromise was found when Elizabeth told Thatcher: "Well I'll wash, will you dry?"' Gyles claims that Elizabeth's love of washing up started at a young age. 'Of course those of you who have read the wartime diaries of the Queen's childhood friend, Alathea Fitzalan-Howard, will know that Lilibet was always good at domestic chores.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
James Haskell hits back at Wallabies coach's reaction to controversial flashpoint that secured the Lions a series victory against Australia: 'That is utter c**p'
James Haskell and Mike Tindall believe Joe Schmidt has no reason to feel aggrieved by the contentious last-gasp decision that has overshadowed the British and Irish Lions ' 29-26 victory against Australia on Saturday afternoon. The Australia coach lashed out at officials and World Rugby over why the Lions match-winning try from Hugo Keenan was allowed to stand after Jac Morgan appeared to clear out Carlo Tizzano, while making contact with the Australian's neck. 'In a world of player welfare… It's what they are there to enforce. A player who dives off his feet and is clearly beaten to the position over the ball, makes neck contact,' Schmidt fumed after the match. Schmidt used World Rugby's Law 9.20 to justify his point, which states that players cannot enter a ruck and make contact with a player above the shoulder line. 'You just have to read Law 9.20, then listen to the referee's description and watch the vision. A player who dives off his feet, is clearly beaten to the position over the ball, makes neck contact - it's a tough one to take,' the coach, who has previously worked as a technical advisor for World Rugby, fumed. The incident has divided the rugby community, with Tindall and Haskell both arguing on The Good, The Bad and The Rugby Podcast, that Schmidt wouldn't be making the same claim had the coin flipped in the other direction. When asked by Alex Payne if Schmidt was right to feel aggrieved, Tindall replied, 'No. The pair then jointly said: 'Absolutely not.' Haskell then proceeded to deliver an impassioned rant about the comments, with the former Wasps and England star, claiming that the real foul was Tizzano's alleged 'dive' and that if they had penalised Morgan for the clear out, they 'may as well have just disbanded the whole game'. After Morgan made contact with Tizzano, the flanker appeared to fall backwards and has been blasted for an apperent 'dive' by some members of the English media. 'The only bit of foul play nonsense in that incident was that Australian player [Carlo Tizzano] diving,' Haskell said on the podcast. 'That should have been red carded, because that is utter c**p.' He then went on to delve into the technicalities of the incident, claiming World Rugby's current laws don't allow players to remove a jackler in any other manner than how Morgan pushed Tizzano away. 'I'm telling you now, there is no physical way to clear out a player who is that low over the ball, without... the only other way that you used to be able to do it is if you put your head underneath him and go head-on-head, because when you're that low over the ball you've got a small window... You've got to get your head underneath him. 'But if you can't get any space to do that, and it would be head-on-head because you just lead with your head, you have to hit where he hit. That was a clear out I did every game, every week for 20 years...' Summarising his point, Haskell, who toured with the Lions in 2017, said the game would have serious questions to answer had Morgan been penalised over the clear out. Haskell added: 'That is the only way to do it. Because if you come in at the side at an angle, you'd end up doing a croc roll. It is utter, utter b*******. It is people clutching at straws. When a player is over the ball so low, what we used to be taught to do is I come in and I put my hand on the ground underneath him and lead up with my hands and hit him. 'All of that was just a rugby thing and the only foul was the Australian diving.' While Haskell praised the Australia coach Joe Schmidt as a 'great bloke' he fumed at how Schmidt had 'the audacity' to question the decision. Tindall replied: 'Again, if he's on the other side of the coin, it's not even a debate. He's going: 'That's what the game is'.' Haskell isn't the only person to have slammed Tizzano following the incident. Writing in his column in The Telegraph, Oliver Brown, 'Stop moaning, Australia, your player dived.' 'Tizzano clearly milked the incident, collapsing with a melodrama that could easily have persuaded some officials to chalk off Keenan's try,' he added. Andy Farrell, meanwhile, praised Morgan for securing the ball so well. 'I thought it was a brilliant clear-out, didn't you?' the Lions coach said, before admitting: 'It depends on what side of the fence you come from.' However, the refereeing decision has left one ex-Wallabies star livid. Morgan Turinui, who won 20 caps for Australia, hit out at the officials over the contentious call. 'That decision is 100 per cent completely wrong,' he said. 'The referee got it wrong,' Turinui said after the game. 'His two assistant referees got it wrong.' He then explained that the referee needed to be brought before World Rugby's Match Official Manager, Joel Jutge. 'Joel Jutge, the head of the referees, is out here on a junket. He needs to haul those referees in and ask for a please explain. But World Rugby cheif executive Alan Gilpin has claimed that they were standing by Piardi (left) and his team following the incident 'Dan Herbert, the chair of Australian rugby and if I'm Phil Waugh, the CEO, I'm sorry I'm asking for a please explain. 'He did have a good game, but the refereeing group, when it counted, got the match-defining decision completely wrong. 'It's a point of law. It's in black and white. It's not about bias. It's not about colouring. 'There's nothing there. Get away from the fact that it's a wrong call. It's a penalty sanction. It's not a yellow card. It happens. 'The try must be disallowed and we should be going one-all to Sydney.' But in a fresh turn of events, World Rugby has since made clear their stance on the matter, refuting Schmidt's claims before stating that they were throwing their support behind Piardi and his team of officials. World Rugby boss Alan Gilpin said: 'It is disappointing when the reaction is, 'this means player welfare isn't taken seriously', because everyone knows we are putting player welfare, in its broadest sense, at the top of the agenda. So, that part is challenging, in terms of the player welfare statements (by Schmidt).'
Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Amazing UK beach is 20 minutes from superb restaurant and 'looks like Barbados'
Barafundle Bay is a semi-remote, east-facing golden sandy cove shrouded by sand dunes and blocked in by cliffs - it might be tricky to reach there, but the views are well worth it Pembrokeshire's beaches are so stunning that it's a task to pick one for a day out while on holiday in the west. However, there's one beach that always stands out, not just for its golden sands but also for its iconic status in Welsh music. Barafundle Bay may lack practical facilities or a trendy cafe serving oat milk flat whites, but what it does have is an enchanting beauty that makes you forget about such amenities for a day. The beach, located on Pembrokeshire's south coast, is semi-remote and features an east-facing golden sandy cove surrounded by sand dunes and enclosed by cliffs. This tranquil oasis is nestled between Stackpole Quay, a small pebble inlet, and Stackpole Head, a breezy outcrop which, if you follow the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path around, will lead you to Broadhaven South, another top-rated beach worth visiting, though it doesn't quite match up to its more compact neighbour. What could be more delightful than a late afternoon spent frolicking in the waves, followed by an evening meal at Wales' Best Local Restaurant 2025? As The Good Food Guide reported, while the beach's remoteness is a selling point for many seeking quiet beauty, its location in the southern part of the county means it's just a quick drive to Wales' top restaurant, Paternoster Farm. After a quick change from your beach attire and a brush-off of the sand, you'll be savouring locally caught oysters and home-reared beef and pork belly from a menu that changes every day, based on what's in season, reports Wales Online. The beach, which inspired Carmarthenshire's psychedelic folk band, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, for their third album release in 1997, Barafundle, is only accessible on foot. However, it's just a short stroll from Stackpole Quay, where you can park your car and grab a flat white before embarking on your journey. The path will lead you across the often breezy cliffs before you reach the beach. Part of the Stackpole Estate, the secluded nature of the bay means it requires a bit of effort to reach, ensuring it won't be as crowded as other beaches in Pembrokeshire. If you're willing to carry your beach gear there (and you absolutely should, as you won't want to leave), it will be well worth it. Most of the time, the sand is occupied by families and friends enjoying the golden sands and crystal blue sea, or keen walkers on the coastal path taking a break to soak up the view. If you choose to park and walk, it's about a 15-minute journey. The descent isn't steep, but it could pose a slight challenge for those with mobility issues. Its proximity to Stackpole makes it a convenient spot for visiting the nearby Bosherton Lily Ponds and the award-winning Stackpole Inn is definitely worth a visit. Being part of the renowned Stackpole Estate, formerly owned by the Cawdor Family who resided in Stackpole Court, the beach features charming stone steps and walls that make for an Instagram-worthy shot. But it's more than just a photo opportunity. The moment you catch sight of the sandy beach stretching out before you through the stone archway, your spirits are instantly lifted and the urge to dash into the sea is irresistible. It's a view you won't easily forget. How to get to Barafundle and where to park You'll need to park at the National Trust-owned Stackpole Quay car park, which forms part of the Stackpole Estate. The postcode for this location is: SA71 5LS. From there, you'll need to climb the steps on your right as you head down towards the shore, and then continue up over the cliffs to reach the beach. Alternatively, you can park at Broadhaven South and follow the coastal path. The postcode for Broad Haven South car park is SA71 5DR.
Hindustan Times
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
One for you, one for me
We learn some properties of numbers early in life, such as all products of 9 having a digital root of 9, and all single-digit multiplications with 37 leading to products with three repeating digits. Other properties may pass unnoticed for years until they are presented to us in the face, and we wonder why we hadn't noticed it all along. Representational image.(Shutterstock) The following puzzle exploits a property I had not noticed until I first read and solved the puzzle some three decades ago. Martin Gardner was particularly fond of it, and credits it to two readers who brought it to his notice separately. My version tweaks the original described by Garden. The puzzle may seem to lack enough information when you first read it, but think a bit and you will find it is as easy as it is enjoyable. #Puzzle 152.1 A publisher hands a number of copies of a school textbook to two vendors. The deal is that the book is to be sold at its cover price, with the vendors receiving a commission based on the number of copies they sell. By coincidence, the number of copies sold turns out to match the commission in rupees per book. That is to say, if the commission is x rupees per book, then they have sold exactly x copies. The publisher pays them the commission in ₹10 notes and ₹1 coins, the number of coins being less than 10. Having no other cash in their pockets, the vendors decide to share the notes and coins in the style of Blondie and Tuco in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. 'One for you, one for me,' Vendor #1 says, beginning to distribute the ₹10 notes. 'One for you, one for me…' And so on, until the last note is reached: 'One for you.' It strikes Vendor #1 that he has handed Vendor#2 the first note as well as the last. 'Hey, you got ₹10 more than I did because the number of notes was odd.' 'Never mind,' says Vendor #2, 'you keep all the ₹1 coins.' 'But that's less than 10 coins and so less than ₹10. You still end up with a higher share of our commission,' says Vendor #1. 'Never mind,' Vendor #2 repeats himself. 'Let me pay you the difference.' He opens his UPI app, and makes the transaction. 'There, we now have equal shares.' How much does Vendor #2 send Vendor #1 by UPI? #Puzzle 152.2 A pet shop manager assures a customer that the parrot he is offering will repeat every word she hears. The customer tries to check this out but the parrot is fast asleep, having been drugged by the manager. To make sure he is not cheated, the customer makes the manager put the assurance in writing: 'Guaranteed that Parrot #152.2 sold to [customer's name] in July 2025 will repeat every word she hears, failing which the payment of [amount] shall be returned to the customer.' Thus assured, the customer buys the parrot. At home, when the pet wakes up, the buyer says 'Hi!' No reply. He tries various other words, but not a word from the parrot. The buyer rushes angrily to the pet shop, but the manager refuses a refund claiming no terms have been breached. The buyer goes to the local don for arbitration. To his disappointment, the don rules in the manager's favour. Explain why the manager hadn't bluffed. MAILBOX: LAST WEEK'S SOLVERS #Puzzle 151.1 Hi Kabir, Here is how the mathematical trick with cards works. The digital roots of the numbers from 43 to 51 are: (43 = 7), (44 = 8), (45 = 9), (46 = 1), (47 = 2), (48 = 3), (49 = 4), (50 = 5), (51 = 6). We can see that the sequence of digital roots matches the sequence of cards 7-8-9-1-2-3-4-5-6. Whatever the number of cards added to the pile of 43 cards, the new digital root will match the card that is not transferred and turned face up. Also, note that the digital root of any number will remain the same even after splitting that number into two or more parts and adding the digital roots of those parts. — Shishir Gupta, Indore #Puzzle 151.2 Hi Kabir, The four cards are, from left to right, are: Queen of Spades, Ace of Hearts, Jack of Clubs, King of Diamonds. — Aditya Krishnan, NMIMS Mumbai Solved both puzzles: Shishir Gupta (Indore), Aditya Krishnan (NMIMS Mumbai), Vinod Mahajan (Delhi), Dr Sunita Gupta (Delhi), Anil Khanna (Ghaziabad), YK Munjal (Delhi),Sanjay Gupta (Delhi), Professor Anshul Kumar (Copenhagen), Ajay Ashok (Delhi), Yadvendra Somra (Sonipat) Solved Puzzle 151.2: Dr Vivek Jain (Baroda) Problematics will be back next week. Please send in your replies by Friday noon to problematics@
