Mike Tindall left in stitches as French podcast guest admits he has no idea who Princess Anne is
Mike Tindall was left in stitches after a French podcast guest admitted he had no idea who Princess Anne was during an episode of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby.Ben Kayser, a former French rugby union player, appeared on the podcast to discuss Scotlands 50-40 win over France in last Saturdays Six Nations match. During the episode, Mr Kayser referred to the moment in which the Princess Royal joked about her awkward handshake with Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu.Following Scotlands victory over England last month, Mr Tuipulotu moved in to embrace Anne when she congratulated him after the match.However, the 75-year-old declined the hug and instead greeted the Scotland captain with a handshake.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayAfter Scotlands win against France on March 7, Mr Tuipulotu jokingly leaned forward as though attempting a second hug with the Princess Royal.Anne laughed and raised her hands playfully, appearing to signal that a handshake would suffice.During the podcast episode, Mr Kayser said: "The day before the game I managed to bump into Finn Russell, and were chatting, and hes gone, I reckon were gonna do this."He had this swagger about him, it really annoyed me, by the way. He really believed it!"Mr Tindall quipped: "You look at how well Ben White played by the way!"Mr Kayser replied: "Yeah, he played super well, and he got under Antoines skin massively with a bit of gobbiness, but I think its all part of the game, and you look at the Tuipulotu sort of hug I dont even know who she is exactly."Is it a princess?"Mr Tindall raised his eyebrows at the question with a cheeky grin before replying: "My mother-in-law, yeah"LATEST ROYAL DEVELOPMENTSKing joined by UK rapper Tinie Tempah at reception celebrating Nigerian communityWilliam housing scheme approved despite 467 objections: 'An eyesore!'King and Nigerian President to hold interfaith talks as attacksAlex Payne, who co-hosts the podcast with Mr Tindall and James Haskell, clarified with laughter: "The Princess Royal."The group, including cameramen backstage, then burst into laughter.Mr Tindall leaned back, roaring with laughter in disbelief that Mr Kayser did not know who Anne was.Mr Payne added: "Well introduce you at some point."Mr Kayser sheepishly replied: "No, I havent been introduced yet."Elsewhere in the episode, the former French international explained why he loves the sport.He said: "Rugbys got this unique ability to really describe it, but tangibly describe when you really want to put your heart into something."That passion, human sort of connection, belief side of winning is paramount for us because its a physical sport, because theres so many of us on the pitch and it really will always make the difference."Its something thats hard to explain when you look at the analytics, how do you put a metric to the ticker, to passion, to belief, and thats why I was so impressed by Scotland."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter