Mike Tindall gives "zero f***s" as trolls seek to target him amid his connection to the Royal Family, according to a close pal.
The former England rugby player who is married to Zara Tindall, the daughter of Princess Anne and a niece of King Charles, has released a book with his podcast co-hosts James Haskell and Alex Payne.
In the new book, "The Good, the Bad & the Rugby - Unleashed", Haskell recalled an incident where the father-of-three made a brutal joke about Prince Harry after deciding to quit being a working royal.
Haskell revealed that Mike, 46, landed in trouble after telling a story at a live event about how he pretended to punch Harry at a Rugby World Cup party in 2003, and joked that the "Royal Family wanted to fill him in for real".
Mike Tindall gives 'zero f***s' as trolls seek to target him amid connection to Royal FamilyGettyThe comments then went viral on social media with Haskell saying the incident came "back into public consciousness" due to Harry and Meghan Markle's biographer pal, Omid Scobie.
Writing in the book, released today, James said about the incident: "It did come back into public consciousness when that very odd bloke Omid Scobie started sticking up for Harry and Meghan, and loads of trolls went in on Tins, especially about him wanting to fill in a young, defenceless Harry.
"All context, sarcasm and humour lost when things are taken out of the zone they were meant to be in.
"To be fair to Tins he gives zero f***s about stuff like that, but it’s very annoying for him. Royal fans can be mental.
Omid Scobie previously criticised Mike Tindall on social media
ABC"I think we all know that American royal fans are f***ing nuts, especially Scobieites."
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the book, Mike opens up about what the late Queen Elizabeth II was really like and addressed the "drama" surrounding the Royal Family.
The former England rugby star married wife Zara, the late monarch's granddaughter, 13 years ago and the pair have three children together.
Although neither are working royals, the Tindalls are known to be close to several members of the Firm, including the Prince and Princess of Wales and attend most high-profile royal events.
James Haskell claimed that Mike gives 'zero f***s' about royal trolls
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Mike Tindall and Zara Tindall are very down-to-earth members of the Royal FamilyPAIn the new book, there is a whole chapter dedicated to royalty, where Mike attempts to set the record straight about what life being part of the Firm is like, and what he experienced spending time with the late Queen Elizabeth II.
He wrote: "I'm sometimes asked if the Queen did informality like 'normal' people, and the answer to that is yes.
"Her life wasn't like an episode of Downton Abbey, with meals on long tables and everyone dressed in their finery every night, and Zara and I would often watch the racing with her on TV, as I'm sure lots of people reading this have done with their gran.
"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."
