Mike Tindall revealed the first thing he did with his son Lucas just 20 minutes after he was born.
The former England rugby captain, 45, admitted his two-year-old son Lucas, who he shares with the Princess Royal’s daughter Zara, was just 20 minutes old when he watched his first match on television.
Lucas’s arrival was somewhat dramatic when he was born weighing 8lb 4oz on the bathroom floor of the family home on Princess Anne’s estate in Gloucestershire.
speaking to The Telegraph, said: “Lucas, the first thing he saw as soon as he was born was Bath versus Wigan in 1996, as it was on TV – he was 20 minutes old when he saw it.” Hopefully he’ll watch some rugby.”
Mike, who has three children, Mia, 10, Lena, five, and Lucas, said he would “love” for his children to develop a passion for sport and wants to take them to more rugby matches.
Mike Tindall revealed the first thing he did with his son Lucas just 20 minutes after he was born. Pictured: At the Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International Horse Trials in Norfolk in April 2022.
Speaking about his daughters’ future in the sport, he said Mia is not “in love with it” currently, but added that Lena “still goes and plays.”
The 2003 Rugby World Cup winner added that he and his equestrian wife will support their brood if they want to follow in the footsteps of their sporting parents.
Zara won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2006.
Mike said he hopes not to be the last in his family to play for England, but is struggling with the fact that his eldest daughter, Mia, has started supporting Australia.
Tindall and his wife Zara spend time in Australia at the beginning of each year because they are brand ambassadors for Magic Millions, the racehorse auction.
Zara is the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and is 21st in line to the throne.
The former England rugby captain, 45, admitted his two-year-old son Lucas, who he shares with the Princess Royal’s daughter Zara, was just 20 minutes old when he watched his first match on television.
Mike and Zara Tindall attended the world premiere of the Netflix documentary Six Nations: Full Contact
Last year, he shared his hope that his three children would learn to play golf and the joint games that could result.
Guest on IMG Golf’s Opinion Matters podcast, the equestrian said it would be great if Mia, Lena and Lucas “knew how to swing a club,” so the family could enjoy rounds of golf together in the future.
She said, “So yeah, it would be great if everyone knew how to swing a club and could do it together.”
‘Because, you know, that’s what you live for, right? And making those moments together, being able to make them together is also much easier. We can all be interested in the same things, that’s amazing.’
Zara was self-deprecating when it came to her own game and suggested her offspring would soon fly past their parents on the pitch.
Speaking to presenter Di Stewart, Zara said: “They’re all going to be better than us, aren’t they?” And I’ll be the guy in the back getting 15 shots, they’ll be waiting for me!’
In fact, Zara was one of the participants in the Slingsby Golf Academy 2022, playing alongside Sky Sports journalist Anna Woolhouse, television personality Dr Zoe Williams and tennis coach Judy Murray.
Conceived in hopes of welcoming more women into the sport, the Golf Academy included six months of training with PGA professionals and culminated in a competition.
The Tindalls continue to combine their passion for golf with their commitment to charity work as hosts of an annual golf fundraiser, which last year brought together celebrities including Denise Van Outen, Brian McFadden and BBC presenter Dan Walker at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield.
With the ISPS Handa Championship professional golf tournament already underway, Mike is currently in Japan providing his support at the PGM Ishioka Golf Club in Omitama.