Princess Anne's son-in-law Mike Tindall has spoken about the Jubilee events of the weekend with a few inside peeks at private events and gatherings - and insider tips on how the Royal children were kept happy. Mr Tindall said he attended a private party for members of the Royal Family held on the first day of the Jubilee celebration weekend.
And he spoke about intimate family moments during the huge public celebrations including a 'good cousin's lunch'. Speaking on his podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby, he said: "We had a good cousins' lunch on the Thursday. That was a highlight!"
The event happened after the Trooping the Colour parade and the RAF Flypast, reports the Express. During the latest episode of his podcast, Mr Tindall enthused about the Jubilee celebrations. He said: "It was outstanding, to be fair. It was just great to be a part of."
The Tindall attended several events throughout the four-day weekend. On Saturday, he was at Epsom Down to watch the races alongside Princess Anne and her husband Sir Timothy Laurence. A few hours later, they joined other members of the family to watch the spectacular Party at the Palace, a concert which took place on the doorstep of the Queen's residence in London.
Mr Tindall described the concert as 'very, very cool'. He said: "It was just really nice to be very closely involved."
He said the family got together again after the Platinum Party at the Palace concert, adding: "After the concert ... we all chatted together and we all went in and had a drink with everyone after." He said: "I think everyone was pretty happy."
Mr Tindall sat next to Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the pageant, and said they discussed 'the ability to firefight', as well as speaking about rugby. Speaking about the Royal children at the event he said: "Louis just wants to have fun and my two are always mischievous so it was trying to keep a lid on. There were a lot of sweets out, but out back though."
Mr Tindall said it was tough on the children, having to sit at the events for hours on end, adding 'as any parent knows you just do whatever needs to be done' to get through it.
He also praised the Paddington sketch which saw the Queen meeting the iconic bear, telling his co-hosts: "I've always said to you she was funny," and added that she is now a 'qualified actor'.
