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Daniel Bird

Zara Tindall sends heartwarming message to Mike with adorable update on son

Zara Tindall has given her husband Mike an update on their son, Lucas, who he's been away from for two weeks.

The royal is currently appearing on ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and has no contact with the outside world, meaning his wife and their three children, Mia, eight, Lena, four, and Lucas, one, can't speak to him.

During Sunday's episode of the programme, each campmate had the opportunity to receive a letter from their loved ones back home.

While some of the celebs nearest and dearest have already jetted out to Australia to meet their loved ones when they leave, Zara, 41, has been notably absent.

Mike Tindall received a letter from his wife Zara and their three children (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

The camp won all ten letters, with Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver who plays Eileen Grimshaw having the honour of reading Mike's letter to him.

Zara, the niece of King Charles offered an update on their son Lucas, saying: "Hi my love, we are missing you so much and really needing some papa hugs, but glad you're sharing them with your campmates.

Mike and Zara have been married since 2011, having met in 2003 (Getty Images)

"The girls are enjoying sports and throwing themselves into everything at the moment and the little man is loving life, smashing it up, learning some new words. Z, M, L and L. x."

The royal couple who reside on Princess Anne's Gatcombe Estate often shy away from public life but before heading into the jungle, Mike opened up about Luca's less-than-conventional birth.

Speaking on his The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast, he explained: "As we got our stuff to go to the hospital, she got out of the bath, she could barely stand, she was shaking.

The royal couple often keep a low-profile and only appear at events of national significance (Getty Images)
Zara explained that their son Lucas is "smashing it up" and learning "some new words" (Getty Images)

"The midwife was like 'she's not making the hospital', she was like 'you don't want to be delivering in the car'."

A quick-thinking Tindall went on to say he ran to their home gym and got two gym mats to put on their bathroom floor to improve Zara's comfort.

"[Zara] was, it was fast though, from that moment, she almost choked me to death," he added before continuing: "You can't say anything can you? 'Can you let go, you're really hurting me?'"

Lucas who was named Lucas Philip Tindall, honouring his late great-grandfather Prince Philip at 6pm on March 21.

The youngster, although he is 23rd in line to the British throne doesn't hold a royal title, like his mum and sisters after Princess Anne turned down a courtesy title for her children, Zara and Peter.

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