Mike Tindall, husband of Zara Phillips

by Scott Mehl  © Unofficial Royalty 2014

 

 

Mike Tindall is the husband of Zara Phillips, daughter of The Princess Royal. He was born Michael James Tindall on October 18, 1978, in Otley, West Yorkshire, England to Phil and Linda Tindall.

Mike was educated at the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Wakefield, England. After graduating, he joined Bath Rugby and played with them until 2005. During this time, he was also a member of the England Rugby team, playing with them from 2000-2011. In 2003, England won the Rugby World Cup, played in Australia. Along with his teammates, he was created a Member of the British Empire (MBE) after the win.

Besides playing with the national team, Mike continued playing local rugby. In 2005, he left Bath and began playing for Gloucester Rugby for the next seven years. He also played, in 2012 and 2013, for Barbarians FC, an invitational team based in England. On July 15, 2014, Mike announced his retirement from professional rugby.

Having met in Australia in 2003, during the Rugby World Cup, Mike became engaged to Zara Phillips, daughter of The Princess Royal, and eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. The engagement was announced by Buckingham Palace in December 2010. They married on July 30, 2011, at the Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland.

 

Mike and Zara have two daughters and one son:

  • Mia Grace Tindall (born January 17, 2014, at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucestershire, England)
  • Lena Elizabeth Tindall (born June 18, 2018, at the Stroud Maternity Unit in Gloucestershire, England)
  • Lucas Philip Tindall (born March 21, 2021, born at the family home on The Princess Royal’s Gloucestershire estate)

Mike has been the host for charity sporting events and is active in several charitable organizations. He and his wife are often in attendance at major royal family events and the occasional formal function such as Trooping the Colour.

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