Mike Tindall said that shortly after King Charles III assumed the throne, he nearly inadvertently curtsied to him.
Former professional rugby player Tindall, 43, is a non-working member of the royal family, which means he doesn’t do responsibilities on the monarch’s behalf. He is a grandson-in-law of the late Queen Elizabeth and a nephew-in-law of the monarch since he is married to Princess Anne’s daughter, Zara Tindall.
The event happened at a private family meeting with Charles, according to Tindall, who discussed it in a new edition of his podcast “The Good, The Bad & The Rugby” that aired on Tuesday.
“You are aware of your routine when it is in place. I recently came close to bowing to the monarch, “James Haskell and Alex Payne, his co-hosts, were informed by Tindall.
“without giving it much thought. My wife was kind of curtsying to me as I trailed after her, but thankfully she didn’t “And Tindall.
I may have seemed to have stubbed my toe or whatever on the floor, Tindall recalled, adding that he was able to “style it out” into a lower bow.
There are “no mandatory norms of behavior” while meeting the king or the royal family, although there are customary forms of greeting that are optional, according to the royal family’s official website.
According to the website, this would include performing a modest curtsy for ladies and a short neck bow for males, “from the head alone.”
Additionally, Tindall discussed how the dynamic of the royal family would alter now that Charles is the king. While everyone was already familiar with Charles as the Prince of Wales, he claimed that the public had only ever known the Queen as the monarch.
I’m quite conscious of the formal, but when the official part is through, I believe that Tindall and Charles would be much closer because of their shared past.
“Every time the Queen was encountered, she was referred to as “the Queen”.” You merely have that knowledge and that opinion of her,” added he.
Queen Elizabeth was the longest-reigning queen in British history, having ruled for 70 years. At 73 years old, Charles was the oldest king and the heir apparent who served the longest.
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