- Tindall, husband of William’s cousin Zara made the comment on a podcast
- Zara responded by saying, ‘You’re in so much trouble!’
Mike Tindallhas revealed he calls Prince William One Pint Willy because he is not the best of drinkers.
The ex-England rugby star also admits he and his wife Zara call each other munchkin, while she has her husband saved in her phone as a nickname ending in kitten.
The Tindalls made the revelations in a special podcast with rugby league legend Rob Burrow, who is battling with motor neurone disease.
Asked by Burrow if he has any nicknames for any of the royals, Mike says: For the Prince of Wales, he is known as One Pint Willy.
![Zara, Mike, Rugby League hero Rob Burrow and wife Lindsey appear on the one-off podcast](https://i0.wp.com/regalrumination.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/79167255-12881487-image-a-1_1703071954952.jpg?resize=634%2C476)
Zara, Mike, Rugby League hero Rob Burrow and wife Lindsey appear on the one-off podcast
![William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, burst out laughing as they attend the recording of a special episode of The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast, in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle along with with Mike and his mother-in-law, Princess Anne](https://i0.wp.com/regalrumination.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/79129463-12881487-image-a-38_1702996866556.jpg?resize=634%2C429)
William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, burst out laughing as they attend the recording of a special episode of The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast, in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle along with with Mike and his mother-in-law, Princess Anne
He is known to me as One Pint Willy because he is not the best of drinkers, coming from a sport where it is built on the social aspect and a couple of beers being sunk quite often. That is one I will give away for the Prince of Wales.
Zara can be heard laughing before saying: Oh my god. You are in so much trouble.
Burrow also quizzed the couple on whether they have any pet names for each other.
Mike says: We basically call each other munchkins a lot. I dont know why that started but it has stuck.
I will let Zara decide whether she wants to give away what I am down in her phone as…
Zara replies: He is in my phone as something else and it ends with kitten.
Mike also admits that he dreams of his son, two, Lucas becoming a professional golfer and that he wanted to give him the middle name of Mulligan.
The two-year-old is where I am pinning my dreams, says the 2003 Rugby World Cup winner.
I actually wanted his middle name to be Mulligan because if he did become a professional golfer, he would drop the Lucas and just become Mulligan Tindall.
![Mike Tindall was expansive on the podcast - to the dismay of his wife Zara!](https://i0.wp.com/regalrumination.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/79167169-12881487-image-a-2_1703072055360.jpg?resize=634%2C358)
Mike Tindall was expansive on the podcast – to the dismay of his wife Zara!
![Zara took part alongside Mike, and commented that he was 'in so much trouble' after coming out with the 'one pint Willy' remark](https://i0.wp.com/regalrumination.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/79167161-12881487-image-a-3_1703072118766.jpg?resize=634%2C476)
Zara took part alongside Mike, and commented that he was ‘in so much trouble’ after coming out with the ‘one pint Willy’ remark
![The Tindalls made the revelations in a special podcast with rugby league legend Rob Burrow, who is battling motor neurone disease, seen here with his family at BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2022](https://i0.wp.com/regalrumination.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/79130443-12881487-image-m-55_1702998314326.jpg?resize=634%2C758)
The Tindalls made the revelations in a special podcast with rugby league legend Rob Burrow, who is battling motor neurone disease, seen here with his family at BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2022
![Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall smile as they look at her phone during day two of Wimbledon last year](https://i0.wp.com/regalrumination.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/79129457-12881487-image-a-40_1702997155746.jpg?resize=634%2C427)
Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall smile as they look at her phone during day two of Wimbledon last year
![Zara and Mike, pictured at Ascot last year, store pet names on their phones](https://i0.wp.com/regalrumination.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/79129453-12881487-image-a-41_1702997162108.jpg?resize=634%2C652)
Zara and Mike, pictured at Ascot last year, store pet names on their phones
I thought that would be the best golfing name ever. Plus Mulligan means the offspring of a balding man, so that was perfect!
Burrow tells the Tindalls that he has always wanted to deliver the Alternative Christmas Message, which airs on Channel 4 at the same time as the Kings Christmas Message on the BBC.
Zara says: I definitely think you could do the other Christmas speech. You would definitely rock it and be a huge inspiration to many people.
Im sure (King Charles) would let you just do your own thing. I hope to see that one time. I think you just record it anyway and send that out there!
- Seven: Rob Burrow, The Total Sport Podcast is available on BBC Sounds