Mike Tindall is set to go head to head with Prince Harry, as both of their books are due to be released tomorrow.
The former English rugby union player, who resides in Gloucestershire, is set to release ‘The Good, The Bad & The Rugby – Unleashed’ tomorrow.
The book – which he co-authored with Alex Payne and James Haskell – will give an insight into ‘the highs and lows their podcast, friendship and rugby.’
Mike – who is married to the Duke of Sussex’s cousin, Zara Tindall – revealed in the book he was teased by James, who once referenced Prince Andrew’s ‘car-crash’ Newsnight interview.
However, Harry is also putting out his paperback version of Spare on Thursday.
Zara Tindall, Prince Harry and Mike Tindall are pictured in 2014 donning rugby uniform
The hardback version was originally released in the UK on 10 January 2023.
However, it went on sale in Spain on January 5, 2023 – five days before its official release – before it was pulled from the shelves.
The royal wrote that the book was ‘for Meg and Archie and Lili… And of course, my mother’.
The Duke threw around many accusations of the royal family in Spare, along with alleging that he had a physical fight with his brother and heir to the throne, Prince William.
He claimed the Prince of Wales grabbed him by the collar and threw him to the floor, while shattering a dog bowl with his back. William then allegedly declared: ‘I didn’t attack you, Harold’.
He also called his mother-in-law, Queen Camilla, ‘dangerous’ and a ‘villain’ in his memoir and alleged she had ‘sacrificed him’ to improve her reputation.
In Mike’s new book, he described joining the Royal Family in 2011, after marrying Zara and is thought to have made a dig at Meghan Markle.
He said: ‘Believe it or not, marrying into the Royal family was pretty easy for me. They were always nice to me, and I was always nice to them. Simple really.’
Mike’s experience appeared to be in sharp contrast to how Meghan Markle described her time in The Firm, eventually stepping down from all royal duties after less than two years of being married to Harry.
Mike and Zara Tindall are pictured at Royal Ascot in June this year
Spare’s paperback version and the The Good, The Bad & The Rugby – Unleashed are set to both be released tomorrow
Meghan’s transition into royal life was marred by tense relations with the family, which eventually resulted in the couple stepping down and moving to California.
Mike’s pal, James Haskell, also branded Omid Scobie a ‘very odd bloke’ in the new book.
Scobie, 43, is a friend of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and wrote their gushing biography Finding Freedom.
James wrote ‘royal fans can be mental’, adding that ‘we all know that American royal fans are f****** nuts, especially Scobieites’.
Scobie previously criticised Mike for ‘cashing in’ on his royal connections by appearing on I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.
Speaking to the Telegraph about the new book – and Sobie’s comments – he said: ‘I don’t even have access to my Twitter. I just [get] tagged in by anyone who’s talking about anything. It’s so random, what I have to sift through.’
He added: ‘If there’s any story about me or my kids, it will get entangled into a web of something else, and I’m tagged into reading all this crap. That’s the world we live in. Some have got nothing better to do than bag people.’
Mike and wife Zara are believed to have had a falling out with Harry and Meghan after the latter couple left the Royal Family, and then publicly criticised them.
Prince Harry, Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall are pictured at Windsor Castle in 2019
Prince William and Mike Tindall are pictured going in for a hug at a Polo match in 2017
Elsewhere in the book, Mike revealed that Prince George ‘loves his football’ and is ‘passionate about Aston Villa’.
He penned: ‘Wherever he is, he’ll sit down and watch that game.’
The father-of-three is known to have a close relationship with the 11-year-old royal and was seen affectionately ruffling his hair during December’s Christmas day service.
The Prince and Princess of Wales’s eldest son has followed his father’s example – Prince William, 42, has long been a huge fan of the Birmingham-based, Premier League football club and regularly attends matches.
George also accompanied his father to the Euros final in Germany this summer.
Mike also shared that he and George, 11, have played football together ‘numerous times in the garden’.
And, giving an insight into the Princess of Wales’s sporting pursuits, Mike added: ‘They’re just a family who love sport. Catherine loves her running.’
Prince William is known to enjoy a ‘bromance’ with Mike – so it comes as no surprise that Mike is also close to his eldest son.
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