Mike Tindall reveals what he REALLY thought of his seat allocation at King Charles’ Coronation
- Mike, 44, said the ‘hottest spots’ in the Abbey didn’t have the best view
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Mike Tindall has admitted he was ‘frustrated’ by his seat allocation at King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Coronation.
The former rugby star, 44, attended the historic ceremony at Westminster Abbey with his wife Zara, 42, earlier this month.
On his hit podcast The Good, The Bad and the Rugby, the father-of-three discussed the seating arrangements within the London landmark with his co-host James Haskell.
For the occasion, Zara and Mike were placed in the fourth row next to Peter Phillips and behind Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Prince Andrew.
Meanwhile, the front row was reserved for the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and the newly-appointed Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
Mike and Zara Tindall pictured arriving at Westminster Abbey to attend King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation earlier this month
Although the best seats in the Abbey were reserved for the Royal Family, Mike said they couldn’t actually see what was happening for the majority of the two-hour service.
Despite having a prime view of King Charles and Camilla walking into the Abbey, Mike described how the service took place in front of the altar around the corner – meaning some of the key moments were out of their eyeline.
Mike said: ‘You’re in the hottest spot, but it’s happening all around the corner where you can’t see!
‘You do have a front-row seat but… It was unbelievable being sat there, but frustrating.’
Fortunately, organisers had flat-screen TVs dotted around the Abbey so guests could see King Charles being crowned.
Later in the podcast, Mike said he wasn’t sure how to behave during the Coronation Concert in Windsor the following day.
He added: ‘You can’t not hear Lionel Richie sing All Night Long and get up and dance.
‘The worst thing was I was like, yeah get up and dance to this. But is the King going to stand up?’
Zara and Mike were placed in the fourth row next to Peter Phillips and behind Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Prince Andrew
In an Instagram video promoting the show – which he hosts with James Haskell and Alex Payne, Mike recalled the fun evening as cameras captured him and his wife dancing the night away, and waving Union Jack flags
The pair were filmed having a blast as they sang along and got up from their seats during a weekend of festivities
Mike joked: ‘I did think at one point, ‘I really want to dance right now’ and if I get up, get into a s**t drop, rip my trousers?
‘We knew Kermit was coming at some point, could I dance with Kermit the Frog?’
The night before the Coronation, Princess Anne’s daughter, 41, joined her mother, her husband Mike, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew for a family meal at the private member’s club Oswald’s in Mayfair.
Afterwards, Zara and Mike, 44, continued their evening at the nearby Arts Club where they left at around 2am and were photographed walking in the street looking for a taxi home.
One witness told MailOnline: ‘After leaving Oswald’s they carried on their evening partying at nearby the Arts Club where they left at approximately 2am.’
The witness added that the Tindalls were then seen ‘stumbling in the street while taking in all the Coronation bunting before getting into a taxi home’.
Just over eight hours later, the mother-of-three looked remarkably fresh-faced as she took her place in the Westminster Abbey in a blue custom dress by designer Laura Green.
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