Filling the 'Uncle Gap': Mike Tindall Shares Heartwarming Story About Fellow Rugby Fan Prince George

As a future heir to the throne and monarch, Prince George, 11, is "something of a closed book."

However, his cousin-by-marriage and "honorary uncle," Mike Tindall, 46, shared some previously unknown tidbits about the prince.

George is a known fan of Aston Villa Football Club, a passion he shares with his dad, Prince William.

This led Mike to share on his podcast "The Good, the Bad and the Rugby," "Wherever he is, he'll sit down and watch that game."

Zara Tindall's husband also revealed that over the years, he has played football with His Royal Highness "numerous times in the garden."

Mike is known within the British royal family as the "wise uncle type," and his influence in George's life due to his real uncle, Prince Harry, going along with "Megxit," "has been most welcome by William and the Princess of Wales," according to a palace insider.

When examining Mike's overall mannerisms in public, body language analyst Judi James dished, "George’s original 'fun uncle' and adult playmate did that infamous bolt to the U.S., leaving a huge Harry-shaped gap in the young boy’s life that Mike has more than filled. Mike is the fun uncle everyone needs, but in the case of Prince George, whose destiny is all about duty and responsible behavior, Mike’s presence in his life is completely invaluable."

Although Mike has not made any comments on Harry since the rebel Duke's move to California, the sports enthusiast is believed to be "the best of friends" with William and Kate, Princess of Wales.

He also took to his podcast to let his listeners know just how much the Wales family loves sports!

Mike added, "They’re just a family who love sport. Catherine loves her running."

This insight comes amid Mike's further revelations about his connection to the royals in his book The Good, the Bad & the Rugby: Unleashed. "Believe it or not, marrying into the royal family was pretty easy for me," he wrote. "They were always nice to me, and I was always nice to them. Simple really."

The Tindalls were also praised this past summer for their "realness" as junior royals and their unpretentious way of not "hiding anything" about themselves and their lives.

"That realness is also with William and Kate," former butler to Diana, Princess of Wales, Paul Burrell, dished on behalf of Slingo. "I don't think there's anything they're hiding. I don't think there's anything false about them. I think what you see is what you get, whereas Harry and Meghan, you just don't know what to believe. That's the difference between the two camps."

Daily Express reported on Mike's book.