Mike Tindall has reacted
to a drawing of himself that features inside Queen Elizabeth: A Platinum
Jubilee Celebration, a free commemorative book marking the Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee that was handed out to children in state-funded primary
schools across the UK.
The former rugby star’s friend
James Haskell shared part of the family tree that features inside the book, and
it shows Mike next to his wife Zara, his brother-in-law Peter Phillips,
Peter’s former wife Autumn Kelly, and Princess Beatrice and her
husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
None of the royals look
anything like themselves, but Zara’s husband was still “pretty happy”
with how he had been drawn.
“Pretty happy with my
look in this!!” he wrote over the picture, which he too shared on his
Instagram Stories.
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Mike seemed pleased with the drawing of himself
The book, which is available
to buy via Amazon, was designed as an official once-in-a-lifetime
commemoration of the Platinum Jubilee and written in collaboration with royal
experts and historians.
It tells the story of a young
girl, Isabella, visiting her Great Granny Joyce who tells her about the Queen
and this year’s Jubilee.
The book includes famous
quotes from the Queen, facts on the coronation ceremony, content on the lives
of famous Commonwealth figures such as Nelson Mandela, notable kings and queens
and a timeline of Her Majesty’s life.
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The royal family loved the Queen’s sketch with Paddington Bear
Mike’s reaction comes just a
week after he opened up the Platinum Jubilee on his podcast, The Good, The
Bad, and the Rugby.
Zara’s husband loved the
four-day celebrations, but in particular the Queen’s comedy sketch with
Paddington Bear, saying she absolutely “nailed it”.
The monarch, 96, took part in
an amusing and endearing sketch with the lovable children’s character in a
video recorded for the Party at the Palace concert.
“I think she’s officially
now a qualified actor,” Mike said on his podcast The Good, The Bad and The
Rugby, adding that his wife Zara’s maternal grandmother was “bang on”
with her performance. “I’ve always said she was funny but she nailed
it,” he added.
