Mike Tindall’s regret over father during early Parkinson’s diagnosis | Royal | News [Video]

Mike and Zara Tindall are perhaps the most laid-back couple in the Royal Family.

It is in part down to the fact that Zara, Princess Anne’s daughter, was not given a title at birth after Anne wanted her and her brother, Peter, to lead normal lives.

In doing so, Zara gained the right to a private life but also retained the privileges of being part of the Firm albeit without public duties and entitlement to taxpayer’s money.

Mike, meanwhile, never moved in royal circles before meeting Zara, having grown up in Yorkshire and made his name in playing professional rugby.

A self-professed straight-talking Yorkshireman, Mike previously opened up about his regrets when dealing with his father, Philip, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease.

The first time Mike found out his dad had Parkinson’s was back in 2003 during the Rugby World Cup in Australia, the same time and place he met Zara at …