- Tindall, husband of William's cousin Zara made the comment on a podcast
- Zara responded by saying, 'You're in so much trouble!'
Mike Tindall has revealed he calls Prince William ‘One Pint Willy’ because ‘he is not the best of drinkers’.
The ex-England rugby star also admits he and his wife Zara call each other ‘munchkin’, while she has her husband saved in her phone as a nickname ending in ‘kitten’.
The Tindalls made the revelations in a special podcast with rugby league legend Rob Burrow, who is battling with motor neurone disease.
Asked by Burrow if he has any nicknames for any of the royals, Mike says: ‘For the Prince of Wales, he is known as One Pint Willy.
![Prince William is known as 'one pint Willy' to Mike Tindall because he's not a big drinker](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/19/14/79130179-12881487-image-a-44_1702997663463.jpg)
Prince William is known as 'one pint Willy' to Mike Tindall because he's not a big drinker
![Zara, Mike, Rugby League hero Rob Burrow and wife Lindsey appear on the one-off podcast](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/20/11/79167255-12881487-image-a-1_1703071954952.jpg)
Zara, Mike, Rugby League hero Rob Burrow and wife Lindsey appear on the one-off podcast
![But he had the good sense to enjoying a Guinness on St Patrick's Day this year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/19/14/79129467-12881487-image-m-36_1702996839395.jpg)
But he had the good sense to enjoying a Guinness on St Patrick's Day this year
![William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, burst out laughing as they attend the recording of a special episode of The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast, in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle along with with Mike and his mother-in-law, Princess Anne](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/19/14/79129463-12881487-image-a-38_1702996866556.jpg)
William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, burst out laughing as they attend the recording of a special episode of The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast, in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle along with with Mike and his mother-in-law, Princess Anne
‘He is known to me as One Pint Willy because he is not the best of drinkers, coming from a sport where it is built on the social aspect and a couple of beers being sunk quite often. That is one I will give away for the Prince of Wales.’
Zara can be heard laughing before saying: ‘Oh my god. You are in so much trouble.’
Burrow also quizzed the couple on whether they have any pet names for each other.
Mike says: ‘We basically call each other munchkins a lot. I don’t know why that started but it has stuck.
‘I will let Zara decide whether she wants to give away what I am down in her phone as...’
Zara replies: ‘He is in my phone as something else and it ends with kitten.’
Mike also admits that he dreams of his son, two, Lucas becoming a professional golfer – and that he wanted to give him the middle name of ‘Mulligan’.
‘The two-year-old is where I am pinning my dreams,’ says the 2003 Rugby World Cup winner.
‘I actually wanted his middle name to be Mulligan because if he did become a professional golfer, he would drop the Lucas and just become Mulligan Tindall.
![Mike Tindall was expansive on the podcast - to the dismay of his wife Zara!](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/20/11/79167169-12881487-image-a-2_1703072055360.jpg)
Mike Tindall was expansive on the podcast - to the dismay of his wife Zara!
![Zara took part alongside Mike, and commented that he was 'in so much trouble' after coming out with the 'one pint Willy' remark](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/20/11/79167161-12881487-image-a-3_1703072118766.jpg)
Zara took part alongside Mike, and commented that he was 'in so much trouble' after coming out with the 'one pint Willy' remark
![The Tindalls made the revelations in a special podcast with rugby league legend Rob Burrow, who is battling motor neurone disease, seen here with his family at BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2022](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/19/15/79130443-12881487-image-m-55_1702998314326.jpg)
The Tindalls made the revelations in a special podcast with rugby league legend Rob Burrow, who is battling motor neurone disease, seen here with his family at BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2022
![Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall smile as they look at her phone during day two of Wimbledon last year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/19/14/79129457-12881487-image-a-40_1702997155746.jpg)
Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall smile as they look at her phone during day two of Wimbledon last year
![Zara and Mike, pictured at Ascot last year, store pet names on their phones](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/19/14/79129453-12881487-image-a-41_1702997162108.jpg)
Zara and Mike, pictured at Ascot last year, store pet names on their phones
![Mike and Prince William seem about to arm wrestle at Ascot, 2019](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/19/14/79129461-12881487-image-a-37_1702996857719.jpg)
Mike and Prince William seem about to arm wrestle at Ascot, 2019
‘I thought that would be the best golfing name ever. Plus Mulligan means the offspring of a balding man, so that was perfect!’
Burrow tells the Tindalls that he has always wanted to deliver the Alternative Christmas Message, which airs on Channel 4 at the same time as the King’s Christmas Message on the BBC.
Zara says: ‘I definitely think you could do the other Christmas speech. You would definitely rock it and be a huge inspiration to many people.
‘I’m sure (King Charles) would let you just do your own thing. I hope to see that one time. I think you just record it anyway and send that out there!’
- Seven: Rob Burrow, The Total Sport Podcast is available on BBC Sounds