Mike Tindall won't let wife Zara teach him to ride horses

Asked if he's learned to ride since joining the Royal Family, Mike told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "No! It would be a bit like asking Zara to learn to play rugby.

"I know she does it with the kids, but I think we'd argue if she was trying to teach me to ride - and I would probably be a tough student."

Despite Zara's royal background, the 'Good, The Bad and the Rugby' podcaster insisted their lives aren't always glamorous.

Asked the most un-royal thing they do, he said: "Picking up horse poo!

"We have three dogs, three kids and horses, so there's a lot of poo in my life.

"It's a great leveller."

The couple are keen for their children to follow in their sporting footsteps, because there's so many lessons they can learn from being part of a team, and they encourage their brood to be as active as possible.

Mike said: "We're not different to other parents and our weekends end up being about the kids and getting them to their sports.

"It's a mixture of rugby, hockey, swimming, gymnastics.

"I think sport gives so many things to kids, whether it's learning how to be a team member or determination.

"It has given Zara and me so much that we want to expose them to as many sports as we can."