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Emma Shacklock

Princess Anne thinks son-in-law Mike Tindall's favourite hobby is 'arduous' - this is what she'd rather do instead

Princess Anne talks with South Korean President (not pictured) // Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall during day ten of the 2026 Wimbledon Tennis Championships .

Princess Anne doesn't mince her words and plenty of her quips have become iconic, from her response to her would-be kidnapper in 1974 to her belief that there's "no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing". Her directness makes her who she is and she's been equally honest about her son-in-law's favourite pastime.

Mike Tindall has embraced golf after retiring as a professional rugby player and has hosted the ISPS Handa Mike Tindall Celebrity Golf Classic since 2014. His wife Zara plays too, but the Princess Royal once declared, "Golf seems to me to be an arduous way to go for a walk".

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