(Getty)Princess Anne and then-husband Captain Mark Phillips were offered royal titles for Zara and her brother Peter when they were born, but the couple declined. Mike Tindall's father has opened up about seeing his son marry into the British royal family in a new interview.. The former England rugby player and his father on youthful misdeeds, living with Parkinson’s and winning royal approval. Phillips also declined the offer of an earldom.Mike and Zara met at a bar in Sydney during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, when the footballer had begun playing for England.Zara was on a gap year in Australia, and approached the athlete, who had been being dropped from the England squad before the semi-finals. (Getty)He added that although Linda died before she had the chance to meet Zara, she would have "loved her as much as we do" because "she and Mike are perfect for each other. Mike Tindall - pictured with wife Zara in March … Over the last few years, I've really seen him deteriorate,” the ex-sportsman told As a patron of The Cure Parkinson's Trust, Mike hopes others won't have to witness their loved ones become so ill.“It's about other sons and daughters not having to see their dad go through what I've seen mine go through,” he said.Mike had been training hard for the Trust’s gruelling ‘Raid Alpine’ fundraising bike ride in the French Alps by peddling the roads around his Gloucestershire home, Gatcombe Estate owned by his mother-in-law, the Princess Royal.The event was sadly postponed due to Covid-19 but later relocated to the UK and renamed the ‘Local Raid’.Due to the lockdown, Mike hasn't been able to see his father, a banker and former captain of the Otley rugby club in Gloucestershire, but he did recently open up about homeschooling his two daughters.“Zara still has hopes that the horses will get back, they still need training and working on, so I get to be a teacher in the mornings which is sometimes really nice, sometimes really frustrating,” he told “I don't think any child is a great homeschooler because they definitely listen to other people better than they listen to their parents.
(PA/AAP)However, the Tindalls found Zara's family to be "just lovely" from the beginning, explaining they would regularly watch rugby together and visit the Philips' home for lunch. "[Prince] Harry would often be round watching the rugby, so, slowly and quietly, we got to meet them all. We spent quite a bit of time with her dad too," he said. Mike Tindall and his dad, Philip, on marrying into royalty . She gave him her number, and the pair became "official" in April 2004.After five years of dating, the couple announced their engagement in December 2010 and married in July the following year.Zara Phillips receives a hug from boyfriend Mark Tindall after completing the final show-jumping event with a clear round to become European Champion at The Blenheim Petplan European Eventing Championships held at Blenheim Palace on September 11, 2005 in Blenheim, England. (Photo by Anwar Hussein). The 41-year-old English rugby star — who shares daughters Mia Grace, six, and Lena Elizabeth, two, with his wife Zara Philips — revealed how tough it’s been to see his father Philip’s health ‘deteriorate’ due to his diagnosis.
But then, ultimately, it's the same people who are telling her off or telling her what to do and I think then she gets bored of that.”Mike Tindall - pictured with wife Zara in March 2020 - has opened up about his father's battle with Parkinson's.
""Zara was living in a little two-bed flat in Nailsworth, so it wasn't exactly grandiose," he added.Philip Tindall also told the Times his daughter-in-law was "so pleased" she wasn't given an official title, because she's "been able to live her own life.
Photo: Getty Images.Mike Tindall and his daughters Lena and Mia in 2019. (PA/AAP)isolating at their home on the Gatcombe estate in Gloucestershire with their two daughtersIn a previous interview, Mike admitted the isolation period has been difficult for his parents, who live in West Yorkshire and are in the high risk category.Philip suffers from Parkinson's disease, while Mike's mother has asthma.Having seen his father battle Parkinson's for 18 years, Mike — who retired from professional rugby in 2014 —has devoted himself to raising money for UK charities focused on the disease.His cycling challenge, Raid Local, raises funds for the Cure Parkinson's Trust charity, of which he is patron. Pictured: Mike with father Philip and mother Linda last year +5. All the latest in royals, celebrity, hacks, health and travel straight to your inbox.The 41-year-old English rugby star — who shares daughters Mia Grace, six, and Lena Elizabeth, two, with his wife “My dad has had Parkinson's for the past 17 years.
"In her day, royalty married royalty and she thought the wedding would be shunned," he said. The Queen’s grandson-in-law Mike Tindall has opened up about his father’s 17 year battle with Parkinson's disease.
"Mike and Zara met at a bar in Sydney during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, when the footballer had begun playing for England. Philip also admitted that despite their happy marriage, Mike's maternal grandmother was 'dead against' the rugby player and Zara's nuptials (pictured in 2011) and thought they would be shunned because 'in her day, royalty married royalty' 'Zara …
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