Mike Tindall mentions Prince Harry and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor despite being warned not to

Mike Tindall has dropped the names of two of the most controversial members of the British royal family, despite being warned not to.

The 47-year-old, who is married to Zara Tindall, the daughter of Princess Anne, was speaking at the Hay Literary Festival in Wales, for his podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby

During the filming, the royal husband made a few light-hearted jokes about Prince Harry and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, according to Hello! Magazine.

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He was chatting with his co-hosts James Haskell and Alex Payne.

Payne had joked Tindall has his own "bedroom at Buckingham Palace" quipping "opposite end to Andrew though.":

He then note the comment was controversial, having been told backstage to "maybe stay away from Andrew tonight," as reported by Royal Central.

Mike couldn't resist a more subtle dig, though, laughing with his friends about the corrective rhinoplasty he had in 2018.

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"Taxpayers' money fixed it. It's got the royal warrant if you look inside it," he joked, in reference to Andrew reportedly using taxpayer money to fund his lifestyle.

The jokes came hours before Thames Valley Police reported their investigation into the former Prince will be widened to include sex crimes, after a woman was allegedly taken to his Windsor home for "sexual purposes".

Andrew wasn't the only royal targeted during the taping, though Mike's jabs at his wife's cousin Prince Harry were more light-hearted.

When his 2011 wedding to his wife Zara was mentioned, Mike said that he was surprised Haskell had not made more of a fool of himself on the night.

"A lot of other people managed that way better than you – [like] Harry, when he was fun," Mike said, according to Hello! Magazine.

The Tindalls were formerly very close to the Duke of Sussex, especially before his marriage to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in 2018 and consequent separation from the royal family.

Harry is also the godfather of their daughter Lena, who is now seven.

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