Queen Elizabeth's grandson-in-law, Mike Tindall, the husband of Zara Phillips Tindall, has an ongoing case in London's High Court. The former rugby has been hauled to court for damages by a new media firm called Greencastle.
According to reports from the Daily Mail, Greencastle acquired Joe Media after it went into administration over the summer. Two years ago, Joe Media was the company that set up Tindall's podcast show, House of Rugby, with James Haskell as co-host and Alex Payne as producer.
Apparently, Greencastle assumed that they will continue working with House of Rugby and its hosts after taking over Joe Media. The executives of the company learned, however, that Tindall and his team have been hustling to find their own sponsors to try and make it on their own.
Following the acquisition, it emerged that Tindall and Haskell planned to rebrand their podcast show as The Good, The Bad And The Rugby. The Queen's grandson-in-law allegedly posted social media messages where he declared that House of Rugby is dead.
Tindall is also not backing down in the lawsuit. He and his team still need to collect unpaid fees from Joe Media, which is now the responsibility of Greencastle.
The company declared it has tried to resolve its issues with Tindall and his group out of court. However, the House of Rugby team does not agree to the terms.
Meanwhile, outside of this lawsuit, Tindall has a reason to be happy and proud as his eldest daughter with Zara, Mia, 6, is showing a lot of potential as a rugby player. The sports dad shared in his new podcast show that Mia played the game for the first time over the weekend and enjoyed her time in the field.
Mia now plans to try football as well and her dad said that she does have the aggressiveness of a rugby or footie star. Tindall's podcast co-star, however, joked that Mia probably got this trait from her mother. It's no secret the Queen's granddaughter is also a talented and capable athlete, who has had experience competing in the international arena.
Zara has been training as an equestrienne for years and would have gone on to compete at the 2020 summer Olympics in Japan, if not for the pandemic delay. She is still training even during the lockdown to prepare for the 2021 Olympics to represent England.
