mike tindall, of course.today's telegraph talking about how he's becoming almost like a surrogate brother figure to william, that the pair seemed to have a tremendous bond. and i think it's just a wonderful thing to see. >> yes, it is a wonderful thing to see. we see occasionally throughout the year. we've seen a few pictures of, uh, mike tindall in situations, happy situations, laughing situations, uh, with, uh, prince william and on, uh , monday at sandringham on, uh, monday at sandringham and we saw mike tindall with george with his arm around him. and george was looking up, all smiles and everything else , and smiles and everything else, and he was and louis was walking down, holding the hand of mia tindall . it just goes to show tindall. it just goes to show how close they are as families now sitting back in montecito is the real brother . and i should the real brother. and i should imagine if he's seeing scenes like that and reading things like, what's he been having in the telegraph? he's not going to

mike tindall's niciyes. uh, he said that am. one, isn't it? mike tindall's niciyes.ie uh, because he. >> meaning that's all he can take he take. take before he can take. >> yeah, yeah, he's a lightweight. uh , i would lightweight. uh uh, i would expect that. >> i think i would expect. >> i think i would expect. >> well, actually, funny enough, i was, i was at university with prince but years prince william, but two years above an and, um, name drop of the show. yeah. i mean, name drop. i was just saying university. there's lots of other uh, but i do other people. uh, but i do remember seeing him in the pub occasionally, and he did look a little bit worse for wear . little bit worse for wear. >> um, that is amazing. but we always, when he was in the pub, we always tried to, um , shock we always tried to, um, shock him because we'd heard that he had a button on him that if he pushed , security would . pushed, security would. >> so we'd always sort of like, try and barge him to work. try and barge into him to work. >> freddie, no security ever called on you? no. >> neve

world cup winner mike tindall says what owen farrell went through at the last tournament was "completelytep away from intenrational rugby and prioritise his mental wellbeing. farrell was criticised both before and during the world cup. tindall, ho won the trophy with england in 2003, told bbc breakfast that crossed a line. he is an ultimate competitor who pushes _ he is an ultimate competitor who pushes the boundaries and sometimes stahds _ pushes the boundaries and sometimes stands the _ pushes the boundaries and sometimes stands the wrong side of it. that doesn't — stands the wrong side of it. that doesn't make him a bad human being, you could _ doesn't make him a bad human being, you could argue the point you should always _ you could argue the point you should always get— you could argue the point you should always get it right. you are making always get it right. you are making a lot always get it right. you are making a tot of— always get it right. you are making a lot of decisions in a short space of time _ a lot of decisions in a short space of time and — a lot of decisions in a

. >> david: and mike tindall, north carolina.after the season finding their forever homes. >> david: while back in new york, you knew we would ask. who is the farmer behind this beauty? >> hey, david, here's a 30-foot tree i planted when i was in my teens. >> david: meet charles on the family farm in jefferson, north carolina. in the blue ridge mountains since 1968. >> we love to grow smiles for christmas morning, for families in america. >> david: we got to support our farmers. >> absolutely. i'm 100% behind that. >> david: so, remember, it's not just the gifts under the tree. it's the people behind them. >> happy holidays, david, and thank you so much for joining with us to help spread the joy of trees across america. >> made in america! >> all: whoo! >> david: and we're you tonight on a disturbing case involving the arrest of a richmond pastor and hundreds of thousands of birds euthanized in wine country after a dangerous outbreak. >> the impact it could have on consumers. >> plus, following a massive fire that shut down a fre

world cup winner mike tindall has criticised the treatmen of owen farrell at the tournament in francetely unjustified. the england captain has decided to step away from international rugby for the moment to prioritis his family and mental wellbeing. farrell was criticised both before and during the world cup... but tindall. told bbc breakfast that crossed a line. he isa he is a competitor that pushes the boundaries and sometimes ends up on the wrong side of it, that doesn't make him a good human being —— bad human being, you can make it a bad decision in a very short period of time, every time he steps on the field he wants to make an impact for his team. but off the back of it, then what his family get, what he got, and i sort of take my hat off to him to have the ability to go, actually i don't need this. and to have your england captain who has just come out of a world cup semifinal, placed 28 impeccable level and puts his body on hit the line for his team, always the first on the team sheet to go, actually, i'm just going to step away and focus on my family. itjust says that you k

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world cup—winner mike tindall has criticised the treatment of 0wen farrell at the tournament in franceime he steps on the field, he wants to make an impact for his team. but off the back of it, then what his family get, what he got, and i sort of take my hat off to him to have the ability to go, "actually i don't need this." and to have your england captain, who's just come out of a world cup semifinal, plays to an impeccable level every time and puts his body on the line for his team, always the first on the team sheet to go, "actually, i'm just going to step away and focus on my family." it just says that, you know, for a game ethic, respecting the referee, he has lived on a social media platform without those values. finally, shaun murphy has made the first ever maximum 147 break in the history of the snooker shoot out. the competition had never seen a maximum break since its inception in 2011. it differs slightly from traditional snooker events, with a shot clock in operation throughout and frames lasting a maximum of ten minutes. murphy achieved the feat of 15 reds, 15 blacks and

and then the hug that mike tindall gave prince george . yeah, that gave prince george.hat is. that's what people really want to see because that is real life. >> it's real. it's family. it's very human. >> it's that human interest that we haven't often been able to see. yeah. >> and the photo obviously released by the prince william and princess kate of their three children, george, kate, george and charlotte. >> yeah . louis. >> yeah. louis. >> yeah. louis. >> um, thank you. yeah. >> louis. um, thank you. yeah. >> louis. um, thank you. yeah. >> you're welcome . i'm here all >> you're welcome. i'm here all day . day. >> but that was very modern, wasn't it? it was like, sort of like literally t shirts, jeans, trainers. i mean, very modern. >> but it's not what christmas is about, though, dawn. i think that's very. oh i don't know. >> don't know. well we know >> i don't know. well we know yeah, exactly. know . what do yeah, exactly. we know. what do you think i'm inspired by the royal family yeah. >> that's line i'm sticking. >> oh, you spun that one, my love. >> yeah, ex

. >> yes, mike tindall and >> yes, with mike tindall and i can't remember his name because i don't knownough rugby names. >> and princess anne. and i don't know enough rugby names. >:was and princess anne. and i don't know enough rugby names. >:was really, )rincess anne. and i don't know enough rugby names. >:was really, reallyis anne. and i don't know enough rugby names. >:was really, really good.e. and i don't know enough rugby names. >:was really, really good. so .nd it was really, really good. so i mean, if you want your sport, you go to particular sports channels and they're just so yeah, much yeah, there's so much specialised but specialised material now, but i still it should had place. >> i mean, it's not as simple as to say, look, they've, they've rejigged the personnel. they put paddy mcguinness in there and they've new they've obviously got two new captains. simple as captains. it's not as simple as saying fiddling around with saying that fiddling around with the and the timing and the format and the timing and everything mean, everything did for it. i mean, in sue barker or

left hand side there , mia left hand side there, mia tindall, the eldest daughter of um zara and mike tindallrch and the king actually stressed the common root of the world's world's three great religions islam , three great religions islam, christianity and judaism . in christianity and judaism. in abraham and of course , abraham's abraham and of course, abraham's tomb is at hebron in the disputed west bank, not very far , about a half an hour's drive, actually, from gaza. but the king of course, did not get into politics. it was a universal message of love and appreciation . it was very different from , . it was very different from, um, the queen's messages , which um, the queen's messages, which we got so used to . it was very we got so used to. it was very specific. the queen generally spoke about the year where she'd been, what she'd seen and the people that she'd met and the events of the day. >> this was more , uh, shall we >> this was more, uh, shall we say, cerebral , >> this was more, uh, shall we say, cerebral, uh, going to themes and talking about there. >> we see him with the vol

see, you know, princess charlotte talking to mayor, who is mike tindall's daughter?e was very relaxed, smiling, laughing . and fergie smiling, laughing. and fergie was there for the first time in 32 years as large due to meghan , 32 years as large due to meghan, largely due to, um, uh, camilla, i should say, um, because because she doesn't bear a grudge to someone and she felt that , you know, that she's been that, you know, that she's been a marvellous mother. she's that, you know, that she's been a marvellous mother . she's gone a marvellous mother. she's gone through , um, her cancer through, um, her cancer operation , and she deserves to operation, and she deserves to come back again. last year, they tried it just with the lunch. and this year it was the service and the lunch . and i think that and the lunch. and i think that was it's very good. she's being a very good mother. her children adore her for over 20 years because the duke of edinburgh couldn't bear her anywhere near the queen liked her. they had quiet chats, secret chats, but the duke of edinburgh did

yay what nickname does mike tindall have for prince william because of the future king's low alcoholt. yeah. okay, good. >> well done . and finally , which >> well done. and finally, which actress plays kate middleton in season six of the crown, in which she meets william? >> do you know? i don't know her name. i'm afraid she looks very much like kate middleton did in the early 2000, but have no the early 2000, but i have no idea name is. idea what her name is. >> i'm afraid meg bellamy . >> i'm afraid meg bellamy. >> i'm afraid meg bellamy. >> okay, i think two out of three okay because two are three is okay because two are royal questions . and royal questions. and one, i would is actually showbiz . would argue is actually showbiz. so matter i got so it doesn't matter that i got it there's still eight left, so >> there's still eight left, so we'll come back it. >> there's still eight left, so we' great. 3 back it. >> there's still eight left, so we' great. we've it. >> there's still eight left, so we'great. we've gott. >> there's still eight left, so we'great. we've got the >> ther

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