Prince William’s Cheeky Nickname From This Family Member Is Not What We Expected for a Future King

Although most of what we see the British royal family do involves a lot of poise and protocol, a recent confession from a royal has us realizing that they can be just like us sometimes. Most recently, Mike Tindall, the husband to Princess Anne‘s daughter Zara Tindall, admitted the cheeky nickname he has for Prince William.

“The Prince of Wales is known to me as ‘One Pint Willy’ because he’s not the best of drinkers,” the former rugby player revealed of the future king during BBC’s The Total Sports Podcast, per Us Weekly.

“[I am] coming from a sport where it is built on the social aspect and a couple of beers being sunk quite often,” he explained. “That is one I will definitely give away for the Prince of Wales. ‘One Pint Willy.’ It’s out there now. Sorry, sir!” How hilarious!

Zara, who was also in attendance, then joked her husband would be “in so much trouble” for revealing the cheeky nickname. “A lot of those nicknames kind of fly around,” she said.

Luckily for royal fans, this isn’t the first time Mike has dished on the royals and their hilarious stories about drinking. During an appearance in his The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast in September, for example, Tindall poked fun at special guest Kate Middleton‘s competitive side.

“I’ve seen her play beer pong,” he joked. Middleton, for her part, seemingly denied the rumors. “I’m really not that competitive,” she said jokingly. “I don’t know where this has come from.”

Soon after, however, Middleton admitted to having a competitive side, beer pong and beyond. “I don’t think we’ve actually managed to finish a game [of] tennis, the two of us,” the Duchess admitted, looking at her husband. “It becomes a mental challenge between the two of us.”

William then agreed, saying their games together end up being about “who can out-mental each other.”

And while these two might still have to work through their feelings when it comes to playing games with one another, we’re just loving Mike for spilling their secrets. Let’s keep them coming!

Before you go, click here to see the best photos of Prince Harry and Prince William growing up together over the years.