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Kate Middleton’s cousin gets future Queen to sit chat: ‘There are intimidating things’

Kate Middleton’s cousin in law has just gotten the royal to sit down for a pretty rare conversation about intimidating things

By H. Anjum
Published June 14, 2026

Kate Middleton recently came out with some pretty heavy hitting insights, not just into her personal life but also into the things that made her intimidated, and the whole thing too place on a podcast that has her cousin-in-law as a host.

The podcast in question is titled, The Good, The Bad & The Rugby Podcast and the actual chat is from way back in 2023.

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Its hosts included not just the cousin in law, Mike Tindall, but alongside him were James Haskell and Alex Payne.

The conversation mainly focused on the sports world and how intimidating she finds it to walk into one of their changing rooms for a chat or an engagement.

According to the Princess of Wales, “I do find it quite intimidating because it's not a sort of natural environment to turn up into.”

The conversation also featured her husband and Princess Anne but saw the princess add, “I think you really appreciate how many people come together. You know, you're watching the game, it's the performance of those on the pitch. But actually to appreciate and see and meet all the people that got that team to the place they are. I think [it's] one of the most inspiring things actually.”

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.