He may be his father’s mini-me, but it’s clear to see that Zara and Mike Tindall’s son Lucas, who celebrated his third birthday last week, is every inch a “mama’s boy”.
The blond toddler came flying into the world on 21 March 2021, with former England rugby star Mike confirming the news on his sports podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby.
“Sunday got even better because a little baby boy arrived at my house,” he told his co-hosts. “Arrived very quickly. Didn’t make it to [the] hospital. On the bathroom floor.
“So yeah, it was running to the gym, get a mat, get into the bathroom, get the mat on the floor, towels down, brace, brace, brace.”
Lucas, whose middle name – Philip – is a tribute to both his greatgrandfather, the former Duke of Edinburgh, and his paternal grandfather, appears to be following in his sporty parents’ footsteps.
He is already a regular at the Festival of British Eventing – held on his grandmother the Princess Royal’s Gatcombe Park estate, where the Tindalls also live – and is often spotted clambering around with a cheeky grin.
“He’s always getting involved, muddy, messing around with his sisters – he’s born into it,” photographer James Whatling, who specialises in documenting the royal family, tells HELLO!.
Lucas enjoys a strong bond with Zara and although the former eventing European and world champion previously travelled extensively
