Mike Tindall Reacts to Princess Anne’s Surprise Cameo on His New Show ‘Grand Slammers’

The first episode ofMike Tindall’s new reality series,Grand Slammers, just premiered on the U.K.’sITV, and it featured a surprise appearance by his mother-in-law,Princess Anne.

Based on his reaction, Tindall, who is married toPrincess Anne’s daughter,Zara, was surprised to see the royal. Still, that didn’t stop the athlete from cracking a joke. “Join in, we’re teaching a prison rugby team how to play,” he says to his mother-in-law. “You can join the coaching staff if you’d like.”

Adds Vickery: “You can be our team manager.”

Princess Anne couldn’t be bothered by the offer. “Oh, thank you,” she says nonchalantly as Tindall proceeds to explain the program to her. “Obviously, they’ll play away games. But we’re going in and trying to coach them,” he says.

Princess Anne mentions a similar project before asking permission to step onto the balcony. “Am I allowed out?” she can be heard saying.