England star James Haskell has some close royal connections through his friendship with Mike Tindall - and now he has given his surprising verdict on the royal family

Mike Tindall's podcast co-host James Haskell is sharing what the British royal family is really like behind closed doors in a revealing new interview

Aside from Harry, Haskell also has a relationship with Prince William and Kate Middleton. He and Mike welcomed the Prince and Princess of Wales, as well as William’s aunt and Mike’s mother-in-law, Princess Anne, on their podcast in September 2023.

He is a friend of Prince Harry, so much so that he was among the guests at his wedding to Meghan Markle in 2018. He defended him when he published the memoir Spare and also in his decision to

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will reportedly celebrate Christmas at their Montecito home with their children and the duchess's mother.

Between Prince Harry and Prince William's beef, King Charles and Prince Andrew's real estate feud, and Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton's reportedly "tense" relationship, there's no shortage of royal drama to go around these days.

Mike Tindall's friend and podcast co-host James Haskell slightly shaded the royal family in an episode of "The Good, The Bad & The Rugby." "Some aren’t as great as others. They do amazing work — but they’re also a modern family that’s very dysfunctional,