In his time as a leading rugby international Mike Tindall was nicknamed ‘The Fridge’ for his impressive strength and bulk .
‘Huggy Bear’ might be more fitting these days – as there is seemingly no one who can escape the gentle giant’s warm embrace.
Mike was at it again this week, wrapping his arms around Princess Eugenie‘s husband, Jack Brooksbank in a cuddle that brooked no argument.
For if the world-cup winner’s big squeeze was once much-feared by his opponents, there’s still no escape for this friends, as these pictures show…
Mike saying his goodbyes to Jack Brooksbank after their flight from Bahrain, where they had watched the F1 Grand Prix
A warm embrace from Princess Eugenie as they attend Royal Ascot in 2019
William and Mike hug-it-out in Gloucestershire for the Festival of Polo in 2017
Princess Beatrice gets the Tindall treatment in 2019
A warm hug for Princess Beatrice with his wife Zara looking on
A hug for his brother-in-law at the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe in 2018
A hug for Denise Van Outen at The Celebrity Cup Golf Tournament in South Wales in 2017
Are Prince Harry and Mike hugging or play fighting at the Beaufort Polo ground
There is always a hug for his wife, Zara as they seem to have one of the more tactile royal marriages
A bear hug for fellow contestant Sean Walsh on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here