According to the expert, Zara Tindall’s husband is “clearly” making “a nod to his wife’s family”, which could be interpreted as “trading on them”.
She clarified: “Mike is clearly more about being an ex-rugby star than a man with royal connections, but the line about having ‘friends in high places’ is clearly a nod to his wife’s family, meaning it does introduce those links and trade on them rather than him just playing it as a non-royal sportsman.
“The worry is that it veers a bit into the ‘Royal Its A knockout’ territory, despite the fact that Mike is currently one of the most popular and even lovable members of the family.”
Since King Charles III became the monarch on September 8 earlier this year, the Royal Family have made several media appearances, more so than under the previous sovereign Elizabeth II.