Overview
- Mr Tindall reiterated the anecdote in a Woman & Home interview on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, saying the family often substitutes beer with sparkling wine when they play a drinking game he called 'Prosecco pong'.
- He first made the remark during his 2023 podcast that featured the princess, Prince William and Princess Anne, when he joked that Kate's sporting nature makes her fiercely competitive in games.
- The comment comes against a recent timeline of Kate's health: she underwent chemotherapy in 2024 and Kensington Palace announced she was in remission in 2025.
- Kate herself told journalists in March that she has 'not had much alcohol' since her diagnosis, and there has been no official palace correction or expansion of Tindall's latest comments.
- The story has been widely amplified by outlets and draws attention to how casual family anecdotes can humanize senior royals while also raising public sensitivity because of the princess's recent health history.