Prince William laughs off his ‘One-Pint Willy’ nickname as he meets rugby heroes Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield
PRINCE William laughed off his hilarious nickname as he met with Motor Neurone Disease heroes Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield today.
The Prince of Wales, 41, is at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, to congratulate the pair on their heroic efforts.
William was all jokes when meeting with the rugby stars – who brought up a nickname used for the royal by Mike Tindall.
Mike previously revealed on a podcast with Burrows that he and Zara call him “One Pint Willy” as the future King “is not the best of drinkers”.
Rob told William “it was an honour” to meet Wills and he was “feeling good”.
He said: “My children have been practising the curtesy and been talking about meeting you all week.”
“I recently met Zara and Mike on my podcast and Mike had some secrets he told me that he found amusing.”
Wills rocked his head laughing and said; “I think that might be some of the nicknames, you got the nicknames out of him? He apologised about that.
“I said: ‘Mike, when you’re not going to mention your nicknames doesn’t mean you mention mine, it’s not fair’. I’m sure it’s quite fun with Mike.”
Rob, former scrum half at Leeds Rhinos, was diagnosed with MND two years after retiring in December 2019.
His diagnosis has helped raise £15m for charity including £8.5m by friend and former teammate Kevin Sinfield who raised £2m from seven marathons in as many days.
Both received CBEs in the 2024 New Years Honours list.
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare condition that affects the brain and nerves, according to the NHS.
It causes weakness that gets worse over time, and there is currently no cure for MND.
Up to 5,000 adults in the UK are affected by the condition, with one in 300 at risk during their lifetimes, data from Brain Tumour Research states.
It slowly robs patients of the ability to walk, talk and eat, although every sufferer is different.