{"id":2300947,"date":"2026-02-26T10:27:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2300947"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:27:41","slug":"mike-tindall-sparks-furious-backlash-for-wearing-maga-hat-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mike-tindall-sparks-furious-backlash-for-wearing-maga-hat-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tindall sparks furious backlash for wearing &#8216;MAGA&#8217; hat | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Mike Tindall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/mike-tindall\">Mike Tindall<\/a> has sparked major backlash over his choice to wear a &#8216;MAGA-style&#8217; hat on the latest episode of The Good, The Bad &amp; The Rugby. Making another appearance on his podcast alongside his co-hosts, James Haskall and Alex Payne, the 47-year-old discussed England&#8217;s performance in Saturday&#8217;s Six Nations match last weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Whilst the discussion <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2175555\/mike-tindall-comment-rugby-outrage\">caused controversy on social media<\/a>, Mike&#8217;s red hat also attracted attention from listeners. The statement hat boldly stated &#8216;Make England Great Again&#8217; in white stitching, with people making comparisons to US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/express.co.uk\/latest\/donald-trump\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s infamous slogan &#8216;Make America Great Again&#8217;, also known by the acronym MAGA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Taking to X, fans didn&#8217;t appear impressed, with one fan writing: &#8220;Why is Princess Anne\u2019s son-in-law wearing a MAGA-looking hat? That\u2019s kinda weird, no?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A second added: &#8220;Princess Anne\u2019s son-in-law, Mike Tindall, wearing a \u2018Make England Great Again&#8217; cap. People excusing this as &#8220;rugby&#8221; connected. I did NOT look at that and think &#8220;rugby&#8221;, I thought MAGA. This isn&#8217;t a good look coming from the Royal Family- pretty low.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A third added: &#8220;Just look at the hat Mike Tindall, Willie&#8217;s bestie and Princess Anne\u2019s son-in-law is wearing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Catherine, who is known for her love of a range of sports, is the patron of the Rugby Football Union.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Appearing in high spirits, the 44-year-old was pictured smiling as she wore purple to match the occasion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Catherine &#8211; who sported a purple England Rugby scarf &#8211; was pictured alongside RFU President Deborah Griffin in the stands before the Guinness Men&#8217;s Six Nations match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>const Init=()=>{const interval=setInterval(()=>{if(typeof window.utag_data.consentData!=='undefined'){clearInterval(interval);ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] consent data',window.utag_data.consentData)\nif(!window.isVendorConsented(window.utag_data.consentData,20,!0)){return!1}\nconst publisherPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.publisher?.consents\nconst consentPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.purpose?.consents\nif(!publisherPurposes[1]||!publisherPurposes[2]||!publisherPurposes[3]||!publisherPurposes[4]||!consentPurposes[1]||!consentPurposes[2]||!consentPurposes[3]||!consentPurposes[4]){return!1}\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','331470507705028');fbq('trackSingle','331470507705028','PageView')}else{ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] Facebook is waiting for consent data')}},100)}\nif(typeof flagTcfLoaded!=='undefined'&&flagTcfLoaded){Init()}else{document.addEventListener('tcfLoaded',()=>{Init()})}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Tindall has sparked major backlash over his choice to wear a &#8216;MAGA-style&#8217; hat on the latest episode of The Good, The Bad &amp; The Rugby. Making another appearance on his podcast alongside his co-hosts, James Haskall and Alex Payne, the 47-year-old discussed England&#8217;s performance in Saturday&#8217;s Six Nations match last weekend. 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