Meghan should just flog scent rather than her wearisome world view

After all, not only is the former England rugby ace a sports personality in his own right. He also happens to be married to Princess Anne’s daughter, Zara, which makes her King Charles’ niece.Doubtless, in the candour of campfire confessions, where boredom and seclusion lead to a lowering (rather than changing) of the guard, producers will be hoping the 44-year-old father of three will spill a few overcooked beans about the Royal family.Indeed “honest Mike” has already gifted viewers an unwise anecdote about getting “smashed” with Zara on their first date.Then, of course there’s Tindall’s irrepressible, lads-night-out, joie-de-vivre. Another ticking time bomb in the claustrophobia of the jungle.Already he has been censured for playfully tackling an assistant producer and pretending to throw her off the dock, breaking the rule in place in which cast and crew members must remain at least two metres apart at all times.In his defence, Tindall could argue “this is the real me”. And not a confected camera image which aims to squeeze every drop of potential from his profile boosting stint in the camp.His is an oafish (though perhaps) ill-judged humour which is part of who he is. And by his own admission, even now, more than 10 years after marrying Zara, he can still be gaffe prone when it comes to royal protocol. Tindall and Markle’s antics have caused embarrassment for the Royal Family (Image: Getty / I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! on YouTube)During a recent episode of his sports podcast The Good, The Bad, and The Rugby, Tindall admitted he almost curtseyed to the King, after Charles became sovereign (when men are required to neck bow.)His duffer move explained by the fact he wasn’t thinking and had simply been following his wife. A filter-free royal insider is catnip for I’m a Celebrity.Meanwhile perhaps the greater defence for his acceptance of this TV show stint is that, well, he can. Tindall is not a royal. Meanwhile his wife – and passport to greater recognition – may be of royal descent.But along with brother Peter, she doesn’t have a title thanks to previous royal tradition which means only a father may pass on his title, and the only princes and princesses in the family have fathers in the direct line of succession. (Mark Phillips was untitled).So even if the Royals are cringing at the prospect of Mike munching on kangaroo testicles, technically there isn’t any reason for him not to take part.Living without royal titles has also meant his wife Zara has had the freedom to pursue her own career – as a professional British equestrian and Olympian. After all, even those born with a silver spoon have to be able to afford to fill the fridge.Tindall should therefore be recognised as a new template for a slimmed down monarchy. Where connections run in the blood, but the distinction is clear that such individuals are not royals.Indeed Harry and Meghan would have been far wiser to take the Mike Tindall approach. The Tindalls have no royal titles and don’t receive any public funding so must earn their own living.If there is exploitation of their connection it is in the hands of the companies such as Amazon, Land Rover and Rolex who are willing to strike sponsorship deals in the first place with the couple.Not for Zara and Mike handwringing interviews about lack of titles. Just an unflinching willingness to take advantage of an accident of birth.Certainly it would be easier to swallow Harry and Meghan as, say, the new face of a range of perfumes and aftershaves than a couple with a wearisome desire to articulate “their truth”.See Harry’s imminent bombshell memoir for details.Mike Tindal might yet prove to be a huge embarrassment. But the prospect of watching him crunch on creepy crawlies must surely be easier for the family to endure than Harry and Meghan’s persistence in rubbing the Royals faces in the mud.