Drew Mitchell recalls the time he nicked the Queen's drink

Revered former Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell has shared a comical story of how some synergy between himself and Matt Giteau allowed him to nick the drink of Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. 

“It was early afternoon, I went to put it [empty glass] on a butler's tray and there was only one glass on there,” the 38-year-old Mitchell told Stan Sport's Rugby Heaven.  

“I went to put it on and he said 'excuse me sir, this is Her Majesty's drink.' I was like 'oh, what is this, soda water?' He said 'no, no, this is straight gin with a dash of vermouth. 

“I thought that was a bit of an overshare already, that the butler's telling me what the Queen's drinking. But I watched him walk over and hand it to the Queen and she just took it and had a sip and didn't batter an eyelid. 

“I just went 'Gits, come with me, like I need a blocker here.' So he ran a blocker and I grabbed the Queen's drink and had a sip … look, it was super strong - straight gin, dash of vermouth.” 

Giteau recalls: 

“He [Mitchell] said 'I'm gonna do it. Cover me!.' So then I've shielded him a little bit, and he's come back and said 'Haww mate that's straight gin!''