Pippa Middleton had an awkward moment yesterday with Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz, who apparently ignored her by accident.
The 40-year-old was joined by her sister, the Princess of Wales, and niece, Princess Charlotte, on the final day of the thrilling tennis tournament.
Kate, 42, presented the Wimbledon trophy to Alcaraz yesterday afternoon as the Spaniard won the Grand Slam for the second year in a row. The royal trio saw the reigning champion take on veteran Novak Djokovic, whom he beat in three sets.
Nine-year-old Kate and Charlotte spoke to tennis star Alcaraz off the court and revealed they had been watching his performance at home.
However, when their interaction ended, the future Queen appeared to try and introduce Pippa to Alcaraz, but he was oblivious and began to walk away.
Kate Middleton appeared to try to introduce Pippa to Carlos Alcaraz, but he accidentally walked away.
Pippa Middleton and Princess Charlotte were photographed yesterday at Wimbledon in the royal box.
The tennis player appears in the image walking away with his trophy while the Royal Family applauds him.
The mother-of-three, who has stepped back from public royal duties while undergoing cancer treatment, said: “This is Charlotte, (she was) cheering you on. You had all hearts crossed.
Alcaraz, dressed entirely in white and holding the trophy, replied: “Nice to meet you.”
Kate then said: “We’ve seen a lot on TV so it’s great to finally meet you,” before repeating herself as the athlete struggled to hear her.
A starstruck Charlotte looked slightly shy as she stood next to Kate and smiled at Alcaraz during their conversation, while her aunt Pippa stood behind the pair and beamed at the interaction.
As the conversation came to an end, Kate could be heard saying “good luck, enjoy the weather” while tapping the tennis player on the shoulder.
Alcaraz then said ‘thank you’, before nodding to Princess Charlotte.
But the Princess of Wales could then be seen taking a couple of steps back to seemingly introduce Pippa to the Wimbledon champion, who was waiting patiently behind the trio.
Kate put her hand on her younger sister’s arm before they both stepped forward, but then the crowd began to applaud Alcaraz as he walked away.
Pippa, Charlotte and Kate applauded as the champion took his trophy and left the room, apparently unaware that he had missed the chance to meet the Princess of Wales’ sister.
Before presenting the trophy to Alcaraz, Kate commiserated and shook hands with runner-up Novak Djokovic.
Dressed in a bespoke £1,295 gown by Safiyaa, the royal was greeted with a standing ovation as she made her way to the royal box at Wimbledon earlier in the day, alongside Charlotte and Pippa, who wore a caped midi dress by Beulah.
Carlos Alcaraz met Princess Charlotte yesterday with her mother Kate
Pippa Middleton, the Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte were photographed yesterday in the royal box
Before the mother-daughter duo took their seats in the royal box, they met with stars of women’s tennis, including Emma Radacanu, 21, who presented Kate with a bouquet of flowers.
Charlotte was beaming from ear to ear as she met up with the tennis star, who sadly saw her Wimbledon dream crushed on Centre Court by New Zealand qualifier Lulu Sun last week.
Kate and Charlotte were also greeted by Sonay Kartal, Lily Miyazaki, Lucy Shuker and Flora Johnson as they arrived on the players’ lawn at Wimbledon before entering Centre Court.
Charlotte made a pinky promise to Shuker, a wheelchair tennis player, that she would try the sport alongside her mother.
Kate also met Raducanu, who was eliminated in the fourth round of this year’s championship, and told her: “It was really hard to see you go out.”
US Open winner Raducanu said it was “amazing” to have the support of the princess and “to see her here so healthy and happy.”
The daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales, who wore a £70 polka dot dress from Guess, was delighted to meet the tennis star and was pictured grinning from ear to ear in his presence.
The mother and daughter then learned about the ‘Work at Wimbledon’ programme, which supports young people from different backgrounds who work at the championships.
Alcaraz now has four Grand Slam trophies with a perfect record in major finals, following his two Wimbledon triumphs, his US Open win in 2022 and his Roland Garros triumph last month. The loss denied Djokovic his 25th Grand Slam title to overtake Margaret Court on the all-time list and also equal Roger Federer’s haul of eight men’s singles titles at Wimbledon.