They would have met through Pippa Middleton. Long-time friends, Roger Federer and the Princess of Wales once again displayed their complicity in the royal stand of the Wimbledon tournament on Tuesday, July 4. To the point of breaking protocol, which prohibits touching a member of the royal family - although Elizabeth II relaxed this rule before her death.
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Kate Middleton, dressed in a mint-colored Balmain blazer, and the tennis champion, in a suit, exchanged hugs, laughter and connivance looks in front of the center court of the competition. A proximity that left Mirka Federer, the player's wife, on ice, as pointed out by the Daily Mail.
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In video, Kate Middleton faces Roger Federer on the court of Wimbledon
Joint projects
Kate Middleton also applauded her standmate during a video tribute focused on the career of the athlete, crowned eight-time champion of the British tournament. This is not the first time the duo has appeared so close during a public event. The Princess of Wales and the tennis player are indeed working on multiple joint projects.
At the end of June, they faced each other on the court, as part of a video highlighting the work of ball collectors. Already, in 2017, the Princess of Wales had violated protocol by placing three kisses on the cheeks of Roger Federer, once again winner of the Wimbledon tournament. Two years later, she offered him a few words of comfort after his defeat to Novak Djokovic. A lasting friendship, which will have somewhat taken the followers of royalty by surprise.
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