We know it, Kate Middleton is passionate about tennis. As proof, even though she was affected by cancer, the Princess of Wales was present on July 14, at the Wimbledon tournament. Appearing smiling, Prince William's wife appeared in good health. An observation confirmed by
Marion Bartoli who was able to chat with Kate Middleton.
Indeed, the two women know each other well, as the former tennis player was able to confirm to our colleagues at Purepeople.
“So indeed the princess I have been lucky enough to have known her for several years, I even had lunch with her at Wimbledon one yearwhere I was invited to his table, so it was obviously a huge honor”.
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Marion Bartoli looks back on her lunch with Kate Middleton
Moreover, during this meal, Marion Bartoli remembered a moving moment : “Afterwards, the protocol is that you are of course not allowed to approach him yourself. I knew she was going to pass, and I stayed where I was because it wasn't my place to go towards her, and it was she who stopped, who came towards me , who came to say hello to me.”
It was at that moment that Kamilya, her daughter born in 2020,
decided to hide under her dress. “I had Kamilya who had lifted my dress and who was hiding underneath, so I might as well tell you I still had a very small moment of solitude”she confides, laughing.
This hilarious moment between Marion Bartoli's daughter and the Princess of Wales
Marion Bartoli felt embarrassed: “Because I had all the cameras filming, the official photographer taking photos, the princess talking to me, I had my daughter playing under my dress.” That's when Kate Middleton spoke to Marion Bartoli's daughter:
“The princess said to him: 'But why are you hiding?'
And as my daughter speaks English, so she responded by saying 'I want mom, I want mom, I want mom', so the princess said to me: 'she seems a little intimidated by the photographers', I told her 'no she's used to it but it's just that she likes to hide', it was obviously a very beautiful moment.”
During this interview, Marion Bartoli also returned to Kate Middleton's state of health : “I found her extremely fit, I found her very dignified, of course I renewed all my wishes for her health, hoping that she was well. We talked for two or three minutes but she attended the whole the finale, she didn't look tired to me, and I found her really luminous, in terms of appearance, complexion etc, so I was extremely happy to see her like that”she concluded.
