Everyone knows Kate Middleton. But very few have ever had the chance to meet her in real life… However, Marion Bartolia famous French tennis player once had the opportunity to spend time with her. “I've been lucky enough to have known her for a few years, I even had lunch with her at Wimbledon one year, where I was invited to her table, so it was obviously a huge honor“, she told in the columns of Purepeople this Friday, November 8. But when you are this close to the Princess of Wales, there are obviously “protocols” to follow and respect. “You have of course you are not allowed to approach him yourself“, said the sportswoman. “I knew she was going to pass, and I stayed where I was because it wasn't up to me to go towards her, and it was she who stopped, who came towards me, who came to say hello”, she added.
Marion Bartoli: this “moment of solitude” that she experienced with Kate Middleton
A special moment that she was able to share with her granddaughter Kamilya. Intimidated, the little girl hid under her mother's dress, while Kate Middleton was speaking to her. “I still had a little moment of solitudea microphone… 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”, said Marion Bartoli. Seeing the little girl, Prince William's wife asked her why she was hiding. “I want my mom”replied the 4-year-old girl, who already knows how to speak English.
Kate Middleton 'extremely fit'
If Kate Middleton thought Kamilya was ““a little intimidated by the photographers”, this was actually not the case. “I told her 'no, she's used to it, but she just likes to hide'. It was obviously a very beautiful moment“, explained the tennis player. And during this exchange, which took place on July 14, Marion Bartoli found Kate Middleton “extremely fit”. “JI found her very worthy, 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 entire final, she didn't seem tired to me, and I found it really brightin terms of appearance, complexion etc., so I was extremely happy to see her like that”, she concluded.
