{"id":224807,"date":"2025-06-29T20:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/224807\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T20:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:00:11","slug":"kate-middleton-reveals-awkward-run-in-between-her-dad-and-tim-henman-at-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/224807\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton reveals awkward run-in between her dad and Tim Henman at Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wimbledon is one of Kate Middleton<\/a>\u2019s favourite summer events. She\u2019s attended the Grand Slam for years. But during one of her earlier visits, she had a moment she still laughs and cringes about. Kate, now 43, spoke about it in a 2017 BBC documentary, Our Wimbledon<\/a>. It was a funny memory involving her dad, tennis legend Tim Henman, and a small but awkward mix-up. \u201cMy father is not going to appreciate this,\u201d she said in the interview. \u201cBut we were walking past Tim Henman and we had just seen Pete Sampras play.\u201d That\u2019s when her dad turned to Henman and said, \u201cHi Pete.\u201d \u201cI was mortified,\u201d Kate said, laughing.<\/p>\n

Tennis is a family thing for Kate<\/p>\n

According to Hello Magazine, Kate has been a regular at Wimbledon for years. As the royal patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, she often watches from the Royal Box. She usually goes with Prince William. Sometimes, she brings their kids along too.<\/p>\n

Prince George and Princess Charlotte have already attended matches. Their younger brother, Prince Louis, hasn\u2019t yet – but he\u2019s a big fan at home. Kate once said he likes pretending to be a ball boy. Her parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, also enjoy the sport. They\u2019ve been seen at Wimbledon many times.<\/p>\n

Her dad still supports her, awkward moment or not<\/p>\n

Despite the Henman blunder, Kate and her dad remain very close. Michael Middleton still joins her at Wimbledon now and then. In 2021, they were seen laughing together and taking part in a Mexican wave, reported Hello Magazine.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s clear Kate inherited her love for tennis from her family. She\u2019s also passed that love on to her own children. She\u2019s said many times how much the sport means to her. Kate has even played tennis on camera before. She once joined Emma Raducanu<\/a> for a friendly match during a youth event in London.<\/p>\n

Will she be back this year?<\/p>\n

Wimbledon 2025 starts on June 30. It runs for two weeks. Kate is expected to attend, but her schedule hasn\u2019t been confirmed. She usually presents the trophies to the champions. Fans are also curious if any of the royal kids will be with her. George and Charlotte<\/a> have already made appearances. Many are hoping Louis might make his Wimbledon debut this year.<\/p>\n

For now, fans are just happy to hear Kate share such a funny, honest story. It\u2019s not every day a royal admits to being \u201cmortified\u201d by their dad – even if it\u2019s in the Royal Box.<\/p>\n

FAQsWho did Kate Middleton confuse Tim Henman with?<\/p>\n

She recalled her dad mistakenly greeting Tim Henman as \u201cPete,\u201d confusing him with Pete Sampras.<\/p>\n

Has Princess Kate attended Wimbledon in recent years?<\/p>\n

Yes, she\u2019s a regular attendee and has often presented trophies at the finals.<\/p>\n

Will Prince Louis attend Wimbledon 2025?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not confirmed, but Louis has yet to make his debut at the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wimbledon is one of Kate Middleton\u2019s favourite summer events. She\u2019s attended the Grand Slam for years. But during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224808,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,88733,7714,7713,533,24078,2832,532,87834,2831,7710,519,88732,48674,7711,7712,88279],"class_list":{"0":"post-224807","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-british-tennis","10":"tag-catherine","11":"tag-catherine-middleton","12":"tag-kate-middleton","13":"tag-michael-middleton","14":"tag-prince-of-wales","15":"tag-prince-william","16":"tag-princess-kate-tennis","17":"tag-princess-of-wales","18":"tag-royal-families","19":"tag-royal-family","20":"tag-royal-family-wimbledon","21":"tag-tim-henman","22":"tag-uk-royal-family","23":"tag-william","24":"tag-wimbledon-2025"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114768434005169792","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}