PIPPA Middleton suffered an award moment at Wimbledon when she tried to meet champion Carlos Alcaraz. As Princess Kate , 42, made a triumphant return to the tennis tournament on Sunday, she was supported by daughter Princess Charlotte , nine, and sister Pippa , 40. Princess Kate and Princess Charlotte spoke to the reigning Spanish champion off the court and shared how they’d been watching his performance at home.
After the sweet interaction, Prince William’s wife attempted to introduce Pippa to Carlos , but he didn’t notice and walked away waving to the crowds. Speaking to Carlos, Kate had said: “This is Charlotte, [she was] cheering you on. You had everything crossed.
” Champion Carlos replied: “Nice to meet you.” Kate, who has been undergoing cancer treatment and recovering away from duties, said: “We've watched a lot on telly, so it's great to finally get to meet you.” During the interaction, Pippa politely stood behind smiling and waited for the moment to be introduced.
As their conversation drew to a close, Kate said: “Best of luck, enjoy the weather .” Carlos replied: “Thank you”, before nodding to Princess Charlotte. Meanwhile, Kate then took a few steps back to seemingly introduce her sister to Carlos too.
As they took a step forward, the tennis champ started to walk away to the crowd’s applause and didn’t realise he had missed the moment of meeting Pippa. Moments before, Kate had handed champion Carlos, 21, his golden cup as he retained h.
