Queen Camilla shared an interesting detail about her past, revealing that she once worked as a ball girl during her attendance at the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
The 75-year-old monarch had the opportunity to meet three young participants, including a ball boy named Sean, and two ball girls named Larissa and Cassie.
Inquiring about their experience, the Queen asked if they had previously been involved in the tournament and if they were enjoying their roles.
She said: “You have to be very agile. I remember doing it one hundred years ago at Queen’s (Club). It is quite difficult.”
The Queen asked Sean if he was working across all of the courts during the Grand Slam, adding: “You must be feeling very fit.”
One of the ball girls, Cassie, mentioned that she had worked at a previous championship. In response, Camilla made a lighthearted remark, jokingly saying, “So you are a bit of an expert?”
The Queen was accompanied by her younger sister, Annabel Elliot, for the outing, which took place during the second week of the Championships.
Prior to occupying her seat in the royal box, Queen Camilla had the opportunity to meet several individuals at Wimbledon.
Among them were former British number one Johanna Konta, detection dog handler Mark Mills, and his search dog, Flo. Additionally, she had a meeting with Teresa Harris, the founder of Learn to Love to Read, a literary charity that was established in 2014 and receives support from The Wimbledon Foundation.
The Queen has been a regular attendee of the tennis championships and is frequently photographed there, often accompanied by her friends or her sister, Ms. Elliot.
During a visit in 2013, the then Duchess of Cornwall said she feared she was “too old” to play tennis herself.
Asked by former world number one John McEnroe if she played, Camilla, then 65, replied: “Oh, very badly … I would love to start again but maybe I’m too old.”
The three-times Wimbledon champion reassured her: “Never too old, never too old!”
During the same visit, the then Duchess told former British number one Virginia Wade: “I have got my sister here today. We used to come to watch you year after year. And if we can’t see you, we watch you on the telly.”
Meanwhile, Tim Henman raised eyebrows as he was recorded greeting the royal visitor with the words: “Y’all right Your Highness?”
The Queen’s latest visit comes after the Princess of Wales, patron of the All England Club, paid a visit last Tuesday.
Zara and Mike Tindall were also spotted at the event on Wednesday.
The Queen will watch matches on Centre Court.