Carole Middleton and Pippa Middleton Matthews—the mother and sister of the Princess of Wales, respectively—may not technically be royalty, but they are certainly royal adjacent. Like Kate, Carole and Pippa are tennis aficionados and regular attendees at Wimbledon, where, as The Mirror reports, “an unfortunate incident once saw the pair denied seats in the prestigious Centre Court Royal Box.”
With Wimbledon kicking off today (expect to see Kate—who is patron of the All England Club—attend at some point), let’s go back to 2017, when Carole and Pippa were denied access to the royal box, all because of a glitch.
