The Queen revealed she once worked as a ball girl as she made a surprise visit to Wimbledon on Day 10 of the tournament.
Camilla, who was joined by her sister Annabel Elliot, met and spoke to a ball boy and two ball girls, as well as staff working at the grounds before heading to the Royal Box to watch the tennis on Centre Court on Wednesday.
The Queen asked Larissa, 15, Sean, 16, and Cassie, 16, whose surnames were not given, if they had previously worked at the tennis tournament and if they were enjoying the role.
She said: "You have to be very agile. I remember doing it 100 years ago at Queen’s [Club]. It is quite difficult."
The Queen asked Sean if he was working across all of the courts for the Grand Slam championship, adding: "You must be feeling very fit."
When Cassie said she had worked at a previous championship, Camilla replied: “So you are a bit of an expert?”
The Queen also met dog handler Mark Mills, 59, and his dog Flo, who are part of the security team at Wimbledon. Camilla smiled as she leaned down to pat Flo.
Mark told the PA news agency: "(Flo) was lying down. She wasn’t going to get up for Her Majesty – Her Majesty had to get down for her. I suddenly thought ‘Oh my gosh, I made Her Majesty bend down to stroke her rather than she sit up for Her Majesty’. I’m just pleased (Flo) stayed as she was. She’s very greedy this one, and can be temperamental."
Former British number one women’s tennis player Johanna Konta also met the Queen at Wimbledon.
Johanna, who is now retired, told Camilla she had been awake throughout the night with her 10 month old baby and explained she had had to get dressed in the dark on Wednesday morning.
The Queen asked if she was playing in the tournament and Johanna said she would be part of a ladies’ invitation doubles game.
Camilla also met Teresa Harris, founder of the Learn To Love To Read literacy charity that is supported by the Wimbledon Foundation.
The Queen was wearing a white dress with black trim by Fiona Clare, with the colour a nod to traditional tennis whites.
This comes shortly after royal correspondent Jennie Bond exclusively told OK! that Camilla and King Charles' approach to the monarchy lifestyle is a lesson in not rocking the boat.
She said: "This is the time of year, when 'the season' has really swung into action starting with the Chelsea Flower Show, then the Derby, Trooping the Colour, the Garter ceremony, and then, of course, Royal Ascot.
"If they were going to break with tradition, then this was the year that the King and Queen would presumably have done so."
Alluding to the fact the pair attended all five days of Royal Ascot, Jennie added: "I don’t think it’s just a tribute to the late Queen or a way of keeping her legacy going, I think it is simply a well honed part of the structure of the royal year. I don’t think that Charles and Camilla are going to do much to upset that particular bandwagon or rock the boat."
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