Lewis Hamilton and Princess Kate’s sister denied entry at Wimbledon

Lewis Hamilton was banned from the Royal Box at the Wimbledon final after he turned up not wearing a shirt and tie while Pippa Middleton and her mother Carole Middleton were relegated to standard seats when they arrived too late.

There are 74 seats situated in a prime location on Centre Court that is reserved for the royal family and special guests.

The Formula One champion was said to have arrived late at the All England Club and without having dressed appropriately, despite the strict dress code.

The racing driver, 38, made the fashion faux pas back in 2015 when he was shown the red flag at the men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

“Lewis turned up an hour late and wasn’t wearing a tie,” a source said at the time. “He was told he would need to put one on to enter the box but he threw a bit of hissy fit, which lasted a couple of minutes, and then left.

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“There is a strict dress code and the staff manning the box had no choice, he was asked not to enter the box.”

Lewis shared a picture of himself on Instagram captioned “Wimbledon” showing him indoors silhouetted against the grass courts at SW19.

At the time, a spokesperson for the Mercedes driver said: “Due to an unfortunate misunderstanding regarding dress code at Wimbledon, Lewis is very disappointed to have missed the men’s final.”

Over the years there have been a host of well-known faces taking in the action at Wimbledon, with Catherine, the Princess of Wales, pictured in the Royal Box the most over the years.

However, things didn’t exactly go to plan for the royal’s younger sister Pippa, 39, and their mother Carole, 68.

The mother and daughter duo often get VIP seats in the Royal Box or the players’ box at Wimbledon.

Back in 2017, Carole and Pippa had to take standard seats after the pair were shunned from the Royal Box when they arrived too late for Andy Murray’s match against Benoit Paire.

Kate’s younger sister and mother were pictured sitting separately, just outside of the players’ box, which is usually reserved for athletes and their families, and VIP guests.