Prince William meets King Roger Down Under

ROYALTY SUMMIT: It’s not every day that the future King of England meets up with the current King of tennis.

But that’s what happened Thursday at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Prince William is in Australia on an official visit for his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and stopped by the tournament to watch Roger Federer breeze through his second round match.

William arrived fashionably late — 75 minutes — to Federer’s match and was greeted with a warm ovation from the crowd at Rod Laver Arena. The only problem was that 75 minutes into this Federer match meant showing up for the end.

“It’s a pleasure, of course, playing in front of him [Prince William],” Federer told the press later. “From what I’ve heard, I think he met Serena [Williams] and myself, and came to watch my match. He said he was happy that I played a little bit longer, because the match could have ended even shorter. So it was nice.”

Federer, the number one player in the world, is after his fourth Aussie crown. He lost a heart-breaking five-set final last year to Rafael Nadal but went on to win his sixth Wimbledon and first French Open. In all, he has won a record 15 grand slam titles including five US Opens as well.