The Men’s Wimbledon final was played on Sunday 7 July 1996, in front of fourteen thousand spectators on Centre Court and a packed royal box. Finalists Richard Krajicek and Malivai Washington were posing for photographs at the net prior to warm-up when 23-year-old blonde London student Melissa Johnson leap over a barrier and ran the length of the court wearing just a minuscule maid’s apron. Sporting a huge smile, Miss Johnson lifted her apron to give both players an eyeful and then proceeded to do likewise for the royals before being led away by a gentleman of the law.

The Duke and Duchess of Kent and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent were visibly amused. Seventeen-year-old Lord Frederick Windsor looked as if he hadn’t enjoyed a tennis match so much for years and the knock-up hadn’t even begun.

As for the players, they laughed too. Malivai Washington walked back to the baseline to begin his warm-up, lifted his shirt to reveal his bare chest and received a huge ovation.

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