The father of Kate Middleton‘s new equerry has admitted his son does bear a placing resemblance to tennis celebrity Roger Federer.
Royal followers have been fast to comment on how a lot Lt. Col Tom White seems to be just like the 20-time Grand Slam champion.
Speaking solely to MailOnline, his father Garry stated mates first seen the resemblance when Federer turned the world’s primary for the primary time, again in 2004.
‘He has a glance of Roger Federer – all our mates touch upon it, stated Garry outdoors his dwelling in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Quite just a few individuals have commented that ceaselessly.’
Pictured: Lt. Col Tom White together with his spouse Stephanie
The Princess of Wales has loved an everlasting friendship with tennis ace Roger Federer for a few years (Pair pictured above)
Lt Col Tom White has turn out to be the brand new equerry to Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales
Friends first seen the resemblance between Col. White and Federer when the latter turned the world’s primary for the primary time, again in 2004
The dashing former Royal Marine Commando, who was this week named as the brand new Private Secretary to the Princess of Wales, can be a gifted tennis participant – however not fairly as much as the usual of his doppelganger.
Garry, 66, a former Government employee, stated: ‘He has performed tennis however to not the usual of Roger Federer’ earlier than including ‘I want he might play like him.’
Garry stated his son was a eager sportsman and whereas he didn’t discuss his new royal function, he could not disguise his pleasure at his army profession.
‘Ultimately, he’s a Royal Marine Commando, and we’re actually happy with what he has achieved’ he stated. He has come from fairly humble beginnings.’
The love of sports activities for White and his 37-year-old spouse Stephanie is obvious from photographs on their social media. One picture reveals the comfortable couple smiling whereas having fun with a snowboarding vacation in Vermont within the US.
Pictured: The mother and father of Lt. Col Tom White, Gary, 66 and Kay, 67
Pictured: Lt. Col Tom White in uniform pictured together with his spouse Stephanie
Other images are of their marriage ceremony day a decade in the past with one comfortable snap exhibiting the couple strolling arm in arm.
Another reveals his comrades from his regiment forming a guard of honour with their ceremonial swords because the smiling couple go away the church.
In one other, Stephanie posed with half a dozen of his regiment supporting her of their arms as she laid horizontally outdoors the church for a enjoyable picture.
The couple, who now stay in London, personal a £635,000 home in Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire and have a younger daughter.
They had beforehand lived in Exeter close to White’s regiment, 42 Commando, and near his mother and father in Portsmouth.
Royal followers had been fast to comment on the similarity in seems to be between White and 42-year-old Federer when his appointment was made public.
The Swiss star has, over time, shaped a detailed friendship with the Princess, an avid tennis participant and followers.
Pictured: Stephanie posed with half a dozen of White’s regiment supporting her of their arms as she laid horizontally outdoors the church
Lt. Col Tom White and his spouse Stephanie on their marriage ceremony day a decade in the past
The pair performed collectively on courtroom final 12 months as a part of a movie celebrating the function of the ball girls and boys on the garden tennis championship.
Kate even served up the successful shot in a pleasant doubles match leaving the eight occasions Wimbledon champion to exclaim ‘Amazing’.
Federer, who retired from aggressive tennis in 2022, has additionally given Prince George just a few classes.
Once Kate has recovered from her surgical procedure and resumes her royal duties it’s seemingly Federer, and his doppelganger will little doubt come nose to nose at Wimbledon this summer season.
The similarity has already been famous on social media with one consumer writing on X, previously Twitter, ‘Oh my, he seems to be like Roger Federer’, adopted by a heart-eyed emoji.
Pictured: Gary and Kay White on vacation
Another wrote:’ He’s so good-looking.’
Lt Col. White is prone to match seamlessly into his new function as Kate’s right-hand man.
He is not any stranger to royal duties having joined Buckingham Palace in 2020.
While an equerry to the late Queen, he was seen together with her at many occasions, and welcomed Boris Johnson to Balmoral when he resigned as Prime Minister to go the function to Liz Truss.
His mom Kay, 67, instructed MailOnline her son marched alongside the Queen’s coffin at her funeral.
‘He was with the Queen all the way in which to the tip’ she stated.
Her son turned the entrance runner to the coveted function of equerry to the Princess when he was invited to hitch her final November an upcoming engagement.
Pictured: Gary and Kay White
As effectively as dashing beauty, White can be a embellished battle hero.
He helped avert tragedy in Helmand Province in 2009 as a member of 42 Commando, after the Taliban rigged up an explosive booby lure in a faculty.
Wires for the gadget, which was set to be triggered by a strain plate that may go off when the padlocked classroom door was damaged down by his troops, had been noticed by the elite power.
Then aged 22, Lieutenant White, who was 7 Troop’s commander, stated afterwards ‘It turns your abdomen to suppose what might have occurred if we hadn’t discovered the bombs.
‘These individuals knew they may have blown quite a lot of children sky excessive – and so they did not care.
‘I’ve fairly a low opinion of somebody who would bomb a faculty. They do not worth younger life in any respect.’
In his new function Lt. Col White has been appointed as a director to the Prince and Princess of Wales Royal Foundation.
The basis is the primary the philanthropic and charitable automobile for the royal couple specializing in conservation and psychological well being.