It’s wonderful to be able to look somebody in the eye, William tells netballer
Geva Mentor towered over her fellow recipients in her high heels during the Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.
The Duke of Cambridge joked it was “wonderful” to be able to look someone in the eye when he made one of Britain’s tallest sportswomen a CBE.
Gold medal-winning netball champion Geva Mentor, who stands 6ft 2.5in tall, towered over her fellow recipients in her high heels during the Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony – and came with a netball for William’s daughter Princess Charlotte.
Ms Mentor, a former England captain, helped the national team secure bronze in the 2019 Netball World Cup and with her teammates won a Commonwealth gold last year.
“I guess my contribution has been over almost two decades now and I realise the position I’m in to be able to inspire and engage with people out there. Not just the fans but people across the world and get them into, not just netball, but sport to keep healthy and socialise.”
Speaking about her brief chat with the duke, she added: “He mentioned the height first of all, he said, ‘It’s wonderful to be able to look somebody in the eye’.
“I mentioned that I had a netball for little Charlotte, I think it’s so important that kids know what netball is and grow up with it.”
