Anyone for tennis? Wimbledon, wearing whites and wild cards

Anyone for tennis? Wimbledon, wearing whites and wild cards

Author: The Telegraph July 2, 2026 Duration: 39:27

On this week’s Poshcast, Sophia and Cleo don their whites to discuss Wimbledon – the soothing “thwack” soundtrack, the strawberries and cream and, of course, the slightly squiffy spectators. However, can tennis still claim to be the poshest summer ballsport? Sophia serves up the defence, despite her own lack of racquet skills, and Cleo lobs in a particularly posh tennis memory involving the Princess of Wales. 


Plus they debate a listener's question about asking for honeymoon donations as a wedding gift, and they finally crown the Poshcast’s taxidermied mouse mascot. 


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Send your questions to theposhcast@telegraph.co.uk.


Video Producer: Carla Mercer

Social Editor: Ruby Borg

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells


Highlights:




  • Is tennis still the poshest summer sport? 
  • Do I have to contribute to my friends' honeymoon fund as a wedding gift?


Chapters:


00:00 Welcome to The Poshcast

00:44 Sophia’s Sex Cruise

03:33 Wimbledon Obsession

05:09 Tennis Shame and Injuries

07:40 Caribbean Tennis with Royals

11:34 How Tennis Got Posh

15:02 Getting Into Wimbledon

18:09 Wimbledon Etiquette and Whites

20:40 Padel Takes Over

22:52 Cricket Jumpers

24:00 Golf Club Snobbery

25:03 Croquet, Boules And Holiday Games

27:36 Football: Posh or Not?

29:55 Wimbledon Crushes

31:03 Honeymoon Fund Etiquette

37:23 Naming The Taxidermy Mouse

38:57 Final Thanks Sign Off


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