The Queen had an epic quarter-final clash at Wimbledon yesterday – amid hopes the Princess of Wales would hand out trophies this weekend.
Kate, 42, who is a patron of All England Club, revealed earlier this year that she is undergoing treatment for cancer.
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She made her first public appearance since Trooping the Color for the King’s birthday last month.
That has raised hopes that she might show up this weekend to give the winners a silver medal – just as she did last year with men’s singles champion Carlos Alcaraz.
All England Club president Debbie Jevans said: “We hope the Princess of Wales can present the trophies as patron of the club, but her health and recovery is the priority.
“We don’t know what we don’t know. All we said is that we will work with her and give her as much flexibility as possible. We will remain flexible. When we listen, we will think about what is the right thing to do.”
Former royal butler Paul Burrell said it was “highly likely” that Kate would appear as she is a “huge tennis fan”.
It came as Camilla attended the tenth day of the Championships, where she met Olympic silver medalist Laura Robson and coach Jamie Delgado, who holds the men’s record for playing in 23 consecutive Wimbledons.
Camilla told Laura it was “so Cool being able to escape for a day.” She also told Wimbledon head gardener Martyn Falconer: “It all looks fantastic. It always looks absolutely perfect.
The Queen also met the daughter of Mexican doubles player Santiago Gonzalez, whose name is Camila, and joked “I wish I had two Camillas here”.
Her Majesty then met with club officials and boys and girls before taking her place in the royal box on Center Court to watch the day’s games.
Other royals included Peter Phillips and his girlfriend Harriet Sperling, and Zara Tindall and her husband Mike.
The Princess of Wales’ parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, were at the Center Court he is.
Celebrities in attendance included actress Keira Knightly, Olympian Sir Mo Farah and Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden and her daughter Lexi.
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Crowds cheered when the sun finally came out after a rainy morning.
Serbian Novak Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion and seven-time Wimbledon winner, went straight into the semi-finals without hitting a ball after his opponent, Australian Alex de Minaur, withdrew due to a hip injury.
In the other men’s individual events, current champion Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Lorenzo Musetti are also qualified.
In women’s singles, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, who won the championship in 2022, reached the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina.
Her opponent in the semifinals will be Czech Barbora Krejcikova.
Croatia’s Donna Vekic faces Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in the remaining women’s singles semi-finals.
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