Kate Middleton will perform a special task at Wimbledon

Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, will take part in the men’s singles final at Wimbledon on Sunday 14 July, according to Kensington Palace.

The royals will perform a special task at the tournament, presenting the winner – Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz – with the coveted trophy.

This will be Middleton’s second public appearance since she announced her cancer diagnosis in March, with her first appearance being her participation in the annual Trooping the Color on June 15.

On a update shared on June 14Middleton, 42, announced that she would be taking part in the King’s Birthday Parade and shared that she “looks forward to[d] to attend some public engagements during the summer. However, the mother of three noted that she is “not out of the woods yet” as her “treatment is ongoing and will last for a few more months.”

Since then, there has been much speculation that Wimbledon would be one of the summer’s public engagements, as Middleton is a known fan of the tournament and has been a fixture at the Royal Box for many years, previously attending every year but one since who got married. Prince William in 2011.

She is a patron of the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) at Wimbledon and has enjoyed watching matches alongside her husband, the Prince of Wales, and her children, Prince George, 10, and Princess Charlotte, 9.

Although she has also frequently participated in the women’s finals, she will not be able to attend this year’s edition, on Saturday, between Barbora Krejčíková and Jasmine Paolini. Thus, the trophy for the winner of the women’s tournament will be presented by former British professional tennis player Deborah Jevans.

“At the request of Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, Patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, the trophies will be presented on court by Deborah Jevans CBE, President of the All England Lawn Tennis Club,” the AELTC statement read. , by The Athletic.

Middleton already showed her support and love for the game earlier in the tournament when she shared an encouraging message to tennis legend Andy Murray after his Wimbledon career came to an anticlimactic end.