LONDON – The Princess of Wales arrived the All England Club on Sunday for the Wimbledon men’s final, just his second public appearance since announcing that she has been diagnosed with cancer.
Kate, wife of the heir to the throne Prince Williamwas expected to sit in the center court royal box during the championship match between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
She and her 9-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, arrived at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament venue in southwest London in a motorcade about half an hour before the start of the final. They went to the club’s terrace, which is connected to the main stadium by a pedestrian walkway, and greeted several people, including the 2021 US Open champion, Emma Raducanu, and other young British tennis players.
Kate was wearing a purple dress – one of the official colors of Wimbledon.
Since 2016, the princess has been patron of the All England Club, which hosts Wimbledon every year. Her ceremonial duties include presenting the winner’s trophies after the singles finals, although she was not present on Saturday when Barbora Krejcikova defeated Jasmine Paolini for the women’s title.
Kate revealed in March that she has cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. His only public appearance since then was last month birthday parade for King Charles III. Before that event, she released a statement saying she was “making good progress” but he still had “good days and bad days”.
Prince William has been a regular at the Wimbledon finals, but would not be attending on Sunday. Instead, he planned to watch England take on Spain in the men’s football final. European Championship In Germany. He is the president of the English Football Association.
Queen Camilla, wife of King Charles III, visited Wimbledon on Wednesday.
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