Catherine, Princess of Wales, attending Wimbledon men’s singles final | Catherine, Princess of Wales

Catherine, Princess of Wales, attending Wimbledon men’s singles final | Catherine, Princess of Wales


The Princess of Wales is attending the Wimbledon men’s final with her daughter, Princess Charlotte, in her second public engagement since announcing her cancer diagnosis.

Catherine, who is a patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will present the trophy to the winner of the clash between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

She arrived at the tournament in SW19 less than an hour before the final was due to begin on Sunday afternoon.

The princess has been undergoing chemotherapy and made her first public appearance since announcing her cancer diagnosis in March at the trooping the colour ceremony in London last month.

She did not attend the women’s singles final on Saturday, and the Wimbledon chair, Debbie Jevans, presented the trophy to Barbora Krejčíková on her behalf.

The actors Tom Cruise, Zendaya and Hugh Jackman were among the celebrities attending Centre Court as the Czech player fought off the Italian Jasmine Paolini to win 6-2 2-6 6-4.

Earlier in the tournament, Catherine paid tribute to the two-time Wimbledon men’s singles champion Sir Andy Murray, saying he should be “so very proud” after he missed out on a final chance at the tournament.

In a personally signed message on social media, the princess wrote: “An incredible #Wimbledon career comes to an end. You should be so very proud Andy Murray. On behalf of all of us, thank you! C.”

Muray was due to play mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu but the former US Open women’s singles champion pulled out of the match, citing stiffness in her right wrist.

Catherine visited the championships several times last year and presented Alcaraz with his first Wimbledon trophy after watching him battle Djokovic in the men’s singles final.

On Friday, she missed a charity polo match as her husband, the Prince of Wales, took to the field to raise funds for good causes at Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park.

In a statement released last month, the princess revealed shewas making good progress but was “not out of the woods yet” and had “good days and bad days” as she continued her treatment.

Prince William will be in Berlin later on Sunday to attend England’s Euro 2024 final against Spain as president of the Football Assocation.

Some spectators at Wimbledon could be seen wearing white England football shirts at the championships on Sunday morning.



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