LONDON (AP) — Princess Kate presents the Wimbledon trophy to Carlos Alcaraz after the men’s final. All England Club On Sunday she Announcement of cancer diagnosis.
Kate, wife of the heir to the throne Prince Williamwas greeted with a standing ovation upon arriving at the Royal Box at Centre Court. Alcaraz beats Novak DjokovicAfter leaving the court following the trophy ceremony, the Princess and Alcaraz spoke in a room inside the tournament’s main stadium.
“You did really well,” Kate told him. “Enjoy your victory.”
Earlier, Kate, wearing a purple dress – one of Wimbledon’s official colours – walked down from the stands onto the field to present the trophy as part of her role as patron of the All England Club, which hosts the annual tournament.
She shook hands with some of the ball kids working the tournament, exchanged words with both players and gave Alcaraz a standing ovation after handing him the championship trophy for the second year in a row.
Kate and her 9-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, arrived in a motorcade at the grass-court Grand Slam venue in southwest London about 30 minutes before the final was scheduled to start. The couple went to the terrace of the club, which is connected to the main stadium by a walkway, and greeted several people, including 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducane and other young British tennis players.
Also in the royal box for the final were Kate’s sister Pippa Matthews, actors Tom Cruise and Benedict Cumberbatch, as well as past Wimbledon winners including Rod Laver, Andre Agassi and Stefan Edberg.
Kate has been patron of the All England Club since 2016. She did not attend on Saturday. Barbora Krejcikova defeats Jasmine Paolini Competing for the women’s title.
Kate revealed in March that she had cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. Her last public appearance since then was last month. Birthday Parade for Charles III. Prior to the event she made a statement: “It’s going well,” he said. But still, there were “good days and bad days.”
Prince William is a regular at Wimbledon finals but missed the event on Sunday, instead flying to Germany to watch England take on Spain in the men’s soccer final. European ChampionshipsHe is the chairman of the English Football Association.
Camilla, Queen of Scots, wife of Charles III I visited Wimbledon on Wednesday..
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