In a touching exchange earlier in the day before the wheelchair final, the Princess asked eight-year-old Lydia Lowe – who had to learn how to walk again after overcoming a brain injury – what it meant to her to conduct the pre-match coin toss.
Princess Kate then asked if Lydia had any advice for her ahead of her own appearance, and the child replied: “Don’t be nervous [and] take deep breaths.”
Princess Kate was greeted warmly at Wimbledon.Credit: Getty Images
The Princess said: “Take deep breaths; OK, I’ll remember that. Thank you.”
She sat next to the club’s chair, Debbie Jevans, and women’s tennis trailblazer and former world No.1 Billie Jean King in the royal box, and they were seen in conversation throughout the 57-minute final.
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Princess Kate also met Wang Ziying, the women’s wheelchair tennis champion, as well as Work at Wimbledon representatives Shaniah Williams and Jefferson Iweh, and the club’s longest-serving steward, Bob Flint, who has worked at the championships since 1980.
Her Wimbledon appearance comes at the end of a hectic week of royal engagements, including her and Prince William welcoming French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, to the UK for their three-day state visit.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were also involved in the carriage procession, military inspection and private lunch at Windsor Castle later.
However, she skipped the Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Charity Polo Cup 2025 at Guards Polo Club in Windsor, where Prince William participated. The event fundraises for charities and causes that the prince and princess are passionate about and support.
That decision is viewed as Princess Kate adjusting to her new circumstances since she revealed her cancer diagnosis in March last year, even after she announced at the start of 2025 that she was in remission.
The Princess’ attendance at last year’s men’s final, where Alcaraz beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, was just her second public engagement since she announced her cancer diagnosis. She came with Princess Charlotte and was visibly emotional after receiving a standing ovation.
The Princess presented women’s singles champion Iga Swiatek with the Venus Rosewater Dish.Credit: AP
Queen Camilla was in the royal box on Wednesday to watch the men’s and women’s quarter-finals, and also shook hands and spoke with Djokovic beforehand.
The Queen visited Wimbledon to watch the tennis for several years in a row, while Princess Beatrice, her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, Duchess of York, were in the royal box for the opening day of this year’s championships.
