Princess Kate: She shines again at her favorite event

On Saturday, July 12th, Princess Kate (43) returned to one of her absolute favorite events: the Wimbledon Championships. Elegantly dressed in a white blazer top with belt and a cream-colored wrinkle skirt, she took a seat in the Royal Box on the Center Court to track the women’s final between the American Amanda Anisimova and Poland Iga Swiatek. As the patron of all England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, she proudly wore the traditional Wimbledon loop in Lila and green at her top.

The appearance of the Princess of Wales was expected with special excitement because she had previously spoken openly about the challenges after her cancer treatment. It was only on July 2 that Kate gave unusually personal insights into her recovery in a visit to the Hospital Colchester in Essex.

“You put on a kind of brave expression, show stamina during treatment. Treatment is over, then you think: ‘I can continue, return to normality,’ explained when visiting her hospital. “But in fact the phase is really difficult afterwards.” The mother of three children found moving words for what many cancer patients experience: “You have to find your new normality, and that takes time … and it’s a roller coaster ride, it is not smooth, as you can expect. But the reality is that you go through hard times.”

When she arrived in Wimbledon, Kate was as usual and committed. She first congratulated the wheelchair tennis winner Wang Ziying on her success before talking to the eight-year-old Lydia Lowe, who represented the Dan Maskell Trust and carried out the coin tower for the wheelchair final. The princess also got talking with the twelve -year -old Sophie Kneen, which was intended for the coin talent of the women’s final, as well as with ball children and honorable.

When walking over the bridge to the Center Court, Kate waved brightly hundreds of waiting fans. Under the leadership of All England Club Chairman Debbie Jevans, a former professional tennis player, she welcomed the welcome committee and exchanged her tournament experiences.

Kate’s connection to Wimbledon goes far back. Since Queen Elizabeth II. In 2016 she appointed the patron of All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, she visited the tournament year after year. In fact, she has been on site almost every year since her wedding with Prince William in 2011 – only in 2013 she was missing due to her advanced pregnancy with Prince George when doctors advised on a visit. In 2020 the tournament was canceled because of the pandemic.

This year’s visit is of particular importance, since Kate 2024 made only a few public appearances. In July 2024 she visited the men’s final – one of her rare appointments during her cancer treatment. In September of the same year she announced the end of her chemotherapy, and in January 2025 she announced that she was in remission.

The Royal Family had already experienced a moving moment at the men’s final 2024: Kate received standing ovation when she made her way to her place in the first row of the Royal Box together with daughter Princess Charlotte and Sister Pippa. After the match, she presented Carlos Alcaraz the winner trophy after this Novak Djokovic defeated.