LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, hands Carlos Alcaraz the trophy after the Wimbledon men’s final in All England Club On Sunday, in only her second public appearance since She announced that she was diagnosed with cancer..
Kate Middleton Prince WilliamShe was greeted with rapturous applause when she arrived at the Royal Box in Centre Court to watch. Alcaraz beats Novak DjokovicAfter leaving the stadium following the awards ceremony, the princess and Alcaraz had a conversation in a room inside the tournament’s main court.
“You played very well,” Kate told him, “enjoy the win.”
Earlier, Kate – wearing a purple dress, one of Wimbledon’s official colours – made her way from the stands to the playing surface to present the awards, part of her duties as patron of the All England Club, which hosts the annual tournament.
She shook hands with some of the children working at the tournament, exchanged words with the players and praised Alcaraz after he was awarded the winner’s trophy for the second year in a row.
Kate and her 9-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, arrived at the grass court Grand Slam tournament in southwest London in a motorcade about half an hour before the final was due to start. They headed to a terrace in the clubhouse, which is connected to the main court by a pedestrian walkway, and were greeted by a crowd, including 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu 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 and several former Wimbledon champions, including Rod Laver, Andre Agassi and Stefan Edberg.
Kate has been a patron of the All England Club since 2016. She was not in attendance on Saturday when Barbora Krejcikova defeats Jasmine Paolini To get the ladies title.
Kate revealed in March that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. Her only public appearance since then has been at a wedding last month. Christmas parade To King Charles III. Prior to this event, she issued a statement She said she was “making good progress.” But I still have “good days and bad days.”
Prince William has been a regular at the Wimbledon finals but was not there on Sunday. Instead, he was planning to be in Germany to watch England take on Spain in the men’s football final. European ChampionshipHe is the president of the English Football Association.
Queen Camilla, wife of King Charles III, Visited Wimbledon on Wednesday..
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