Kate honours SW19 as she presents trophy to Alcaraz
The Independent|July 15, 2024
Kate Middleton was all smiles at Wimbledon during her second public appearance since announcing her cancer diagnosis in March.
ALEX ROSS JOE MIDDLETON
Kate honours SW19 as she presents trophy to Alcaraz

The princess, who is the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, presented the trophy to the victorious men’s final winner Carlos Alcaraz yesterday.

Before passing the trophy to Alcaraz, Kate commiserated and shook the hand of runner-up Novak Djokovic.

She arrived at the tennis tournament in SW19 less than an hour before the final was due to begin with her daughter, Princess Charlotte and her sister Pippa Middleton.

Kate said she had been “filling in the leaderboard” with Charlotte during Wimbledon, adding: “As a family, we play a lot.”

After being asked to try wheelchair tennis by Lucy Shuker, Kate said: “I’ve tried wheelchair rugby before, but not tennis. You’ll have to hold me to that.”

Shuker, the highest ranked British wheelchair women’s tennis player, told the PA news agency: “She was just saying how amazing it’s been to watch and follow everyone’s career.

“Alfie Hewett won the men’s wheelchair tennis earlier. I just asked if they were playing tennis themselves, which they have been, and then said: ‘Have you tried wheelchair tennis?’

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