Prince William and Kate Middleton were in the royal box at Wimbledon this afternoon, and were joined by their two eldest children Prince George and Princess Charlotte
Arriving at Wimbledon this afternoon, Prince William and Kate Middleton were seen introducing their eldest children, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, to the men’s doubles champions Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.
Lip reading expert Jeremy Freeman analysed the heartwarming interaction, revealing that Kate, 43, enquired about how long the British winners had been playing as a team. Addressing Charlotte, 10, and George, 11, she remarked: “Wow, how about that? So, they only just started playing together ten months ago. And go on to win Wimbledon.”
Charlotte, brimming with excitement, exclaimed: “Oh, wow.”
George, as interpreted by Jeremy, commented: “Mmm nice, yeah.”
Kate then observed: “Not bad is it.”
Princess Charlotte and Prince George with Princess Kate (Image: WireImage)
Charlotte’s keen interest in tennis doesn’t come as a surprise; Royal commentator Ingrid Seward previously told The Sun: “Charlotte has always loved tennis, and mum Kate took her to Hurlingham when she was quite young to play tennis there. Tennis is a big family thing on both sides.”
The royals attended Wimbledon to watch defending champion Carlos Alcaraz as he takes on world number one Jannik Sinner.
Kate, who presented the women’s singles trophy yesterday afternoon, will once again take centre stage to award the winner on Centre Court.
The Princess of Wales, patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, was greeted with a standing ovation yesterday as she made her appearance in the Royal box at Centre Court.
Jeremy reported that Kate, acknowledging the crowd, said: “Thanks. Hi.”
She then turned to someone off-camera and remarked: “Sweet, very nice to hear!”
The family in the royal box for the men’s singles Wimbledon final (Image: Karwai Tang, WireImagevia Getty Images)
Attending solo without her husband and children, she witnessed Poland’s Iga Swiatek triumph over American Amanda Anisimova with a commanding 6–0, 6-0 victory in the decidedly one-sided final.
After the match, Kate displayed her grace by telling the runner-up Anisimova: “You should be so proud, well done, and enjoy yourself.”
Backstage, she had words of advice for the champion Swiatek, saying: “Ensure you have some downtime.”
Kate further complimented Swiatek: “Wonderful, extraordinary achievement, very well done. Congratulations and enjoy it. Enjoy the celebrations back home.”
