The Prince and Princess of Wales will be in attendance for the Wimbledon men’s singles final this Sunday, Kensington Palace has confirmed.
The royal couple will watch as defending champion Carlos Alcaraz faces off against world number one Jannik Sinner on Centre Court. Following the match, the Princess of Wales, who serves as patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, will present the winner’s trophy.
On Saturday, Kate received a warm standing ovation from the Centre Court crowd as she arrived to watch the women’s singles final. After the match, she consoled runner-up Amanda Anisimova, who was visibly emotional following a difficult defeat.
Polish star Iga Swiatek claimed her first Wimbledon title in commanding fashion, defeating Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in just 57 minutes. Speaking afterward, Anisimova described meeting the princess as “an honour,” saying, “She was really kind and told me to keep my head high.”
Swiatek also expressed her excitement, calling the moment “surreal.” She shared that Kate offered kind words about her performance and added, “Since I was a kid, I’ve been a big fan of the royal family, so it was amazing and I really appreciated that.”
Last year, Kate presented the men’s singles trophy to Alcaraz in one of her first public appearances after revealing her cancer diagnosis.
The royal presence at Wimbledon extended beyond the princess, with her parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, spotted in the royal box earlier in the tournament, alongside other royals including the Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duchess of Gloucester.
Ahead of Saturday’s women’s final, Kate also met eight-year-old Lydia Lowe, who was chosen to perform the coin toss for the women’s wheelchair final. Lydia, who sustained a brain injury in early 2024 that left her visually impaired and undergoing rehabilitation, offered the princess some calming advice before her Centre Court duties: “Don’t be nervous. Take deep breaths.”
Lydia represented the Dan Maskell Tennis Trust, a charity providing equipment and support to disabled tennis players.
As for Sunday’s men’s final, temperatures are forecast to reach 29°C — still short of the tournament’s hottest closing day on record, which reached 34.1°C on July 3, 1976. That extreme heat led Wimbledon organisers at the time to allow umpires to remove their jackets for the first time. Photo by Daniel Cooper, Wikimedia commons.