Princess Kate, an enthusiastic tennis player, has been the patron of the All England Club since 2016. She has been presenting trophies to Wimbledon finalists for several years, but in 2024, she was absent for much of the competition due to her ongoing cancer treatments.
On July 14, 2024, the Princess of Wales and her daughter, Princess Charlotte, were seen in the royal box on the final day of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. They met with Britain’s Emma Raducanu before attending the men’s singles final.
This appearance marks Princess Kate’s second public outing in 2024, following a January surgery that revealed a more serious illness. She was last seen in June during the Trooping the Colour celebration for King Charles III’s birthday.
“My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months,” Princess Kate stated in June. “I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. On those bad days, you feel weak, tired, and have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well.”