The Princess of Wales was given a standing ovation at Centre Court where she watched the Wimbledon men’s singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic with her daughter Princess Charlotte.
It was Catherine’s second public appearance following her cancer diagnosis and abdominal surgery earlier this year, and she was met with a standing ovation by spectators.
As patron of the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Catherine presented the singles trophy to Alcaraz.
Sunday’s head-to-head saw Alcaraz retain his title against seven-times Wimbledon winner Djokovic.
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Before taking their seats, Catherine and Charlotte met some of Britain’s tennis players, including Emma Raducanu.
Ahead of the trophy presentation on Centre Court, Catherine also spoke to some of the ball boys and girls.
The princess commiserated and shook the hand of runner-up Djokovic, before presenting the trophy to Alcaraz, who won 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-4).
In June, the princess made her return to public duties with an appearance at Trooping the Colour, waving and smiling from the Buckingham Palace balcony with her children.
At the time, Catherine addressed her cancer diagnosis in a statement saying that while she is making “good progress”, she was “not out of the woods yet”.
That was the most significant update on her health since revealing in March that she had cancer.
The princess said she has “good days and bad days”, and that her treatment will be ongoing for a few more months.
While Catherine settled in to watch the tennis final, the Prince of Wales was in Berlin, gearing up to support England in the Euro 2024 final against Spain.