Princess Kate serves in white look, sits next to Billie Jean King at Wimbledon
Princess Kate served during her royal return to Wimbledon.
In a chic white ensemble, Kate attended the Saturday, July 12, match of the ladies' singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The Princess of Wales was seated next to American tennis great Billie Jean King for the affair and received an emotional welcome from the crowd.
In an X video shared by the tennis tournament, tennis royalty met British royalty as Kate shook hands with King upon her arrival and appeared gleeful to watch the much-anticipated match while receiving a standing ovation.
"Centre Court rises to give a warm welcome to our Patron HRH The Princess of Wales," Wimbledon's post reads. In the clip, Kate turned heads in a white top with a belt and pockets paired with a cream pleated skirt, a nod to the princess's favored monochrome wardrobe.
'Great to be back at @Wimbledon!'
Her Wimbledon appearance comes after she said earlier this month that she put on a "brave face" throughout and following her cancer treatment last year, detailing the ordeal as a life-changing experience.
"You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment. Treatment's done, then it's like, 'I can crack on, get back to normal,' but actually the phase afterwards is really, really difficult," Kate said during a visit to Colchester Hospital in Essex, located in southeast England, on Wednesday, July 2.
The 43-year-old wife of Prince William, first in line to the British throne, announced in March last year that she would undergo a course of chemotherapy, weeks after her father-in-law, King Charles III, announced his own cancer diagnosis. In January, she announced her cancer was in remission after an appearance at the hospital where she was treated.
While slowly reemerging into royal life, the Princess of Wales made a rare appearance last year during the men's singles final at Wimbledon, where she flashed a big smile as she arrived and waved to the crowd.
The princess wore a purple Safiyaa dress with a ruched bodice and carried a tan bag, accessorizing with gold jewelry. She also donned her signature purple-and-green striped bow, the official colors of the All England Club, of which she is a patron. The pit stop marked one of her only public appearances in 2024.
"Great to be back at @Wimbledon!" Kate shared on Instagram. "There's nothing quite like The Championships."
Contributing: Staff and wire reports, Brendan Morrow