Kate Middleton takes on new Wimbledon role
Topics: Wimbledon, Kate Middleton, Royal Family, Sport
Jen Thomas
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Topics: Wimbledon, Kate Middleton, Royal Family, Sport
The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, has taken on a new Wimbledon role.
The Royal is a huge fan of tennis and is spotted at the iconic Centre Court every year for the world famous tournament.
Just days after she was spotted completing the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge, hiking to raise money and awareness for cancer charities following her diagnosis, the Princess is now trying her hand at something else new.
Onlookers were stunned to see her climbing a mountain, and now she's surprised fans once more at Wimbledon.
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Princess Catherine, 44, looked stunning in an elegant bright blue trouser suit with her hair in a ponytail, when she went to meet fans waiting in the enormous queue in hopes of securing a ticket, with some of them camping out from as early as 4am.
She then put herself to work, handing out tickets to the amazed onlookers as well as scanning the tickets of the lucky ones who managed to get in, who definitely weren't expecting a member of the Royal family to be the one checking their ticket.
The Princess reportedly told one group of fans she hoped they “have a really fun time," and she also happily posed for photos with attendees.
Middleton has been seen at Wimbledon almost every year since 2011.She became the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016, taking over the role from the late Queen Elizabeth.
The Princess is known to be one of the biggest supporters of the tournament, and regularly hands out trophies at the finals.
She is regularly spotted courtside with her children, and this week she has been seen alongside tennis star Tim Henman on Court 18 to watch British hopeful Arthur Fery take on Otto Virtanen, she also watched another match with Andy Murray.
She also went to Court One to see Katie Swan face Madison Keys.
According to Hello! back in 2018 the Princess told a group of school children about her love of the sport: "I love tennis, I think it's a great sport, I was really sporty when I was little, less so now that I've got lots of babies."
The Princess of Wales also told Novak Djokovic after his Wimbledon victory in 2022 that her children are all big fans.
She told the ace: "George is playing. They're all playing, even Louis who's four. They're all keen."
A keen photographer, Kate also met with children from the Shine Camera Club, who will be taking photos across the tournament for the Princess to review.