Topics: Royal Family, Prince Louis, Wimbledon, Kate Middleton, Prince William, UK News
Royal fans have picked up on a huge hint that Prince Louis could finally be making his Wimbledon debut this year.
The eight-year-old, who is the youngest son of Kate Middleton and Prince William, has been noticeably missing from the previous family trips to the annual tennis tournament.
Last year, the Prince and Princess of Wales attended the Men’s Singles final alongside their two eldest kids, Prince George, 12, and Princess Charlotte, 11.
However, Royal Family fans were all asking the same question - where was Louis?
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PEOPLE Magazine reported at the time that this was because Louis is yet to reach the ‘right’ age to attend the sporting event, with both his brother and sister being eight when they debuted.
George made his first appearance at Wimbledon in 2022, aka the year he turned eight, with Charlotte attending for the first time in 2023, after she also turned eight.
Little Louis turned eight in April, meaning this Wimbledon is the first tournament he’ll have reached the age his siblings were for their first trip to the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.
If the past is anything to go by, it looks like Louis could be joining his parents in southwest London to watch the sporting event for the first time.
Hopefully, this will please the royal supporters who were upset by Louis's absence last year and unfairly hit out at Kate and William for not including him.
One X user guessed: “This year we'll see the whole family at Wimbledon, since Prince George and Princess Charlotte made their first appearance at Wimbledon at 8 years old, and this year Prince Louis turned 8 years old.”
Last year, Charlotte and George made sure to include their younger brother by securing a signed ball from Jannik Sinner, who won the 2025 Wimbledon Men's Singles Finals.
After the nail-biting match, a clip from the official Wimbledon social media shows Kate, William, Charlotte, and George chatting with Sinner post-game.
The tennis player signed tennis balls for Charlotte and George, while Kate also asked if he could sign one for Louis, too.
She could be heard saying, "We are taking one for their brother."
While William added, "Louis will be upset otherwise."
Kate and William’s children are already lucky enough to enjoy the huge perk of getting to sit in the Royal Box, which is usually forbidden for kids.
The only exception to the strict regulation is of course, royal children, meaning George, Charlotte, and Louis, are well within their rights to enjoy the best view.
Wimbledon has strict rules and regulations for pretty much everything - from the length of the grass to the temperature of the tennis balls, and you can be fined thousands of pounds for certain conduct violations.
While at other grand slams, play continues late into the night, at Wimbledon there’s a strict 11pm curfew.
This means tennis fans sometimes have to go to bed on a cliffhanger.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal’s 2018 semi-final clash was suspended after the third set. Meanwhile, Andy Murray was particularly peeved when he was in the lead against Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023, but went on to lose when the game was paused overnight and restarted the following morning.
Players are limited to one toilet break for matches up to three sets, and two if it goes on for longer.
They can only go during a set change and they have to be back within three minutes, or they risk giving a point to their opponent.
The longest ever Wimbledon match lasted a whopping 11 hours over three days, so players better get their nervous wees in before the match.
Players can be fined up to £36,900 for smashing their rackets. Djokovic is believed to have smashed over 60 of them over the course of his career.
Bad language can also result in the same maximum fine.
As soon as the ball goes out of play, the serving player has just 25 seconds to hit their serve, or the umpire can call a violation which could potentially grant a point to their opponent.
Players must demonstrate they’re giving their all to win the match. Australian player Bernard Tomic was fined an eye-watering £45,000 after he was accused of not putting in enough effort to beat French player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, losing after just 58 minutes.
Players have to be at least 14 to compete, which means youth sensations like Coco Gauff were initially barred from taking part.
Spectators, meanwhile, have to be accompanied by a guardian if they’re under 16. Under-fives aren’t permitted at all onto show courts.
This meant Serena Williams' two-year-old daughter Adira River couldn't watch her mum's comeback at this year's grand slam, while not all of Andy Murray's four children could watch his final doubles appearance in 2024.
Everything at Wimbledon is just so. The grass is cut to 8mm, which is apparently best suited for modern tennis play and for the grass to survive.
Meanwhile, the tennis balls are kept in a fridge in order to maintain a constant temperature of 20°C. A consistent temperature is important because it apparently affects the way the balls bounce. The more you know.
It was originally just female players who were required to wear all-white on the court. According to Tennis Fashions: Over 125 Years of Costume Change, the rule was introduced because it was ‘quite unthinkable that a lady should be seen to perspire’. OK then…
Eventually, the rule was imposed on men too.
A single trim of colour is allowed around the neckline and sleeve cuffs, but this must be no thicker than 1cm.
In 2022, an exception was made so women could wear dark undershorts to feel more comfortable if they were on their periods.
