Here's how A-listers score invite to Wimbledon's Royal Box with Prince William and Kate as famous faces spotted at final
Wimbledon's Royal Box is known around the world as the tournament's most exclusive seating area.
High-profile guests, including members of the royal family and some celebrities, watch the action unfold from Centre Court.
It's so exclusive an invite is required to secure a seat. But how does one get invited?
Several famous faces fill the exclusive seats each year, leaving plenty of viewers wondering how stars end up there.
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Despite the slightly misleading name, the Royal Box isn't reserved solely for members of the Royal Family.
Yes, the Prince and Princess of Wales were spotted there this year, as were two of their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, but celebrities have also managed to get an invite.
This year's Championships have already seen celebrities including David Beckham, Mary Berry, Ronan Keating, Tess Daly and Mark Rylance taking their seats on Centre Court.
The 74-seat Royal Box has welcomed guests since 1922 and remains strictly invitation only.
According to Wimbledon, invitations come from the Chair of the All England Club, taking into account suggestions from members of The Championships’ Organising Committee, The Lawn Tennis Association and other relevant sources.
The tournament explains that the Royal Box is reserved for 'British and overseas Royal Families, heads of government, people from the world of tennis, commercial partners, British armed forces, prominent media organisations, supporters of British tennis and other walks of life'.
Can you buy a ticket for the Royal Box? No. The exclusive tickets are not available to the public. Instead, they are granted to guests ahead of the tournament’s start.
“It’s up to the chairman of the All England Club to distribute invites for the two weeks of athletic competition, with suggestions submitted by members of the Championships’ Organising Committee, the Lawn Tennis Association and other sources,” according to Wimbledon’s
But acquiring an invitation is just the fist hurdle as there are even more rules to follow.
Guests are expected to adhere to a smart dress code, with Wimbledon stating that 'smart attire' is required.
Men are typically expected to wear a jacket and tie, while women are asked to wear an afternoon dress or an elegant trouser suit.
"Protocol - dress is smart, suits/jacket and tie, etc. Ladies are asked not to wear hats, as they tend to obscure the vision of those seated behind them," the official Wimbledon website states.
The rule has applied to everyone from celebrities to young royals, with Prince George wearing a suit and tie when he made his Wimbledon debut a few years back in 2022.
Guests also must arrive on time, something which Kate Middleton's sister, Pippa, knows firsthand after being denied entry back in 2017 due to a late arrival.
Topics: Wimbledon, Royal Family
Greg Harris