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07/02 09:42 CDT Princess Kate greets fans at Wimbledon and sits next to Andy
Murray to watch the tennis
Princess Kate greets fans at Wimbledon and sits next to Andy Murray to watch
the tennis
By KEN MAGUIRE
AP Sports Writer
LONDON (AP) --- Kate, the Princess of Wales, met tennis fans lining up in
Wimbledon's famous Queue and sat beside Andy Murray in a day of rooting on
British players at the grass-court Grand Slam.
The princess, who early last year announced her cancer was in remission, is the
patron of the All England Club.
"On arrival, Her Royal Highness visited The Queue, spending time meeting
attendees who have queued since early this morning, alongside AELTC's honorary
stewards, who volunteer each year to manage The Queue and welcome guests as
they arrive at the Championships," Kensington Palace said in a statement
Thursday.
Wimbledon leaves a small batch of tickets available for same-day purchase and
fans begin lining up and camping out the evening before in Wimbledon Park to
get them each day.
Kate --- who also helped out in a Wimbledon ticket office --- met with children
from Shine Camera Club, a local program that supports kids from disadvantaged
backgrounds.
Crowds gathered as Kate walked by "Henman Hill" to reach Court 18, where
British player Arthur Fery was facing Otto Virtanen. She was greeted there by
All England Club chair Deborah Jevans and board member Tim Henman, a former
Wimbledon semifinalist and namesake of the grassy area --- also just called The
Hill --- that overlooks No. 1 Court.
Kate watched a portion of the match --- Fery won 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-3 ---
before attending Katie Swan's match against Madison Keys at No. 1 Court, where
she sat next to Murray, who in 2013 became the first British man to win the
Wimbledon singles title in 77 years. Swan lost 6-1, 6-4.
Kate last year was at Centre Court on consecutive days to present the winners'
trophies to singles champions Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner. Kate offered
consoling words to women's runner-up Amanda Anisimova after a 6-0, 6-0 loss to
Swiatek.
In 2024, while recovering from cancer, Kate did not attend the women's final
but was on hand for Carlos Alcaraz's win over Novak Djokovic.
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AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis
