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The princess is patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, which hosts Wimbledon each year, and in this capacity has regularly presented trophies to the winners. The royal was accompanied by her daughter, Princess Charlotte, and sister, Pippa Matthews, as she watched the men’s singles final match.
As the royal party took their seats the princess was met with a standing ovation and large cheers in the crowd.
Alcaraz took an early lead, seeing out 24-time major winner Djokovic to take his second consecutive Wimbledon championship.
After the match, Kate walked onto the famous Center Court to present the winning and second-place trophies. As she did, each of the players offered her a respectful bow.
People posted: Captioned “????RESPECT to the Future QUEEN Catherine of UK!????” the video has received in excess of 22,000 likes and over 170 comments, many of which have praised the royal and the tennis superstars.
“This is how it is done ❤️,” wrote one TikTok user.
“She looks beautiful! She’s gonna be an amazing queen ????♥️,” posted another with a further comment reading: “The purple dress as a nod to the traditional Wimbledon colours, she always gets it right ????.”
Royal bows on her regal dress and curtsies have become the subject of increased public fascination in recent years, inspiring a number of viral videos and posts when displayed out and about at royal events and engagements.
Curtsies are offered by female royals twice each day to the king and queen, once when first meeting them for the day and the second when saying goodbye.
During her cancer treatment, Kate has mainly stepped out of the public eye to focus on her health. However on June 14 the royal provided an update on her condition, saying that while not “out of the woods” yet, she hoped to be able to undertake some events and work from home over the summer.
Kate made her 2024 debut at the Trooping the Colour celebrations in London on June 15.
James Crawford-Smith is royal reporter, based in London.
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