{"id":2485074,"date":"2026-07-02T15:28:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2485074"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:28:35","slug":"princess-kate-returns-to-wimbledon-greets-tennis-fans-lining-up-in-the-queue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/princess-kate-returns-to-wimbledon-greets-tennis-fans-lining-up-in-the-queue\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Kate returns to Wimbledon, greets tennis fans lining up in the Queue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LONDON \u2014 Catherine, the Princess of Wales, met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon\u2019s\u00a0famous Queue\u00a0on Thursday before attending a second-round match featuring British player Arthur Fery on one of the outer courts at the grass-court Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>The princess, who early <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/video\/kate-middleton-shares-rare-insight-into-how-cancer-battle-affected-her-family-royals-recap\/\">last year\u00a0announced her cancer<\/a> was in remission, is the patron of the All England Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn arrival, Her Royal Highness visited The Queue, spending time meeting attendees who have queued since early this morning, alongside AELTC\u2019s honorary stewards, who volunteer each year to manage The Queue and welcome guests as they arrive at the Championships,\u201d Kensington Palace said in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kate, the Princess of Wales, met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon\u2019s\u00a0famous Queue\u00a0on Thursday before attending a second-round match. <span class=\"credit\">Andrew Matthews\/Pool PA via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Britain\u2019s Kate, the Princess of Wales, poses for a selfie with a fan during a visit on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. <span class=\"credit\">Andrew Matthews\/Pool PA via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The palace said Kate \u2014 who also helped out in a Wimbledon ticket office \u2014 was to meet with children from Shine Camera Club, a local program that supports children from disadvantaged backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/12\/royal-family\/kate-middleton-attends-wimbledon-after-admitting-to-having-to-put-on-a-brave-face-following-her-cancer-battle\/\">Kate last year was\u00a0at Centre Court<\/a> on consecutive days\u00a0to present the winners\u2019 trophies to singles champions Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The palace said Kate \u2014 who also helped out in a Wimbledon ticket office \u2014 was to meet with children from Shine Camera Club, a local program that supports children from disadvantaged backgrounds. <span class=\"credit\">Andrew Matthews\/PA Images\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Princess of Wales helps out in the ticket office on day four of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London.  <span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cOn arrival, Her Royal Highness visited The Queue, spending time meeting attendees who have queued since early this morning, alongside AELTC\u2019s honorary stewards, who volunteer each year to manage The Queue and welcome guests as they arrive at the Championships,\u201d Kensington Palace said in a statement. <span class=\"credit\">Andrew Matthews\/Pool PA via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A year ago, Kate offered consoling words to women\u2019s runner-up Amanda Anisimova after a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Swiatek.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024,\u00a0while recovering from cancer, Kate did not attend the women\u2019s final but was on hand for Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s win over Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n<p>Fery was playing Otto Virtanen of Finland on Court 18. She sat next to Tim Henman, the former Wimbledon semifinalist who is now an All England Club board member.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON \u2014 Catherine, the Princess of Wales, met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon\u2019s\u00a0famous Queue\u00a0on Thursday before attending a second-round match featuring British player Arthur Fery on one of the outer courts at the grass-court Grand Slam. 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