Princess Charlotte reacts to Kate Middleton’s mother receiving a standing ovation at Wimbledon: See Commentary

Kate Middleton’s biggest fan may be her daughter, Princess Charlotte.

The Queen of Wales, 42, stepped out of Wimbledon on July 14, marking a rare public visit as she continues her cancer treatment. Accompanied by 9-year-old Charlotte, the two princesses met people associated with the event before heading to the Royal Box in the Center Court to watch the men’s singles final, a re- repeat of last year’s match between Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Novak Djokovic of. Serbia.

As they took their seats in front of the Royal Box, the crowd rose to their feet, giving Queen Kate a standing ovation. Princess Charlotte was overjoyed when she saw her mother, who waved her hands and smiled, visibly moved. The applause was thunderous, marking a rare and emotional public appearance for Kate during her cancer treatment.

Completing the girls’ day at Wimbledon was Kate’s sister, Pippa Middleton.

While Queen Kate wore a purple Safiyaa dress that matched her tie pin representing her association with the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Princess Charlotte wore a blue polka dot dress with her hair in her signature style: a half-up top with two strands tied back in a bow.

Queen Kate and Prince William are regulars at Wimbledon, and in recent years, they have started introducing the sport to their children on their summer calendar.

Princess Charlotte’s Wimbledon outing is her second time attending a tennis tournament. Princess Charlotte joined her parents and older brother Prince George for his Wimbledon debut last year, sporting stylish sunglasses as he cheered on Carlos Alcaraz, who won Djokovic in a good match.

Prince George also attended the event twice, in 2022 (where he got the chance to hold Djokovic’s first trophy!) and 2023.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s younger brother, 6-year-old Prince Louis, has yet to make his Wimbledon debut. The reason may be that he is very young – both of Louis’ brothers were 8 years old when they attended the athletics festival for the first time.

The Royal Box in the Center Court is off-limits to children given the high demand for space in the 74-seat area, but exceptions are made for royal children.

Prince William skipped this year’s Wimbledon finals when he headed to Germany for another sporting event. The Prince of Wales, 42, is set to support the England football team when they face Spain in the Euro 2024 championship in his role as president of the Football Association.

Although the Princess of Wales attends Wimbledon for several tournament days each year, as she continues her cancer treatment, she is out of the public eye. Her Wimbledon exit came just weeks after she joined the royal family at Trooping the Colour, King Charles’ annual birthday celebration, in her first outing since unveiling that you have this disease.

Wimbledon organizers earlier said they hoped the monarch would be able to attend and continue the tradition of presenting the awards this year. Club chairwoman Debbie Jevans said Telegraph Sport that they will give Princess Kate “as much exposure as possible,” and the agency reports that the call on who will present the awards may not be made until the morning of the finals.

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Even before she became a patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Kate was a regular at Wimbledon. The avid tennis player has watched the tournament in person every year since marrying Prince William except in 2020 (when the COVID-19 pandemic affected the tournament) and in 2013, when she she is “heavily pregnant” with Prince George and the doctors. he advised her not to attend the event.