A significant uproar was created when Kate Middleton vanished from the public spotlight earlier this year. Subsequently, though, the Princess of Wales disclosed to the world that she was receiving treatment for cancer.
She did, however, make a significant public appearance this past weekend, and buzz about it hasn’t stopped. To find out more about the significance of her appearance, continue reading.
Kate Middleton appeared in public for the second time on Sunday after disclosing her cancer diagnosis in March. The Princess of Wales witnessed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeat Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win the title.
Regarding Kate’s attendance at the Wimbledon final, royal analyst Katie Nicholl told the media, “It was quite a surprise to see her there, and we know that the Princess is a huge fan of tennis.” She declared, “She has supported the Lawn Tennis Association as a patron since 2016.” Since she has attended every Wimbledon, I believe we were all hoping to see her there.
She was greeted with a standing ovation as she arrived at the event and went to the Royal Box at Centre Court to watch the match.
Pippa Middleton, Kate’s sister, joined the Princess of Wales and her 9-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte.
The Princess was “very, very touched” by the standing ovation the audience gave her when she arrived, Nicholl said. “It went on for quite a while actually.” “I believe she appeared a little taken aback by the occasion and genuinely happy to be there.”
She plays tennis really well. She is an avid player, and it’s obvious that Princess Charlotte has caught the tennis itch as well—a trait that runs in the Middleton family. Thus, in my opinion, it would have been quite unfortunate for tennis enthusiasts, royal followers, and the Princess herself if Kate had stayed behind. “For her, this was a significant occasion.”
Kate wore a gorgeous purple dress by Safiyaa. The look was accessorized with a bow-tie pin that represented her role. The pin featured official colors for the club: purple and dark green.
Nicholl noted that the dress was surely chosen “because the colors of Wimbledon are green and purple, so that that color of dress was a very deliberate choice, and I think she looked incredibly well and very happy to be there.”
While Kate is a regular attendee of Wimbledon, she was noticeably absent from the majority of the competition as she is currently being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer.
“We know that the Princess is undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy, that she’s still undergoing that course, and we know from what she said, that there are good days and bad days,” Nicholl said. “This, of course, is only her second public appearance. Since her cancer diagnosis, she was determined to be at Wimbledon.”
She made her first public appearance last month in June 2024 when she joined the royal family during the Trooping the Colour ceremony. Nicholl also says to the media that the Princess was “determined” to attend the King’s official birthday celebration,
“She explained that she has good days, and she has bad days, and we know from the palace that when they announce that she’s going to attend an engagement, it’s always with the caveat that if she’s not feeling well on the day she may have to pull out of something at the 11th hour,” Nicholl explained. “Fortunately that wasn’t the case, and she was able to attend the finals for Wimbledon.”
“I think when we look at the Princess, we see her looking as well as she did, smiling, healthy, radiant, and we can assume that she’s now tolerating this chemotherapy far better than she was in the early stages and that she’s doing well at the moment,” she went on.
Nicholl says that while her presence at Wimbledon was great, she thinks it is ‘unlikely’ that she will be making any more appearances.
“I was told there were two key engagements that she wanted to make: Trooping the Colour, and Wimbledon, both of which she was able to attend,” the royal expert said. “I was speaking to a source at the palace earlier, who have confirmed that [the children] are on summer recess and they will now just stay away from the public gaze. They will hunker down as a family, more likely than not at Norfolk and Mahal, their countryside bolt hole, and the Princess is not able to travel at the moment while she’s undergoing this course of preventative chemotherapy. So I think that probably rules out an overseas holiday. “
She also added, “I think it’s likely that we will see the family go to Scotland at the invitation of the King and Queen later this summer in August. But I think it’s going to be low-key and very much below the radar, so I don’t think we can expect to see the Princess of Wales for some time now.”
