Kate Middleton blows a kiss from the Royal Box at Wimbledon on July 16.Photo:Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty
Kate Middletonshowed love to someone in the stands in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment atWimbledon!
On Sunday, cameras caught the Princess of Wales blowing a kiss from her front-row spot in theRoyal Boxat the Grand Slam tennis championship.
The recipient of the sweet signal remains a mystery. It wasn’t directed at her immediate family, asPrince William,Prince GeorgeandPrincess Charlottesat beside her.
Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William at Wimbledon.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Karwai Tang/WireImage
The Princess of Wales’ kiss called back to a similar gesture last year when sheblew a kissto her parents, Carole and Michael Middleton. Although they were all seated in the Royal Box, Kate wasn’t next to her mom and dad, so she warmly waved after taking her seat beside her husband at the tennis tournament.
Meanwhile, Kate’s sporty sister,Pippa, and her husband,James Matthews, checked out the tennis matches together on July 12.
Carole Middleton and Michael Middleton attend Wimbledon on July 5, 2022.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Prince William and Princess Kate, both 41, attend the Wimbledon finals together most years and brought their two eldest children to thethrilling men’s singles finalon Sunday. George, 9,went for the first timelast year and Charlotte, 8, had herdebut dayat the finals — as Kate revealed that 5-year-oldPrince Louis, 5, was sad hedidn’t tag along!
According to Ella Ottway, who runs youth programs at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the Princess of Wales said, “ ’Louis wasvery upsethe wasn’t coming today,’ ” PA News reported.
“It’s Charlotte’s first time, George came last year. They’ve been eagerly watching,” Kate explained of her two eldest children.
Kate Middleton chats with ball boys and girls at Wimbledon on July 16.Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty
In another adorable anecdote, a 16-year-old Wimbledon ball boy named Joel said that Princess Kate revealed that Louis “tries to practice the standing and staying serious like us,” PA News reported. “He tries to practice the stands and how we stand at the back of the court and next to the players,” Joel explained.
Little Louis might have to wait a little longer before he gets to watch tennis from the Royal Box, as his older brother and sister both went for the first time at age 8. While George and Charlotte were on theirbest behaviorin the exclusive enclosure over the weekend, Wimbledon has had a tricky history regarding kids in the Royal Box.
Princess Charlotte and Prince George watch Wimbledon on July 16.Karwai Tang/WireImage
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In September 1999,The Guardianreported that Katharine, Duchess of Kent hoped to invite two young family friends to sit with her in Royal Box at Wimbledon on different days. While the Duchess of Kent’s 10-year-old godson was approved to join her, organizers said they couldn’t accommodate the 12-year-old son of the Duchess' bereaved friend in prime space. John Curry, who then served as chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, apologized but stuck to policy, explaining that only royal kids were allowed to sit there.
“As happens every year with all our royal guests, I reconfirmed our guidelines concerning the invitation of additional guests and the subject of children. No royal has been limited to one guest in the past or will be in the future,” Curry said in a statement at the time.
“Because of demand for space in the royal box, we also ask that, apart from children of the royal family, children are not invited as they exclude other worthy people from attending, many of whom contribute to tennis,” he added.
source: people.com
