LONDON.- CatalinaPrincess of Wales, will attend the men’s Wimbledon final on Sunday in a rare public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnosis.
Kensington Palace confirmed on Saturday that Catherine, wife of the heir to the throne, Prince Guillermowill be in the Royal Box on Centre Court to watch the defending champion, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, play against Serbian Novak Djokovic.
However, for Saturday’s women’s final between Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova, the princess was not present. The tournament’s organisers said the winner’s trophy would be presented by Deborah Jevans, the president of the All England Club.
Catherine, also known as Kate Middleton, has been the patron of the All England Club since 2016 and has ceremonial duties including presenting the trophy to the winner after each men’s and women’s singles final.
But since announcing her cancer diagnosis in March, she has made only one public appearance, attending King Charles III’s birthday parade last month.
Catherine issued a statement ahead of the King’s birthday parade saying she was “making good progress” but still had “good and bad days” as she continued her treatment.
He Prince Guillermo He has also been a regular at the Wimbledon finals but will not be in attendance for Sunday’s match. Instead, he will attend the Euro 2016 final between England and Spain in Germany. William is the chairman of the English Football Association.
Queen Camilla, wife of King Charles III, visited Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Source: AP