Princess Kate breaking her cover to attend the Wimbledon Men’s final has a “sad” element, royal expert Charles Rae has told GB News.
Kensington Palace confirmed on Saturday morning that Kate would attend the SW19 showdown between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.
She is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer and made a brief return to the public spotlight at last month’s Trooping the Colour.
Rae told Dawn Neesom he is delighted at the revelation, but the fact Kate is not present at the woman’s final is “sad” news.
Charles Rae welcomed the news of Kate's return
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“It’s fantastic news that she is going to be at the men’s final tomorrow”, he said.
“I suspect on Monday morning we are going to see pictures of Catherine in the newspapers on Monday rather than the tennis players.
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“There was a lot of speculation and people were hoping she would be there but now we’ve had it confirmed.
“She will present the trophies like she did last year. The sad thing is, she won’t be there today for the women’s final.
“We’ll get to see her tomorrow, which is the main thing, and best of luck to her. Clearly her recovery is going on and taking time, but it’s nice to see her out and about.”
In a statement released last month, Kate revealed she was making good progress but was “not out of the woods yet” and had “good days and bad days” as she continued her treatment.
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Kate paid tribute to Sir Andy Murray earlier during the tennis tournament, saying he should be “so very proud” after he missed out on a final match at Wimbledon.
In a personally-signed message on social media, Kate wrote: “An incredible #Wimbledon career comes to an end. You should be so very proud @andy_murray. On behalf of all of us, thank you! C.”
Sir Andy was due to play mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu but the former US Open champion pulled out of the clash, citing stiffness in her right wrist.
Kate will be in Wimbledon while Prince William is in Germany to watch England try to win their first ever major competition on foreign soil.
William, who is president of the FA, also attended the side’s quarter-final victory over Switzerland and the group stage clash against Denmark.