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Tennis-Princess Kate watches British hopeful Fery on Wimbledon visit

By Thomson Reuters Jul 2, 2026 | 6:16 AM

By Shrivathsa Sridhar

LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) – Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, arrived at ​Wimbledon on a ‌sunny Thursday to watch local favourite Arthur Fery, one of the last Britons remaining in the ‌draw, ​face Finnish ⁠qualifier Otto Virtanen ⁠on Court 18.

Dressed in a blue outfit, the 44-year-old wife of heir to the ​throne Prince William made her way to ⁠the stands early ⁠in the contest and ​was seated beside British former ​semi-finalist Tim Henman and All ‌England Club chair Debbie Jevans.

On arrival earlier, tennis fan Kate, who is also ⁠the patron of the club, spent time meeting attendees who queued ⁠up ‌since early in ⁠the morning, alongside the ​honorary ‌stewards.

Fery is one of ​four ⁠Britons in action, with Jacob Fearnley, Katie Swan and Jan Choinski.

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in London; Editing by ​Alison Williams)