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Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, receives standing ovation at Wimbledon

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Britain's Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, received a standing ovation as she arrived at the Wimbledon Championships here on Sunday for a rare public appearance since her cancer diagnosis and abdominal surgery earlier this year.

The senior royal, a tennis player and enthusiast was accompanied by her nine-year-old daughter Princess Charlotte and sister Pippa Matthews as she took her seat in the Royal Box to watch the men's tennis singles final clash between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.

In her role as Patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016, she will present the coveted Wimbledon trophy to the winner of this year's Grand Slam title.

Great to be back at Wimbledon! There's nothing quite like The Championships, her official Kensington Palace account posted on X with images of the Princess of Wales meeting players.

Princess Kate, 42, arrived less than an hour before the final was due to begin on Sunday afternoon and met players, including Britain's Emma