Who are the Royal Box attendees at the 2023 Wimbledon Women’s Singles Finals?
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Her Royal Highness, The Princess of Wales, Catherine Middleton (Image Courtesy : Hindustan Times)
The final weekend of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships awaits us, and we will witness the crowning of a new Grand Slam champion in the women’s draw. Sixth seed and last year’s runner-up Ons Jabeur will lock horns against unseeded Czech Markéta Vondroušová.
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, Catherine Middleton, will return to the Royal Box today to catch a glimpse of the action unfolding on Centre Court. Her Royal Highness made her debut appearance at the Royal Box on Day 2, sitting beside 8-time champion and perennial crowd favorite Roger Federer. The Princess of Wales, who is also the Patron of The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will present the Venus Rosewater Dish to the champion.
Her Royal Highness will be accompanied at the trophy presentation ceremony by Ian Hewitt, Chairman of The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, and Sandi Procter, President of The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). The on-court interviews will be conducted by Annabel Croft. That’s not all, SpiderMan fame Andrew Garfield will be there to witness the iconic clash.
Popular Hollywood actor, Andrew Garfield looked dapper as he entered the arena.
Former Wimbledon winner and BBC commentator for 30 years who retired last year, Sue Barker enters the Royal Box.
Icons of women’s tennis, Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King, also occupied their respective seats in the Royal Box. It is worthwhile to mention that Billie Jean King was the last unseeded player prior to Vondroušová to make it to the Wimbledon Women’s Singles final, back in 1963.
The Princess of Wales took over the trophy presentation duties last year, following the retirement of His Royal Highness Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent, as President of The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. His Royal Highness Prince Edward rendered yeoman service to the Wimbledon Championships for 52 years.
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Other celebs on Centre Court
Centre Court was not short on the glamour quotient, as stars such as Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her husband, Nick Jonas, and Emma Watson were also spotted enjoying the match.
Jan Kodeš, the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Champion 50 years ago, was there to cheer for his compatriot Markéta Vondroušová.
Order of Play on Day 13 of the Wimbledon Championships 2023
Centre Court will play host to two finals on the penultimate day of the Championships: the Women’s Singles Final, followed by the Gentlemen’s Doubles Final.
The matches scheduled for play on Court 1 are the Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Singles semifinals and the Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles Final.
Apart from these matches, other courts will also witness considerable action, provided the rain doesn’t play spoilsport. Some of the other matches scheduled for today include the Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Singles Semifinals, the Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles Final, and the Quad Wheelchair Doubles Final. The day will also see the conclusion of the singles and doubles semifinals in the Junior’s draw.
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