The Princess of Wales has arrived at Wimbledon today to watch the Women’s Final. 

A beaming Kate Middleton arrived at SW19 dressed in red ahead of watching the all-Czech final as Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova battle it out for the Venus Rosewater Dish. 

The mother-of-three, who is Patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, looked resplendent as she was greeted by Sally Ambrose, a member of the Committee of Management of The Championships.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, Davina McCall, and actors Jodie Foster and Hannah Waddingham are among those Kate will join in the Royal Box at SW19.  

The tennis aficionado, 44, has in previous rounds broken with tradition and ditched the Royal Box in order to take in the action on the outside courts. 

The Princess – who is a keen player herself and often hands the trophy to the winner at the end of the tournament – last week was seen on Court Number One and Court 18. 

She was seen smiling as she chatted to members of the public who had joined the queue for Wimbledon tickets in the early hours of this morning.

She also helped hand out grounds passes to tennis fans, some of whom had camped overnight in Wimbledon Park to secure coveted access to the tournament.

The Princess of Wales has arrived at Wimbledon today for the Women’s Final

Kate was pictured waving and smiling to the crowds as she prepared to take her seat in the Royal Box

Princess Catherine is pictured speaking with Wimbledon mechanical and public health project manager Jordan Beckett

Kate posed for selfies with members of the public, affectionately putting her arm around one woman who was holding her phone in one hand and her queue card in the other. 

She was also overheard telling two attendees ‘have a really fun time’ as she handed them their tickets.

The Princess greeted those who had been waiting for entry into SW19 and hailed the queue as an ‘accessible’ entry point.

And Kate, like the rest of the nation, got caught up in Fery-mania as she sent her congratulations to Britain’s newest tennis star. 

Taking to X after Arthur Fery’s quarter-final win over ninth seed Flavio Cobolli, she wrote: ‘Congratulations to Arthur Fery on becoming the first British wildcard to reach the Gentlemen’s Singles semi–finals in the Open Era, a fantastic achievement that has inspired so many. Wishing you the very best for the next round.’

Fery, however, could not follow up his heroic exploits as he succumbed to a straight-sets defeat against No2 seed Alexander Zverev, who was in imperious form.  

It will be a maiden Grand Slam crown for whoever comes out victorious today between Noskova and Muchova. 

For Muchova, the title clash marks a return to the spotlight three years after her run to the French Open final, with a wrist injury having temporarily stalled the progress of one of the women’s game’s most inventive shot-makers.

‘We have great history of Czech tennis,’ said the 29-year-old Muchova, who will aim to follow in the footsteps of Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova in 2024 to hoist the gilded trophy.

The Princess of Wales speaking with Thea Stach – who will perform the coin toss for the ladies’ wheelchair singles final

Kate chats with Ladies’ Double Finalists Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani

The Princess of Wales speaking with Shirley Rodriguez Yugsi – who will perform the coin toss for the ladies’ singles final

A smiling Kate waves to the crowd at Wimbledon today ahead of the Women’s Final 

Kate is pictured here chatting with Jenna Fontanilla, a court coverer and formerly a member of the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative

The mother-of-three looked resplendent as she was greeted by Sally Ambrose, a member of the Committee of Management of The Championships

The Princess is a keen player herself and often hands the trophy to the winner at the end of the tournament

Noskova, who finished fourth with Muchova in the Olympic doubles at the 2024 Paris Games, will now have the chance to announce her arrival among the game’s elite, with Wimbledon poised to provide the defining moment of her young career.

‘It always comes out of nowhere. You can’t really plan your success or good times,’ said Noskova, who crashed at the opening hurdle in the French Open before embarking on an inspired run at Wimbledon with a game built for grass.

‘If I could do it, I’d definitely be planning it at every Grand Slam. But after Roland Garros I was mentally tired because the clay season was long for me. I had a lot of good matches, a lot of great tournaments, but the French Open was a disaster.

‘I had to restart, reset, focus on just enjoying the time on court and this is where it got me.’