The Princess of Wales beamed as she handed over the Wimbledon trophy to Italy’s Jannik Sinner after he beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the men’s singles final tonight.
Kate was watched by her proud family, Prince William and two of their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte, while their youngest son Prince Louis stayed at home.
The princess looked radiant as she wore a green dress to watch the match in the Royal Box this afternoon, before presenting the golden trophy to 24-year-old Sinner following his triumph against Zverev.
Having lost the first set, Sinner won 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court to claim his second title in as many years at the All England Club.
The Italian, who did not have rival Carlos Alcaraz to contend with due to injury, breezed to victory in a little under four hours to become just the 10th man to retain the title in the Open era.
Kate couldn’t stop smiling as she shook Sinner’s hand to congratulate him, before handing over the trophy as thousands watched on from the stands.
Earlier in the day, the princess shook hands with British player Arthur Fery, who made history by becoming the first wildcard to make it to the semi-final in 25 years.
The 5ft 9in player’s fairytale run finally came to an end after he was beaten by Zverev on Friday.
The Princess of Wales hands Italy’s Jannik Sinner the Wimbledon trophy after he wins the men’s singles title
Kate looks radiant in a green dress as she holds the golden trophy to hand to the winner
The princess smiles as she is watched by thousands at Centre Court this evening
Kate stands and waits to give the trophy to Wimbledon’s men’s singles champion
The Princess of Wales smiles and claps as Sinner holds his trophy in the air
Sinner puts his hands in the air as he soaks up his win at Wimbledon this evening
But his newfound friendship with the Royal Family has appeared to continue unabated – as he spoke of inviting the Wales’ children to play tennis with him.
Kate initially appeared unfazed by the 29C heat beaming down on Centre Court today, until she and her family briefly disappeared before returning with woven sunhats.
George used a portable fan to cool himself down while also sporting a pair of orange sunglasses to watch the match.
Kate was in attendance at Wimbledon for the men’s final last year when she handed Sinner the trophy following an enthralling four-set battle.
She was joined in the Royal Box on that occasion by her husband William, eldest son George and daughter Charlotte but Louis stayed at home.
The princess donned her ‘Wimbledon bow’ – a brooch featuring the tournament’s iconic colours.
After the game tonight, runner-up Zverev joked: ‘First of all, Jannik, I don’t really like you any more! I lost to you nine times in a row.
‘But he showed once again why he is the best player in the world. It was great to share the Centre Court with you on finals weekend. A great honour to be here. It didn’t go my way but congratulations to you first of all.
Charlotte and Kate turn to talk to each other while wearing their sunhats this afternoon
Prince George and Princess Charlotte wear hats during the heatwave at Wimbledon today
The Prince of Wales with Prince George in the Royal Box cooling down with a handheld fan
The Princess of Wales walks alongside her eldest son Prince George as they arrive at Wimbledon
Kate was seen walking with William, Charlotte and George on day 14 of the Championships on Centre Court
She waved to spectators on Centre Court as she took her place in the Royal Box with her family
‘Also in relation to Jannik’s team, who have been with him for many years now. You are number one now but you were outside the top 10 when you started and you are all the way to being Grand Slam champions and world No1. It is a team effort, Jannik will be first to admit it, so congratulations to you as well.
‘To my team, we had pretty good two months I would say, even though we lost this final. We had an amazing two months and we came into Wimbledon having never reached the quarter-final, and we reached a first final.
‘At 29, this is the first time I believed I could win this trophy, so thank you to you guys as well.
‘I would like to thank the crowd for these two amazing weeks. Every time I played the court was full, I never felt support like that at Wimbledon before and you are a big reason I made it to the final, so thank you for that.’
