{"id":38406,"date":"2024-07-17T11:32:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T15:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=38406"},"modified":"2024-07-17T11:32:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T15:32:39","slug":"kate-middleton-receives-standing-ovation-at-wimbledon-amid-cancer-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/07\/kate-middleton-receives-standing-ovation-at-wimbledon-amid-cancer-battle.html","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Receives Standing Ovation at Wimbledon Amid Cancer Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38412\" style=\"width: 995px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/07\/kate-middleton-wimbledon-credit-espn-youtube.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-38412\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/07\/kate-middleton-wimbledon-credit-espn-youtube.png\" alt=\"kate middleton\" width=\"995\" height=\"609\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ESPN\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kate Middleton received a standing ovation at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, and a lip reader has revealed her sweet reaction. The 42-year-old Princess of Wales made a welcome appearance at the annual grand slam as she continues to undergo cancer treatment after her diagnosis in March. She delighted fans as she arrived at the All England Lawn Tennis Club alongside her 9-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, and sister, Pippa Middleton.<\/p>\n<p>Lip reader Jeremy Freeman analyzed the moment Princess Catherine took her seat next to her daughter as Centre Court erupted into applause and cheer. Middleton had asked Charlotte to \u201ccome over here\u201d as the pair got to their seats, Freeman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/29213252\/lip-reader-reveals-princess-charlottes-sweet-reaction\/\">told <em>The Sun<\/em><\/a>. She then thanked the lady who had accompanied them in the royal box before turning to the crowd to give a big wave. The royal then said \u201chi\u201d to fellow spectators before turning to the lady next to her and calling the audience\u2019s reaction to her appearance \u201cso sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the match, in which Spain\u2019s Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets, Princess Catherine presented the trophy to the defending champion and the runner-up. She shook both players\u2019 hands before handing them their hard-earned awards. Her outing comes one month after she\u00a0joined the\u00a0royal family\u00a0for\u00a0King Charles\u2019 birthday celebrations on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the Trooping the Colour ceremony. Some Hollywood royalty joined the Princess in the royal box during the match-up. Actress Julia Roberts and her cinematographer husband, Danny Moder, and actors Tom Cruise and Benedict Cumberbatch were all spotted sitting close to the royal.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eHJKMSZIFng?si=edb6Za5ndEq-umYm\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As patron of the\u00a0All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the future queen \u2014 an avid tennis fan in her own right \u2014 has made an effort to attend the tournament each year and is often spotted watching matches from the royal box on Centre Court. In previous years, Middleton attended the men\u2019s and women\u2019s finals and presented the winners and runners-up with their trophies. As she showed her support for the annual championships, her husband, Prince William, headed to Berlin, Germany, to cheer on the England Men\u2019s soccer team in their match-up against Spain in the final of the 2024 UEFA European Football Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince of Wales, who is the president of the Football Association, soccer\u2019s governing body in England, also brought Prince George along to the sporting action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Middleton received a standing ovation at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, and a lip reader has revealed her sweet reaction. The 42-year-old Princess of Wales made a welcome appearance at the annual grand slam as she continues to undergo cancer treatment after her diagnosis in March. 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