Princess Charlotte excels in Grip-and-Grin competition with proud mother Kate Middleton at Wimbledon

Princess Charlotte Born a royal, but like any job, there’s a lot of practical training involved in becoming a professional princess and heir to the British throne. Luckily, she has her mother Kate Middleton as she instructed. Mother and daughter attend Wimbledon Championships together on Sunday at the All England Tennis and Pétanque Club, where Kate proudly watched Charlotte shake hands and chat with players and other attendees.

Kate, who shared in March that she had diagnosed with cancer and underwent chemotherapy to treat the disease, participated in the men’s final with Charlotte and her sister, Pippa Middleton Matthews. Kensington Palace confirmed on Saturday which Kate will attend, this is her second public event of 2024, after attend King Charles IIIbirthday parade In Color Parade in June. While Kate, the club’s patron, was the one who presented the trophy to the winner. Carlos Alcaraz and runner-up Novak Djokovic On the field, Charlotte was photographed shaking hands with Alcaraz while her mother looked on, smiling proudly, in a Photo shared on Wimbledon’s Instagram account.

Sweet displays of admiration went both ways on Sunday: 9-year-old Charlotte was pictured looking up at her mother with a smile as the Princess of Wales received a standing ovation from the crowd as she entered the Royal Box at Wimbledon’s Centre Court to watch the match. Kate is a mainstay of the tournament and president of the All England Club Debbie Jevans (who presented the women’s championship trophy on Saturday to Kate) previously told news agencies that they were “hopeful” Kate would be able to appear and that the club would give her “as much flexibility as possible” to do so.

Other royals and royal family members were in attendance throughout the tournament before Kate went out, including Kate’s parents Michael And Carole Middleton, Queen CamillaAnd Princess Beatrice. Kate also sent a message to friends and Wimbledon athletes Andy Murray congratulations to him in his final match at a Grand Slam.

On Sunday, Kate and her husband’s Instagram accounts Prince William (who went on a sports trip on Sunday in Germany, Watch England Lose to Spain in Football’s Euro Final with Prince George) posted a compilation video about Kate, Charlotte and Pippa’s tennis outing, with a caption congratulating Alcaraz on his win and thanking Wimbledon organisers.

Kate wasn’t the only one impressed by Charlotte’s composure in public: Travis Kelce And Jason KelceWho meet the young princess when she attended Taylor SwiftWilliam and George’s Erasmus Tour in June, said on their podcast A new level that she is “a superstar” (Travis) and “so adorable” (Jason).

They praised Charlotte for speaking her mind, while crediting her parents for raising her to be confident.

“If anyone is doing it right, it’s Prince William,” Travis said.

Jason added: “I can’t explain why, maybe it’s because I have three daughters now, she’s so active, she asks questions, that’s probably the most fun part.”