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Kate given standing ovation at men’s singles final

The Princess of Wales has been given a standing ovation at Centre Court where she is with her daughter Princess Charlotte for the Wimbledon men’s singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.

It is her second public appearance following her cancer diagnosis and abdominal surgery earlier this year, and she was met with a standing ovation by spectators.

As patron of the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Catherine will present the singles trophy to this year’s winner.

Sunday’s head-to-head is taking place between last year’s champion Alcaraz and seven-times Wimbledon winner Djokovic.

Before taking their seats, Catherine and Charlotte met with some of Britain’s tennis players including Emma Raducanu.

In June, the princess made her return to public duties with an appearance at Trooping the Colour, waving and smiling from the Buckingham Palace balcony with her children.

At the time, Catherine addressed her cancer diagnosis in a statement saying that while she is making “good progress”, she was “not out of the woods yet”.

That was the most significant update on her health since revealing in March that she had cancer.

The princess said she has “good days and bad days”, and that her treatment will be ongoing for a few more months.

While Catherine has settled in to watch the tennis final, the Prince of Wales is in Berlin, gearing up to support England in the Euro 2024 final against Spain.