LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, arrived at the All England Club on Saturday and was set to present the trophy to the winner of the women's singles final at Wimbledon, after not attending the match last year while she was recovering from cancer.
The All England Club said Kate, the wife of Prince William, would sit in the Royal Box on Centre Court for the final between eighth-seeded . Kate was scheduled to then take part in the on-court trophy presentation.
Kate has been the patron of the All England Club since 2016 and has regularly attended the men's and women's finals. However, she was not there when for the women's title last year.
She did hand the trophy to in the men's final, when she made only her second public appearance since .
She has been gradually returning to public duties since since announcing last fall that she had , and took part in welcoming French President during his state visit to Britain this week. ___
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