Duchess of Cambridge

Today, the Duchess of Cambridge, the patron of AELTC attended the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Final between Serena Williams and Simona Halep. Duchess who is a keen tennis fan became the patron in December 2016. Duchess was joined by her sister Pippa Middleton Matthews and sister-in-law Meghan Markle.

Duchess was received by the Wimbledon Chairman Philip Brook and his wife  Gill upon arrival. During her last appearance at Wimbledon last week, it was reported that her eldest son Prince George has already had a practice session with tennis champion Roger Federer who is a Middleton Family’s Close friend. Cambridge’s have a tennis court at their family residence at Anmer Hall, where kids spend time playing tennis.

Duchess arrived earlier at the Wimbledon with her sister Pippa Middleton Matthews to have lunch with the the club members and old champions.

The Duchess of Cambridge met junior players Kamilla Bartone, Oksana Selekhmeteva, Polina Kudermetova, and Giulia Morlet at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ahead of the ladies final.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A small video of Duchess talking to the players, club members and old champions.

Catherine, who was in the royal box along with her sister Pippa Middleton Matthews and Meghan Markle, took her seat in the front row ahead of the match.

Here are our favourite moments of the Wimbledon when we see Duchess’ reactions during the match.

The Romanian player Simona Halep becomes new Wimbledon champion after defeating Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2 with a magical performance . The Romanian tennis player wanted the Duchess of Cambridge to be present at the match she played and he wish was granted as Catherine cheered her up during the match. Duchess described the today’s match between two strong players as “incredible”.

More From Wimbledon after today’s match:

History wastes no time listening to those who speak of what is likely to happen. History heeds only those who make it happen – and in the women’s final at Wimbledon 2019, Simona Halep wrote her own name large. The No.7 seed, whose name appeared on no one’s list of likely winners before The Championships began, became the first Romanian ever to win a Wimbledon title. 

She stunned Serena Williams, the Centre Court crowd and almost everyone on Planet Tennis to triumph 6-2, 6-2 in just 55 minutes, with a display so resourceful, so near-flawless that there could be no answer. Two-and-a-half long years after Williams secured her 23rd Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, this toweringly remarkable woman found she must wait still longer for the elusive 24th crown to equal Margaret Court’s all-time record.

Twelve months ago Angelique Kerber defied her here; few could envisage Halep stonewalling Williams again on the same court – yet she did. In this battle of the former world No.1s, history was written, and history was denied; and the whole was utterly thrilling.

A big smile and warm welcome for the winner.

 

.@Simona_Halep greeted by her mother & Duchess Kate, Patron of @Wimbledon after being presented with the trophy. pic.twitter.com/ENcMCb0HPL

— Gert’s Royals (@Gertsroyals) July 13, 2019

Duchess congratulated the new champion after the match. Simona seems really overwhelmed after her big day.

 

“Have you ever played a better match than that?”

“Never!”@Simona_Halep speaks as a #Wimbledon champion for the first time… pic.twitter.com/0VRfeD628L

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 13, 2019

The 2017 French open winner, Simona gave a wonderfully candid speech after winning the match.

Embed from Getty ImagesAfter the ladies’ final, Duchess and her sister stayed for the Men’s Doubles match.

 

Now to what Duchess wore – for the third year in row, Duchess chose Italian label Dolce and Gabbana for the Wimbledon finale. She was wearing Dolce and Gabbana Green Midi Dress.

We saw the dress in September 2016 during the second Canada tour of Cambridges.  The dress was described as, “Dolce & Gabbana’s dress was worn by the Duchess of Cambridge on a recent visit to Canada. This forest-green crepe piece has puffed sleeves, a pretty bow tie and white buttons, evocative of styles from the ’40s. We like how the stitched seams and raw Georgette trims playfully emphasize the craftsmanship”. Crafted from a silk mix crepe fabric the £2,150 forest green dress featured  a self-fastening neck tie, gold buttons and a nipped in waistline in a fit and flare silhouette with ruffled detailing on the sleeves.

Catherine paired her dress with Asprey London Oak Leaf Small Hoop Earrings that she debuted at Wimbledon Men’s Finale in July 2018.

Duchess chose to brought back her Rupert Sanderson Calice Pumps for the day that she firs wore in 2016 during royal tour of India.

Catherine was carrying her Dolce & Gabbana Pink Medium Miss Sicily Bag that made its first appearance during women Wimbledon Finale in 2018.

Duchess protected her eyes from sunlight with her Ray-Ban Wayfarer II 55mm Sunglasses.

Tomorrow we will see Duchess back in the royal box with Duke of Cambridge.

 

 

The Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, seems determined to make sure the next British Generation is a keen nature lover. A thorough and thorough country girl, Catherine has lent her support to Backyard Nature-  a UK Wide campaign helping children and grown-ups to make a real difference to the planet.

Speaking about the project, Kensington Palace shared, ” Spending time in nature can play a pivotal role in helping children grow up to become happy, healthy adults. I hope the Backyard Nature campaign inspires children, families and communities to get outside and engage with nature, wherever they live”.

The great outdoors provides an open playground for children to have fun and learn life-long skills – from balance and coordination to empathy and creativity – with their friends, their parents, their carers, or their family members – Duchess remarked.

The campaign, an initiative of Richard Walker, Managing Director of Iceland Foods, provides kids with the tools they need to protect their own patch of nature.  The aim is to build a group of young environmentalists across the UK who will protect wildlife and Nature throughout their lives and will promote the cause to the next generation.

From Rebecca English’s report:

The duchess was particularly impressed by the story of the Eco Emeralds, a group of environmentalists aged seven to 11 from All Saints Catholic Primary School in Anfield, Liverpool. The pupils took matters into their own hands nine months ago after being inspired by climate change documentaries such as Our Planet.

The Backyard Nature programme, which is also backed by charities including The Wildlife Trusts and The National Trust, is pledging to help children across the UK spend one million hours outside by inspiring them to protect the wildlife on their doorstep.

Duchess, who has made early year intervention her long term public life focus, has recently co-designed a ‘Back to Nature’ for RHS Chelsea Show that was being displayed at RHS Hampton Court last week.

Duchess took her kids to show the gardens from where we got lovely photos and videos. Check here. Inspired from both of Cambridge residences – Kensington Palace and Anmer Hall, as well as the Duchess’ Childhood and her kids life, this woodland garden is a place to retreat from the world, to play, learn and discover as well as create special family memories.

Catherine also appeared in CBBC’s Children’s show Blue Peter on  June 13, to encourage kids and families to spend ’10to 15 minutes’ playing outside as often as possible.

Catherine has also collaborated with RHS to create a set of five activity cards designed to inspire children to engage with gardens and nature. These step-by-step guides take inspiration from elements of the Duchess’ RHS Back to Nature Garden. Read More about them here. 

From Mirror’s  report:

The youngsters aged seven to 11 contacted Iceland’s managing director Richard Walker via Twitter and were invited to the supermarket firm’s head office to present their ideas, leading to the development of the campaign.

Mr Walker said: “The nation is waking up to the immediate challenge facing us – far bigger than any of the other issues being discussed in the media at the moment, the environmental crisis has huge implications for us all.

“The Eco Emeralds share my belief that the next generation needs to connect with nature and become conservation activists, and their commitment to motivating and enabling others to do this is truly inspiring.

“I strongly believe that children need to know nature in order to want to protect it, and this campaign is about supporting them to do just that.

I am really excited to see this journey of outdoor that Catherine has begun. It is a scientifically proven fact that outdoors do wonders to human mind and health. I do hope people will inspire from this journey and start spending time outdoor to be happy and healthy human beings that our society really need.

As David Attenborough said during World Economic Forum this year, “No-one will protect what they don’t care about and no-one will care about what they have never experienced” –  we need to know the nature before we step out to save it. Read more about the Backyard Nature Campaign here on its website to be its part.