Duchess Catherine
That’s why she was once banned from Wimbledon
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July 4, 2022
Duchess Catherine missed Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win
Duchess Catherine, 40, is a regular at Wimbledon as patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, but one year she was prevented from going to the championships – missing out on Andy Murray, 35,’s first Wimbledon title.
In 2013, Kate was dying to be at Wimbledon to cheer on the British tennis player in the final, but despite pleas and begging, the Duchess had to stay home. The reason: “I was very pregnant with George, so I couldn’t come,” Kate said in 2017 in the BBC documentary “Our Wimbledon” in conversation with sports presenter Sue Barker. She replied “But you had a great excuse!”, But Prince William’s wife, 40, wanted to be there at all costs. “I know, but still,” Kate said. “I thought ‘Maybe I could go’ but the doctors said ‘no’. I texted Andy Murray afterwards saying I was sorry I couldn’t be there but congratulations [gewünscht]’ revealed the Duchess of Cambridge.
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Luckily Kate was able to be there three years later when Andy Murray won his second Wimbledon title.
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Source used: Our Wimbledon