Kate Middleton's true feelings about Wimbledon crowd exposed by lip reader
Princess Kate exuded heartfelt emotion upon her arrival at Wimbledon's press box before the women's singles final. The Princess of Wales, who bravely announced her remission from cancer in January, was greeted with a rapturous standing ovation from the 15,000 spectators in Centre Court on Saturday (July 12) afternoon, creating an unprecedented roar.
Lip reading expert Jeremy Freeman captured her reaction to the warm welcome.
Kate appeared to acknowledge the crowd with a simple: "Thanks. Hi." She then turned to an unseen companion and expressed her delight: "Sweet, very nice to hear!".
Before taking her seat, she exchanged handshakes with tennis great Martina Navratilova, 68, and then met the iconic Billie Jean King, 81, who offered a respectful curtsy, reports the Express.
In response to Billie Jean King's inquiry about her well-being, Kate's reply was a cheerful: "Beautiful."
Post-match, following Iga Swiatek's stunning victory over Amanda Anisimova with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-0, Kate found words of solace and praise for both players.
To the runner-up Anisimova, lip reader Jeremy suggests Kate said: "You should be so proud, well done, and enjoy yourself."
Backstage, engaging with champion Swiatek, Kate is believed to have given some sage advice: "Ensure that you have some downtime."
At the start of their exchange, she complimented Swiatek: "Wonderful, extraordinary achievement, very well done. Congratulations and enjoy it. Enjoy the celebrations back home."
Fresh from her historic triumph at Wimbledon, the first Polish woman ever to clinch the title, Światek addressed the audience: "First of all I want to congratulate Amanda for an amazing two weeks no matter what happened today. I hope we're going to play many more finals here and at other tournaments."
She continued with humility, "I didn't even dream [about winning] because it was way too far, I feel like I'm already an experienced player after winning the slams before but I never really expected this one."
As a steadfast fixture at the prestigious event, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge and patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, has been a familiar face on Centre Court in the years following her marriage to Prince William in 2011.
Having had the honour of presenting the men's singles trophy to Carlos Alcaraz the previous year, Royal spectators anticipate she may once again bestow the award this afternoon, as Alcaraz faces Jannik Sinner in what is expected to be a riveting final.
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