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Perth Now
3 days ago
- Health
- Perth Now
Catherine, Princess of Wales told not to be 'nervous' by young tennis fanatic ahead of Wimbledon appearance
Catherine, Princess of Wales was told not to be "nervous" at Wimbledon by a young tennis fan. The princess attended the ladies' singles final at the All England Club between Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova on Saturday (12.07.25) and had a charming conversation with Lydia Lowe, eight, who had to learn to walk again after suffering a brain injury and had been responsible for the coin toss in the wheelchair final. Catherine asked Lydia: "Have you got any advice for me, because I've got a part, I've got to do the prizegiving. "Any advice for me?" Lydia replied: "Don't be nervous. Take deep breaths." The 43-year-old royal responded: "Take deep breaths, OK, I'll remember that. Thank you." Catherine presented the Venus Rosewater Dish to Swiatek, who thrashed Anisimova 6-0 6-0 in 57 minutes to claim her first Wimbledon title, and was met with a standing ovation when she entered the Royal Box ahead of play starting on Centre Court. The princess also met young people from the Work at Wimbledon programme and conversed with Shaniah Williams and Jefferson Iweh - representatives from the Wimbledon Foundation. She also spoke to the tournament's longest-serving steward Bob Flint, who has worked at the All England Club at every Championships since 1980. Meanwhile, Catherine revealed earlier this month that she had experienced a "really difficult" time following her cancer treatment because she felt as if she was expected to simply "be better" with the disease in remission. She said on a visit to Colchester Hospital: "There is a whole phase when you finish your treatment, everybody expects you to be better - go! But that's not the case at all. "You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment. Treatment's done, then it's like, 'I can crack on, get back to normal', but actually the phase afterwards is really difficult. "You're not necessarily under the clinical team any longer but you're not able to function normally at home as you perhaps once used to. "And actually someone to help talk you through that, show you and guide you through that sort of phase that comes after treatment I think is really valuable. "You have to find your new normal and that takes time." Catherine said that her cancer diagnosis was "life-changing" for her and her family, husband Prince William and their children Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven. The princess said: "It's life-changing for anyone, through first diagnosis or post-treatment and things like that. "It is a life-changing experience both for the individual patient but also for the families as well and actually it sometimes goes unrecognised, you don't necessarily, particularly when it's the first time, you don't appreciate how much impact it is going to have."
4 days ago
- Sport
Princess Kate attends Wimbledon final following emotional health update
Princess Kate returned to Centre Court on Saturday for her first appearance at Wimbledon this season, continuing a royal tradition that has long connected her to the iconic tennis tournament. The Princess of Wales took her seat in the Royal Box to watch the women's singles final between Amanda Anisimova of the United States and Iga Swiatek of Poland. She arrived in a white belted blazer and cream pleated skirt, accented with Wimbledon's signature purple and green bow pinned to her top. Before the final, Kate met with ball kids, honorary stewards and members of the Work at Wimbledon program and Wimbledon Foundation. As patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Kate was on hand to present the championship trophy to Świątek following her dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory over Anisimova in the women's singles final. After the match, Kate was seen consoling a visibly emotional Anisimova, offering a few words of support before awarding Świątek with the trophy. "It's wonderful to welcome our Patron HRH The Princess of Wales back to #Wimbledon 🍓" the official Wimbledon Instagram account captioned a photo of Kate on July 12. The outing follows Kate's recent public remarks about the challenges of recovering after cancer treatment. During a July 2 visit to Colchester Hospital in Essex, she shared that the period following treatment has been unexpectedly difficult. "You put on a brave face through treatment," she said. "But actually, the phase afterwards is really difficult. You have to find your new normal and that takes time." Kate has been a familiar face at Wimbledon for years and has attended almost every tournament since marrying Prince William in 2011, with the exception of 2013, when she was advised not to travel late in pregnancy, and 2020, when the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Citizen
4 days ago
- Lifestyle
- The Citizen
Watch this ace move: Wimbledon balls turned into homes for tiny mice
With the last day of Wimbledon finals set for Sunday, field mice will soon be in for a treat. Wimbledon sees about 55 000 tennis balls being used each year, but what happens when the tournament ends? According to an article published in Sustainability Magazine, which is based in Birmingham in the United Kingdom, while many are sold to raise money for the Wimbledon Foundation, some are donated to Wildlife Trusts, a grassroots movement of 46 independent charities working to bring back and support wildlife. The organisation transforms the balls into homes for one of the UK's smallest – and most vulnerable – animals, harvest mice. According to Wildlife Trusts, the tiny harvest mouse lives in tussocky grassland, reedbeds, hedgerows, farmland and around woodland edges. Mainly vegetarian, they eat seeds and fruits, but will also eat invertebrates. Harvest mice build a spherical nest of tightly woven grass, high up in the tall grasses, in which the female will give birth to around six young. The UK Mammal Society says harvest mice, Britain's smallest rodent, weighing only four to six grams, are 50mm to 70mm long and have a tail of 60mm. With agricultural practices having dramatically reduced harvest mice's natural habitat and the harvest mouse on the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework's priority list, a tennis ball makes an ideal home. According to The Sun, the Wimbledon balls are modified by cutting small openings that allow the thumb-sized mice to burrow in. They are then placed in tall grass, which is where the mice are often found, or mounted on poles to help them escape predators. The initiative has been running for 15 years and is just one part of Wimbledon's environmental efforts. Watch: The surprising second life of Wimbledon balls. Video: Yahoo! Sports While we're on the topic of Wimbledon, no words will do this justice… Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal. Read original story on At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
The Independent
7 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Looking for Wimbledon tickets? The nifty way to get centre court seats for £15
Wimbledon spectators can secure coveted Centre Court seats for as little as £15, a remarkable discount compared to standard prices. This bargain stands in stark contrast to the typical cost for prime spots at the grass-court Grand Slam, which reached £160 on Friday and are set to escalate to £270 by the close of Week 2, with further increases for the singles finals. These sought-after savings are unlocked via the official resale service, available exclusively to those already on-site with a valid ticket, through a daily lottery on the Wimbledon app. Successful participants can gain access to Centre Court for £15, or secure a spot on No. 1 Court or No. 2 Court for just £10 each. These coveted spots become available when other spectators depart the grounds before the day's play concludes. The All England Club will not say how many tickets get resold. 'We're selling the same ticket twice,' said the club's operations manager, Michelle Dite. 'The primary reason is to make tennis as accessible to as many people as possible.' Money from resales goes to charities, via the Wimbledon Foundation. Nearly $80,000 was raised through the first three days of this year's tournament, and the 2024 total was about $300,000. Wimbledon has done resales since 1954, but until 2024, folks hoping to take advantage of the deal needed to stand in a line once they were on-site, hope they were there soon enough — and hope enough tickets were returned. Now, though, that 'line' is virtual. After opting in on the app, spectators get their phone scanned by 2.30pm at kiosks on-site or near the Wimbledon Queue, where thousands of people camp out at a local park for up to 24 hours in hopes of getting full-price tickets for main courts or grounds passes for smaller ones. Fans then wait for a text message giving the good news that they were one of the lucky ones chosen for the resale, which runs from 3pm-9pm. They have 10 minutes to confirm they still want a used ticket for the rest of the day, and another 20 minutes to get themselves to the green-and-brown ticket resale booth behind No. 1 Court to show the QR code that lets them pay for the cheap tickets. 'You're not stuck in one place forever," said Henry Thompson, 38, a high school math teacher from Missouri in the United States. 'This is much more efficient. Took 30 seconds. Much better.' Mr Thompson, who was wearing a blue hat with the Wimbledon logo, really wanted to see 10th-seeded American Ben Shelton, so he entered the resale lottery and was able to get a seat for No. 2 Court for £10 instead of £85. 'It's beneficial to the sport to give people access to those courts for a reasonable price,' said Marcos Giron, a 45th-ranked American who won first-round matches in singles and doubles this week. 'It's a wonderful thing.' Chen Pinjung, who just finished medical school in Taiwan, waited in the queue for six hours, paid £30 there for a grounds pass, then also got herself into No. 1 Court via a resale for an additional £10 – instead of the £110 it could have cost to see 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina win there on Thursday. 'If everybody knew how that works, I'm sure everybody would apply,' said Rafael Garcia, who was with his girlfriend, Diana Meneses, and her brother, Gustavo Meneses. 'We saw that (resale) office last year, but we didn't know how to do it. Now we will.'
04-07-2025
- Business
Want to see tennis stars like Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon's Centre Court for $20? Here's how
LONDON -- It might just be the best deal in all of major professional sports: Tennis fans can get a chance to watch stars such as Carlos Alcaraz compete on Centre Court at Wimbledon by forking over just 15 pounds — about $20 at the current exchange rate. That's instead of Friday's price of nearly $220 for the best seats at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament's biggest stadium. Face value there rises as the event goes on, hitting nearly $370 by the end of Week 2, then going up again for the singles finals. The secret to saving so much cash? The official resale service. It allows anyone already on-site with a ticket to sign up via the Wimbledon app for a daily lottery to get into one of the top three courts at a cut rate, including about $13 each for No. 1 Court or No. 2 Court. Those spots are offered up to the All England Club by spectators who leave before play ends. 'It's an elite tournament in terms of the players, but it's not elite to get in, which is part of the appeal,' said Ed Hogan, a retired 69-year-old from Reading, which is a little more than an hour west of Wimbledon. 'The concept of resales is great. It's recycling at its best — sharing the joy.' The All England Club wouldn't say how many tickets get resold. 'We're selling the same ticket twice,' said the club's operations manager, Michelle Dite, 'and the primary reason is to make tennis as accessible to as many people as possible.' Money from resales goes to charities via the Wimbledon Foundation. Nearly $80,000 was raised through the first three days of this year's tournament; last year's total was about $300,000. Wimbledon has done resales since 1954, but until last year, folks hoping to take advantage of the deal needed to stand in a line once they were on-site, hope they were there soon enough — and hope enough tickets were returned. Now, though, that 'line' is virtual. Here's how it works: After opting in on the app and getting their phone scanned by 2:30 p.m. at kiosks on-site or near the Wimbledon Queue, where thousands of people camp out at a local park for up to 24 hours in hopes of getting full-price tickets for main courts or grounds passes for smaller ones, fans then wait for a text message giving the good news that they were one of the lucky ones chosen for the resale, which runs from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. They have 10 minutes to confirm they still want a used ticket for the rest of the day, and another 20 minutes to get themselves to the green-and-brown ticket resale booth behind No. 1 Court to show the QR code that lets them pay for the cheap tickets. 'You're not stuck in one place forever," said Henry Thompson, 38, a high school math teacher from Missouri. 'This is much more efficient. Took 30 seconds. Much better.' Thompson, who was wearing a blue hat with the Wimbledon logo, really wanted to see 10th-seeded American Ben Shelton, so he entered the resale lottery and was able to get a seat for No. 2 Court for $13 instead of $115. 'It's beneficial to the sport to give people access to those courts for a reasonable price,' said Marcos Giron, a 45th-ranked American who won first-round matches in singles and doubles this week. 'It's a wonderful thing.' Chen Pinjung, who just finished medical school in Taiwan, waited in the queue for six hours, paid 30 pounds ($40) there for a grounds pass, then also got herself into No. 1 Court via a resale for an additional $13 — instead of the $150 it could have cost to see 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina win there Thursday. 'If everybody knew how that works, I'm sure everybody would apply,' said Rafael Garcia, who was with his girlfriend, Diana Meneses, and her brother, Gustavo Meneses. 'We saw that (resale) office last year, but we didn't know how to do it. Now we will.'
