Prince William’s wife visited Wimbledon today to pay tribute to close friend Roger Federer with a special ceremony. The Royal has been a patron of the All England Tennis Club since 2016. Kate chose a white plunging V-neck blouse and matching pleated skirt.
Over the top, she wore a mint-colored blazer with white lapels and buttons from Balmain from the 2021 collection worth 1950 pounds (222 thousand rubles). The fitted cut of the outfit emphasized the slender figure of the representative of the British monarchy.
By the way, this is the first time that the main royal fashionista has chosen an outfit from Balmain. Famous fans of the French fashion house include Cara Delevingne and Kim Kardashian. Meanwhile, the brand’s creative director previously said he would love to dress Kate’s “mad” Meghan Markle, describing her as confident, sexy and feminine.
Stilettos and a small Mulberry handbag completed Middleton’s look. For jewelry, she chose a pearl bracelet from Sezane and Shyla baroque pearl earrings with a massive knot from Shyla for 72 pounds (8,200 rubles). The popular Brit received a light daily make-up, her hair was arranged in characteristic elastic curls.
The Princess of Wales joined tennis player Laura Robson to watch the ceremony. They sat in the audience during the match between Katie Boulter and Daria Saville. Suddenly it started to rain, but it didn’t spoil Kate’s mood, she hid under the Wimbledon umbrella with a smile. However, the game still had to be called off due to bad weather, the Daily Mail reports.
Roger Federer was joined by his wife Miroslava Vavrinec. Fans were shown a special video montage of his best moments from the years of his brilliant career. After the ceremony, the match began between reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and Shelby Rogers of the USA.
In September 2022, Roger announced his retirement. He won 103 ATP singles titles, including 20 Grand Slams.
Over the past few years, Federer has become friends with the royal family and the Middletons. In 2017, he attended the wedding of Kate’s sister Pippa to James Matthews. Kate recently played a game with the famous Swiss. True, the Princess of Wales, despite her good tennis skills, still felt awkward in the presence of the former number one racket of the world.
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