The Queen‘s cousin, the Duke of Kent, was among the guests in the Royal Box on Monday’s opening day of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
The 85-year-old looked visibly moved as the crowd thanked and applauded those who have played an important role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of whom were invited to the Royal Box.
The Duke, who accompanied the Queen at Trooping the Colour in Windsor earlier this month, is president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and is a regular at Wimbledon every year.
He was sat next to British racing legend and the Queen’s close friend, Sir Jackie Stewart.
On Monday, guests to the Royal Box include Hannah Ingram-Moore, daughter of veteran fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised over £32 million for the NHS.
Scientist Dame Sarah Gilbert (centre) worked on the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and was given a standing ovation on centre court.
Romeo Beckham and his girlfriend, Mia Regan, were among the VIP guests on day one of the tennis tournament in the Evian VIP Suite at Wimbledon 2021, certified as carbon neutral by The Carbon Trust.
Singer-songwriter Anne-Marie was also among the celebrity arrivals for the opening day of the tennis tournament.
Anaïs Gallagher, the 21-year-old daughter of Noel Gallagher and Meg Mathews, was spotted upon arrival.
Georgia Toffolo looked chic in a tuxedo-style jacket and a pleated skirt for Wimbledon.
