Kate Middleton may be one of the most eagerly-anticipated spectators at Wimbledon – mainly so we can obsess over her predictably flawless outfits – but she wasn’t always welcome at every single match.
According to reports, the Princess of Wales, 41 – who is a huge Wimbledon fan and can often be seen enjoying the matches with her husband the Prince of Wales, 41, in the royal box – was actually *banned* from attending a very important match ten years ago! Yes, really!
Kate Middleton Was 'Banned' From Watching Andy Murray And Novak Djokovic In The Men's Singles Final In 2013
According to the Duchess of Cambridge herself, while talking with sports host Sue Barker on the BBC documentary Our Wimbledon, she was actually "banned" from watching Andy Murray face Novak Djokovic in the Men's Singles Final back in 2013 for a very interesting reason.
It wasn’t either of the tennis players or anyone at Wimbledon who made the decision, it was actually her doctor, as she was heavily pregnant with her first child, Prince George, at the time. If you'll recall, the match took place on July 7th that year, and Prince George was born just a couple of weeks later on July 22nd. Sounds like a good reason to us!
"I was very heavily pregnant with George so I wasn't able to turn up," the Princess of Wales said, to which Barker replied, "But you had a great excuse!" The mom-of-three then said that she "begged" to go, according to The Mirror, saying, "I know but even still. I was sort of, 'Maybe I could go,' but the doctors were like, 'no.'"
Kate then went on to say that she wrote to Murray, now 36, to congratulate him on his historic win, which made him the first British man to win the Grand Slam since Fred Perry in 1936. "I wrote to [Andy Murray] afterwards saying sorry for not being there, but huge congratulations," she confessed. And three years later, she was there to watch him lift his second Wimbledon trophy after he beat Milos Raonic. Kate said at the time, "Many congratulations; it was a great game", while Prince William, who was also at the match, said, "So pleased for you, well done."
