The reason makes sense.
The Princess of Wales is a well-known tennis aficionado, and Wimbledon is an annual event on her calendar—including this week.
Wimbledon typically occurs the first week of July; George was born on July 22 of that year. On the BBC documentary, Kate recounted the moment to host Sue Barker: “I was very heavily pregnant with George, so I wasn’t able to turn up,” she said. Barker replied, “But you had a great excuse!” to which Kate responded “I know, but even still. I was sort of ‘Maybe I could go’ but the doctors were like ‘no.’ I wrote to [Andy Murray] afterwards saying sorry for not being there, but huge congratulations.”Three years later, when Murray made the final again, Kate was able to be there for his second Wimbledon title, which she attended alongside husband Prince William. “Many congratulations—it was a great game,” Kate told Murray after the match.
And in a full circle moment, son George has attended the tournament with his mom, even though he couldn’t attend with her in 2013.Rachel Burchfield is a writer, editor, and podcaster whose primary interests are fashion and beauty, society and culture, and, most especially, the British Royal Family and other royal families around the world.
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