The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the Wimbledon men's final on Sunday with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, but Prince Louis, aged eight, was notably absent. However, it has emerged that Louis enjoyed a special treat with his mother on Friday evening.
Royal Ballet School Anniversary
According to Hello! magazine, Kate, 44, took Louis and Charlotte to the Royal Ballet School on Friday to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Princess Charlotte is known to "absolutely love" ballet, as Kate has previously mentioned. Kate also shared that Louis has a love of rhythm and moving to music, telling a Bollywood dance troupe in Leicester in March: "My children would love that, they love their dancing. Louis would love your dance routine."
Louis' Interest in Being a Ball Boy
At Wimbledon on Saturday, Kate revealed that Louis has been asking about becoming a ball boy. She told Jenna Fontanilla, 18, who works in Wimbledon's court services team, about Louis' curiosity. Ms Fontanilla said: "She told me about how Louis was asking her about how to become a ball boy, and we were talking about how much hard work it is to be on court and how we work alongside the ball kids, and it's just so lovely." She described Kate as "so genuine" and said the princess put her at ease.
Wimbledon Men's Final Day
On Sunday, William, Kate, George, and Charlotte arrived at the All England Lawn Tennis Club to watch the men's singles final. Kate wore an olive green midi-dress, while William wore a suit and sunglasses. The family met British wildcard Arthur Fery, who turned 24 on Sunday, and congratulated him on his run to the semi-finals. Kate handed him a birthday card and said: "This is for you, happy birthday." She introduced George and Charlotte, who both shook his hand.
Fery told Kate that he had not played on Centre Court before the tournament, describing the experience as "really special." He also mentioned hearing that her children play tennis and invited them to "hit some balls." After the interaction, Fery said: "I mean the princess came to my match in the second round, it was great to have her there and we spoke a little about that. It was good to see her here and good to meet her finally. She wished me good luck for the rest of the year and congratulated me for these two weeks. I know the whole family are all tennis fans, so I told her if her kids ever wanted to hit, I'm free. It would be good to see them again." Asked if he thinks she will take him up on the offer, Fery said: "Let's see, I don't know. Let's see if I get the call up."
