June 30, 2025
Wimbledon saw a star-studded crowd, with celebrities like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Maria Sharapova, and David Beckham in attendance last year.
As Kate Middleton's attendance this year remains uncertain due to health issues, fans are sharing throwback videos from the previous tournament on social media.
One such clip features Kate Middleton arriving at Wimbledon, with celebrities like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Rami Malek, Richard Gere, Guy Ritchie, and Maria Sharapova cheering and reacting to the intense matches.
Wimbledon is now underway, with the world's oldest tennis tournament opening its gates to thousands of spectators who queued up for hours in the morning sunshine.
According to Reuters, latecomers can expect challenging conditions as a heatwave is predicted to peak during the tournament, which could be the hottest start to the Championships in history.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka plays Canadian Carson Branstine on Court One, where big crowds are expected with local Jacob Fearnley playing Brazilian Joao Fonseca before the All-British clash between Emma Raducanu and Mingge Xu.
Meanwhile, former tennis queen Maria Sharapova, who is engaged to Prince William's friend Alexander Gilkes, took to Instagram to share a selfie with David Beckham as they met before the start of the tournament.