Carlos Alcaraz steals a smile from Kate Middleton at the Wimbledon trophy presentation

Carlos Alcaraz He has done it again. The 21-year-old from Murcia won his second Wimbledon this Sunday after beating Novak Djokovic in three sets (6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4). Kate Middletonwho attended the tournament with her daughter Charlotte and her sister Pippa, was responsible for presenting the trophy to Alcaraz.

Before receiving the award, the young man bowed to the Princess of Wales. Kate, for her part, received the gesture with a big smile. Kate also personally congratulated Carlos Alcaraz when she handed him the trophy. Prince William’s wife also presented Djokovic with the plaque that corresponds to him as a semi-finalist of the tournament.

The Princess of Wales, who was greeted with a standing ovation on Wimbledon’s Centre Court, presided over the royal box alongside tennis legends such as Rod Laver, Chris Evert, Ken Rosewall y Andre Agassi.

This is the second time that the daughter-in-law of Charles III has appeared in public after announcing her cancer diagnosis last March. It should be remembered that the first institutional event that Kate attended after revealing her illness was last June at the traditional ‘Trooping the Colour’.

In this second appearance, the Princess of Wales was very close to her daughter Charlotte, aged 9. Throughout the day, mother and daughter smiled at those present and were inseparable.