Overview

• Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, returned to the Royal Box on Wimbledon’s opening day for the first time since 1988, sitting alongside her daughter, Princess Beatrice.
• The mother-daughter duo watched defending champion Carlos Alcaraz face Fabio Fognini from prime seats at Centre Court.
• Invitations to the Royal Box are issued by the All England Club chair and include royalty, government leaders, tennis officials, commercial partners and cultural figures.
• They greeted fellow guests including Hannah Bagshawe, actor Eddie Redmayne, Lady Gabriella Kingston and philanthropist Robert Denning.
• Ferguson’s appearance evokes her past outings with Princess Diana and marks a renewed public engagement after a two-decade absence.