Overview

• Kate is reportedly weighing whether to skip the ladies’ final or delegate her trophy presentation duties if a Russian or Belarusian player wins.
• Palace sources say the princess may seek guidance on handshakes and small talk with Russian and Belarusian finalists.
• Four of the eight quarter-finalists at Wimbledon are from Russia or Belarus, led by world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, who has yet to drop a set.
• Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from Wimbledon in 2022 after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and reinstated in 2023.
• Kate missed the 2024 women’s final while receiving cancer treatment, and Debbie Jevans presented the trophy in her stead.