Overview

• Sue Barker unexpectedly appeared on Centre Court during Cameron Norrie’s match against Carlos Alcaraz on July 8
• Commentator Andrew Castle broke mid-play to ask co-commentator John McEnroe why Barker wasn’t on the spectator list
• Broadcast cameras revealed Barker seated in the Members’ enclosure instead of the Royal Box, prompting Castle’s quip that she was “nearly” among VIPs
• Tennis fans on X rallied behind Barker, insisting her decades of broadcasting merit a Royal Box invitation
• Since ending her 30-year BBC career after Wimbledon 2022, Barker has stayed linked to SW19 through a 2024 tribute to Andy Murray and a June 2025 Emirates Airlines inspection