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The Duchess of Edinburgh is a beloved member of the Royal Family and often referred to as King Charles' 'secret weapon'. In the 25 years since she married Prince Edward, she has frequently shown her dedication to her key charitable interests, ranging from preventable blindness to gender equality, However, her introduction into life as a member of the most famous family in the world came with an unexpected - and sporting - twist and largely due to a last-minute change by a well-known BBC presenter and tennis star. Sophie first crossed paths with the Duke of Edinburgh in 1993 at the Queen's Tennis Club in London during the Prince Edward Summer Challenge.

Kate Middleton is known to be a huge fan of tennis and is a regular Wimbledon attendee in the royal box.

The Princess of Wales's love for tennis is well-documented and obvious each year when she enthusiastically attends Wimbledon as patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. While Kate, who recently appeared at Trooping the Colour, is not expected to visit the famed tournament this year due to her treatment for cancer, other members of the Royal Family and the Middleton clan are regular faces in the Royal box who have also been seen getting absorbed in the games.

The family of Kate Middleton are currently mourning the loss of a close family friend, Tony Henman, who has reportedly died.The Princess of Wales’ parents Carole and Michael Middleton were said to be close to Tony, who was the father of tennis legend Tim Henman. According to reports, Tony died on Friday at the age of 84, the Daily Mail reports.

Strictly Come Dancing fans are petitioning for dance contestant Annabel Croft to replace presenter Claire Balding as the host of Wimbledon.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag The Prince and Princess of Wales will be in the royal box to watch Novak Djokovic try to win a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title on Sunday. Novak will play 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz, who said the final will be the “best moment of my life”. On Saturday, Kate sat next to tennis great Billie Jean King and watched Czech player Marketa Vondrousova defeat Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the ladies’ singles final.

Princess Kate is back at Wimbledon with a subtle sartorial nod to the tennis game itself.

Scots singing sensation Lewis Capaldi and actress Emma Watson were among the famous faces watching the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon between Ons Jabeur and Marketa Vondrousova.

Paddy McGuinness had a 'belter of a day' as he saw his cousin get married. The Top Gear and Question of Sport presenter looked dapper in his suit and tie as he beamed alongside his cousin Lucy and her new wife.

Veteran BBC presenter Sue Barker has slammed the Corporation for the way it handled her departure from one of its most popular game shows. 

Express.co.uk, the former rugby union player said that the three of them are still extremely close after they all left the show back in 2020. Not wanting to leave the show, Matt Dawson and fellow team captain Phil Tufnell, 56, left alongside Sue Barker, 66, who was asked by the BBC to leave in order for them to “refresh” the quiz show.

Alex Scott, 37, has broken down as she spoke about the alarming social media abuse she received after she was inaccurately named the new host of A Question of Sport.The BBC presenter admitted that she was "scared for [her] life", which led her to turn to alcohol.Alex regularly opens up about her personal life and the effect working on TV has on her own mental health.In a new interview as she prepares to release her autobiography, the star opened up about a time when she nearly gave up.This comes as the presenter was met with alarming social media hate last year when she was named as the new host for A Question of Sport, replacing Sue Barker.This was however inaccurate, with Paddy McGuinness taking the role.She told The Times: "That was at a level that I was scared for my life."I was scared to leave my house to even go to the shop.That's the stage that we'd got to - that, oh my gosh, someone black might be replacing a national treasure could cause such hatred."The former professional footballer then turned to drink for a period to ease the pain.This is not the first time she has opened up about her relationship with alcohol.Alex said in an interview earlier this year: “When I retired, getting trolled, I found that I was turning to drink to try and hide everything, hide what I was feeling."Looking at my daily life, many would wonder how I could be ‘depressed’. But mental illness doesn’t work like that."It’s so easy to think there are people worse off than us and we have no right to feel sorry for ourselves.

BBC's Question of Sport in 1997 and continued on the show for an extraordinary 24 years alongside team captains Phil Tuffnell and Matt Dawson.The ex-tennis player was replaced by Paddy McGuiness last year, as the former host claimed it was in a bid to push for more "diversity" on the show, in the hopes of attracting a younger audience.Rumours began to swirl in 2020 about the trio's future on the quiz programme Question of Sport, but at the time Sue assumed she and her colleagues would get a further extension of the show.However, Sue admitted the three of them were "suddenly all called in to separate meetings with management", as reported by the MailOnline from an extract taken from her autobiography, Calling The Shots: My Autobiography by Sue Barker.She admitted: "A few TV producer friends had seen the BBC tender document and couldn't believe my name wasn't on it."Apparently the BBC wanted to refresh the show — with more diversity and more appeal to a younger audience."I was gobsmacked.

BBC anchor added that there was a period where four straight hours of sleep felt like a luxury to him last year.“Sleep deprivation was an issue, but I don’t want people to think I am feeling sorry for myself," he added.George was first diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in April 2014.'Terrible when you get caught out!' Karren Brady mocks Meghan MarkleAside from a 15-week break, where it was believed the cancer had gone, he has been on chemotherapy almost ever since.The BBC star added he had lost count of the number of rounds of treatment he has had, noting it was over 100.At present, George has low doses for around three-quarters of the year and then higher doses.The treatment, he states, causes "discomfort all the way from my mouth to my bum" after three days of chemo.He went on to say there was "uncertainty" about whether or not this will change.George took a break from his presenting duties in October 2021 and returned back in April.He says that although the job leaves him "absolutely knackered", he feels mentally "rejuvenated"."I've been with people who treat me as they always did, who don't patronise me, and it is a tremendous fillip," he added.Kevin Costner' heartbreak amid $80m divorce after 16 years of marriage [LATEST]Tom Jones' romance with 'starstruck' singer unveiled before her death [REVEALED]Sue Barker asked Cliff Richard to stop ‘harping on’ about her [INTERVIEW]The journalist's main worry is leaving behind his wife of 38 years Frances Robathan and their two children Adam, 34, and Matthew, 30.He revealed how his wish is to hold hands with his spouse until his final day."I'm not too scared for myself," he revealed."But, I'm here on the third floor of our house, and I am looking out of the window at

Cliff Richard.The former professional tennis player met the We Don’t Talk Anymore singer after he got in touch with her. Although the pair had “a lot of fun”, Ms Barker has admitted she was warned against Mr Richard by both her parents and her friend.

Wimbledon champion Becker was handed a two-and-a-half year prison sentence earlier this year after failing to declare £2. 5 million worth of assets to avoid paying debts. The 54-year-old German – who regularly appeared on the BBC’s coverage of the Championships before his conviction as a pundit – was allowed to watch the 2022 tournament from his cell at HMP Huntercombe.

Majorca Daily Bulletin are reporting that the man is wanted in relation to an alleged attack on a fellow intruder at the property by his pit bull dog that occurred on January 3, 2019. Becker, a three-time Wimbledon champion, was handed a two-and-a-half year prison sentence earlier this year after failing to declare £2. 5 million worth of assets to avoid paying debts.

Sir Cliff Richard was on-hand to help mark Wimbledon’s 100 years of Centre Court celebration on Sunday, but not all those tuning in were enjoying the singalong.  Today marked day seven of this year’s Wimbledon tennis championships, with plenty of twists and turns across the courts.  Cameron Norrie became the last Brit standing in the singles tournament this afternoon, which came just hours after a milestone was marked on Centre Court.

Wimbledon singles champion Martina Navratilova has said she is 'gutted' to have missed out on attending the 100th anniversary of SW19's Centre Court this afternoon after testing positive for coronavirus. Navratilova only tested positive for the virus this morning ahead of the long-awaited celebrations at lunchtime, before Heather Watson kicked off play on the court with an unfortunate loss to Germany's Niemeier. The tennis legend tweeted: 'I am gutted I can't be there' ahead of the celebration, which featured a surprise appearance from Sir Cliff Richard and finished with a live performance from British singer Freya Ridings.

This year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament will see the end of an era. No, Roger Federer has not announced he will be zipping up his racquet – instead, the BBC’s veteran presenter Sue Barker has confirmed she will be hanging up her microphone after 30 years. 

BBC’s Question of Sport, which he inherited in September 2021.The former Strictly star, 38, has teamed up with Boots UK for the second series of the health and wellbeing podcast Taboo Talk, where he discusses the topic of chronic pain with host Vogue Williams. In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Ugo addressed the taboo topic of both physical and mental pain in the sporting world, addressing the challenges he faced on the pitch, alongside pressures he tackled whilst under the spotlight. Ugo is a former rugby union player, who has since worked as a sports pundit, before joining BBC’s Question of Sport late last year. When asked about what kind of pressure being in the public eye for so long put on his mental health, he replied: “It's interesting, isn't it? The word pressure?“Yeah, I did some high profile things last year, but I guess from the outside people say it's a lot of pressure. “I think it's a real privilege to have done the things that I've done,” Ugo admitted.“Being a captain on A Question of Sport and Strictly, the largest show on telly, comes with its pressures, but they’re privileges because the alternative is that you don't do them -  and I'd rather do them. “I think whenever I do anything, my number one goal is that I want to give the best account of myself. “And when you're on shows like that, on Question of Sport as a team captain, I want to be able to offer up the best version of myself every single time for the guests that are there.”Ugo became a team captain on Question of Sport back in September alongside ex-hockey champion Sam Quek.The new team came in to replace Matt Dawson, Phil Tufnell, and longtime host Sue Barker, who exited the show as the BBC attempted a new format shake-up.Ugo and Sam