LONDON, UK — Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed out the trophy to Iga Swiatek after the women's Wimbledon final on Saturday, after not attending last year's match while she was recovering from cancer.

Swiatek beat Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 for her first Wimbledon title.

Kate, the wife of Prince William, is the patron of the All England Club and has regularly attended the men’s and women’s finals. However, she was not there when Barbora Krejcikova defeated Jasmine Paolini for the women’s title last year.

On Saturday, she was greeted by a standing ovation from the Centre Court crowd as she entered the Royal Box just before the final between the eighth-seeded Swiatek and No. 13 Anisimova started.

After the match, she took part in the trophy presentation on court, first handing the

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