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Queen Camilla typically attends one day of Wimbledon each year—and she was there today for the quarterfinals alongside her younger sister, Annabel Elliot.
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Queen Camilla meets meets ball boy Zebedee, from Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School in Southfields, and ball girl Aniya, from Tiffin Girls’ School in Kingston upon Thames.
Per Buckingham Paalce, “On arrival, Her Majesty met Heather Watson, former British No. 1 and winner of ten titles over her career, including the mixed-doubles title at The Championships 2016. The Queen also met Morag Ranford, who has spent 50 years working at Wimbledon in the press operations team; Pete Dobson, a longstanding Safety Officer who is retiring after this year’s Championships; and representatives from City Harvest, a charity combatting food waste who the Wimbledon Foundation support with a grant for their food delivery truck ‘Vandy Murray.’” She also met a ball boy and ball girl before heading to Centre Court to watch tennis from the Royal Box.
For the warm day at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Camilla used a Wimbledon-branded fan to stay cool.
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Queen Camilla reacts to a point
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The sisters chatting.
Seated directly behind Queen Camilla and Annabel were actress Elle Fanning and her boyfriend Gus Werner.
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L-R: Queen Camilla, Gus Wenner, Elle Fanning, Annabel Elliot and Rebecca Blond.
Elsewhere in the Royal Box today were Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips and his new wife Harriet Sperling; actor Dominic West, who played Prince Charles in the final seasons of The Crown; actor Jason Isaacs, who recently starred in The White Lotus season three; former tennis player Richard Krajicek and his wife Daphne Krajicek; Brian Vahaly, President and Chairman of USTA; and more.
King Charles hasn’t been to Wimbledon in nearly fifteen years; he was last there in 2012, and Queen Camilla routinely attends solo or with her sister.
Emily Burack (she/her) is the Deputy Digital Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, celebrities, the royals, and a wide range of other topics. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms.