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- Sarah Ferguson Makes First Wimbledon Royal Box Appearance in Decades. Last Time, She Was Beside Princess Diana</p>
<p>Janine HenniJune 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM</p>
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<p>(left) Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson meet in the Royal Box at Centre Court in Wimbledon on June 27, 1988; (Right) Sarah Ferguson at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 30, 2025</p>
<p>Sarah Ferguson returned to the Royal Box at Wimbledon on June 30, reportedly for the first time in decades</p>
<p>The Duchess of York attended the first day of the tennis tournament with her daughter, Princess Beatrice</p>
<p>Fergie and Beatrice sat in the Royal Box, taking a prime seat court side</p>
<p>Sarah Ferguson is back in the Royal Box at Wimbledon for the first time since attending with Princess Diana decades ago.</p>
<p>On June 30, the Duchess of York, who is popularly known as Fergie, attended the first day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The Duchess of York, 65, arrived at the event with her daughter, Princess Beatrice as they took a prime seat in the Royal Box.</p>
<p>Fergie and Princess Beatrice, 36, were animated fans in the stands as they watched the match between defending men's singles champion Carlos Alcaraz and Fabio Fognini on June 30.</p>
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<p>It was a meaningful day out for the mother-daughter duo, as Fergie is believed to have not sat in Wimbledon's Royal Box for 37 years — her last time being in 1988 alongside Princess Diana. While the Duchess was last photographed at the tournament in 2000, she reportedly hasn't attended since.</p>
<p>The Duchess of York previously told PEOPLE that she and Diana, were "best friends from when I was 14 and she was 15," and credited the Princess of Wales with introducing her to Prince Andrew, whom she married in 1986 and divorced a decade later. Diana would have turned 64 on July 1.</p>
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<p>Princess Diana (left) and Sarah Ferguson (right) at Wimbledon in June 1988.</p>
<p>Despite its regal name, the Royal Box at Wimbledon isn't reserved solely for royalty. While it's where All England Club patron Kate Middleton and other members of the royal family are often seen during the tournament, invitations to sit there are extended by the club's chair — not the royals themselves.</p>
<p>"British and overseas Royal Families are invited as well as heads of government, people from the world of tennis, commercial partners, British armed forces, prominent media organizations, supporters of British tennis and other walks of life," the Wimbledon website says about how to score a seat.</p>
<p>The courtside Royal Box has served as a VIP area since 1922 and includes access to a private clubhouse for lunch, along with a "smart" dress code. One specific rule stands out: no hats — so as not to block the view of the guest seated behind you!</p>
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<p>Princess Beatrice and Sarah Ferguson at Wimbledon on June 30, 2025.</p>
<p>Other stars spotted at the first day of Wimbledon included the newly knighted David Beckham, Eddie Redmayne, former Wimbledon champ Maria Sharapova, Simu Liu and his fiancee, Allison Hsu, Jessica Alba and her daughter, Honor and more.</p>
<p>Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have been regulars at Wimbledon in recent years, with Beatrice and Fergie kicking off what's sure to be a parade of royal appearances at the tennis tournament this year.</p>
<p>The Wimbledon Championships run from June 30 to July 13, and another member of the British royal family was spotted in the stands on Monday.</p>
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<p>Robert Denning and Lady Gabriella at Wimbledon on June 30, 2025.</p>
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<p>Cameras captured King Charles' cousin, Lady Gabriella Windsor, attending Wimbledon with a friend identified as Robert Denning. The Daily Mail reported that Denning is a philanthropist and former entrepreneur, and the pair were photographed laughing and chatting as they watched the tennis.</p>
<p>Lady Gabriella stepped out with Denning over a year after her husband, Thomas Kingston, died by suicide at age 45 in February 2024.</p>
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