Duchess of Cambridge visits Wimbledon

The Duchess of Cambridge visited Wimbledon on Monday (July 3) for the opening day of the British summer tennis tournament.

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, meets former players, servicemen and servicewomen as she visits The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, south-west London, on July 3, 2017 on the first day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships. Gareth Fuller/POOL/AFP

She chatted to All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club officials and ball boys and girls who will be working during the two-week championships.

The Duchess arrives at @Wimbledon and meets current and former players on the Players' Lawn #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/6oVofiYpPw

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 3, 2017

HRH chats to the @Wimbledon ball boys and ball girls before they take up their positions on court #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/tyjGPub1YL

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 3, 2017

The Duchess meets the tournament's medical and safety teams who play a key role in the delivery of @Wimbledon each year #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/D5pu9CoAGf

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 3, 2017

HRH takes her seat in the Royal Box to watch @andy_murray vs @AlexanderBublik- the first Centre Court match of The Championships #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/9ZTZnDaQas

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 3, 2017

Kate was due to watch British former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray play on Centre Court.

The Duchess, a tennis fan, became the Patron of Wimbledon, or the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, last year when the Queen decided to step down as patron of several organizations to ease her workload. — Reuters