What is the “ribbon” that Princess Catherine wore and more than 1,000 people are waiting for?

Last Updated on 07/17/2022 by てんしょく飯

What is the significance of the ribbon worn by Princess Catherine of the United Kingdom who watched the Wimbledon Championships, one of the four major tennis tournaments?

Princess Catherine watching the Wimbledon Championships

The 2022 Wimbledon Championships ended with Elena Lubakina winning the women’s singles title and Novak Djokovic winning the men’s singles title. The Wimbledon Championships, one of the world’s four major tennis tournaments, is known for attracting a star-studded lineup of celebrities each year, and the 2022 event will again feature Tom Cruise, Kate Winslet, Tom Hiddleston, Andrew Garfield, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Jason Statham, Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, and others have visited the venue.

Since the Wimbledon Championships were held in England, the Royal Family, including Prince William, Princess Catherine, and Prince George, were also in attendance.

Among them, Princess Catherine’s fashion was the center of attention. Princess Catherine has visited the 2022 Wimbledon Championships three times, and each time she wore a beautiful dress, but the most notable item was the ribbon corsage she wore each time.

The ribbon was inspired by the club’s official colors, “Wimbledon Purple” and “Wimbledon Green. In fact, this ribbon can only be worn by those who belong to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (hereafter AELTC), of which Catherine is a patron.

Princess Catherine succeeded Queen Elizabeth as patron of the AELTC in 2016; according to Forbes, the AELTC currently has 375 members, with over 1,000 people waiting to become members. Therefore, this ribbon is not easy to obtain.

Incidentally, Princess Catherine is a tennis enthusiast herself, as she was spotted taking private tennis lessons in 2019. It seems that she also greatly enjoyed this year’s Wimbledon Championships.