Kate Middleton’s most ardent follower may be her little girl, Princess Charlotte.

The Princess of Ridges, 42, ventured out at Wimbledon on July 14, denoting an uncommon public trip as she proceeds with malignant growth treatment. Joined by 9-year-old Charlotte, the two princesses met individuals related with the occasion prior to going to the Illustrious Box at Center Court to watch the men’s singles last, a rehash of last year’s title matchup between Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Balancing the young ladies’ outing at Wimbledon was Kate’s sister, Pippa Middleton.

As they sat down in the first line of the Regal Box, the group rose to their feet, giving Princess Kate a wildly energetic applause. Princess Charlotte radiated proudly at her mother, who waved happily, noticeably moved. The praise resounded profoundly, denoting an interesting and close to home public appearance for Kate in the midst of her disease treatment.

Karwai Tang, the photographer who captured the sweet moment, tells PEOPLE: “When [Kate] usually comes in, she walks down the steps and into her seat. She doesn’t normally stand and wave. But she stood for a while and took it all in. For her to acknowledge it and take in the applause was special.”

“She seemed to look no different from the last Wimbledon. It felt like she is back,” he adds. “For them to cheer and clap when they came in was a great support for her. Wimbledon had been waiting with bated breath for her to return and she was back.”

Tang also captured another touching moment between the mother and daughter after Charlotte and Pippa came back to their seats after taking a break from the match.

“[Charlotte] skipped down the stairs and when she got back to her seat — she was laughing. She leaned over and must have told her mom what it was about and they were giggling together and having a good old laugh,” he says.

Of the family outing, Tang says, “You can tell that every one of them three were having a good time — Charlotte is following the game like her mom. You can see their energy.”

While Princess Kate brandished a purple dress by Safiyaa that coordinated her tie pin addressing her job with the All Britain Grass Tennis and Croquet Club, Princess Charlotte wore a spotted blue dress with her hair in her unique style: a half-up ‘do with two meshes stuck back with a bow.

Princess Kate and Sovereign William are regulars at Wimbledon, and as of late, they’ve begun to acquaint their kids with the energetic staple of their mid year schedule.

Princess Charlotte’s excursion at Wimbledon denotes her subsequent time going to the tennis competition. Princess Charlotte joined her folks and elder sibling, Sovereign George, for her Wimbledon debut last year, wearing snazzy shades as she gave a shout out to Carlos Alcaraz, who crushed Djokovic in an undeniably exhilarating match.

Prince George has also attended the event twice, in 2022 (where he got the chance to hold Djokovic’s first-place trophy!) and 2023.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s little brother, 6-year-old Prince Louis, has yet to make his Wimbledon debut. The reason may be that he’s simply too young — both of Louis’ royal siblings were 8 when they attended the athletic event for the first time.

The Royal Box at Centre Court is typically off-limits to kids given the high demand for a spot in the 74-seat area, but exceptions are made for royal children.

Prince William skipped this year’s Wimbledon finals as he headed to Germany for another sporting event. The Prince of Wales, 42, is set to support England’s soccer team as they take on Spain in the Euro 2024 championship game in his role as president of the Football Association.

Albeit the Princess of Grains ordinarily goes to Wimbledon on numerous days of the opposition every year, she has to a great extent avoided the public eye as she proceeds with malignant growth treatment. Her excursion at Wimbledon came only weeks after she joined the regal family at Marching the Variety, the yearly festival of Ruler Charles’ birthday, in her most memorable trip since uncovering her analysis.

Wimbledon coordinators recently said they were confident that the imperial would have the option to join in and proceed with the practice of giving out the awards this year. Club seat Debbie Jevans told Transmit Game that they will give Princess Kate “however much adaptability as could reasonably be expected,” with the power source announcing the approach who will introduce the prizes may not be made until the mornings of the last matches.

Even before becoming the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Kate was a regular Wimbledon attendee. The avid tennis player has watched the tournament in person every year since she married Prince William except in 2020 (when the COVID-19 pandemic affected the tournament) and in 2013, which took place when she was “heavily pregnant” with Prince George and doctors advised her not to attend the event.