Princess Catherine Sends Personal Note to Andy Murray after Wimbledon Retirement

British royal family news reveals that UK tennis champion Andy Murray played his final Wimbledon match on Thursday. Afterward, Catherine the Princess of Wales wrote a touching tribute to the Scottish hero.

Kate Middleton continues to receive preventative chemotherapy for an unspecified cancer. Her last public outing came last month for Trooping the Colour. This is what she said to Andy Murray.

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In a rare personal message Kate stated “An incredible #Wimbledon career comes to an end. You should be so very proud @andy_murray. On behalf of all of us, thank you! C.”

Andy was expected to play in mixed doubles match on Saturday with Emma Raducanu, however, the female athlete declined play due to “stiffness” in her wrist.

Both Andy and his brother Jamie lost their doubles match on Thursday, thus Andy’s Wimbledon career has come to an impressive end.

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Andy Murray was emotional during his final match and at the end he was treated to a spectacular tribute in the form of a montage of highlights from his career. As Andy watched he was cheered on by the crowd, his wife, and their two daughters.

Sue Barker came out of retirement to write one last time about Murray. She asked him what comes next in his life and he joked “Well, they’ve been waking me and my wife up at 5 a.m. for the last eight years, so they’ll continue doing that.”

All joking aside, he said of his family: “They’ve been amazing, that’s something I look forward to, spending more time at home.”

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Princess Catherine is the royal patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC). She typically attends matches and presents trophies to the Wimbledon champions.

Kate is an enthusiastic amateur athlete and she told Sue Barker on a 2017 BBC documentary that watching Wimbledon “was very much part of my growing up. It’s such a quintessential part of the English summer, and I think it really inspires youngsters, myself, it inspired me when I was younger to get involved in the game. It hasn’t changed either, I think that’s what’s so wonderful.”

Kate remained at home this year as she receives treatment, but her parents Michael and Carole were in attendance on the fourth day of Wimbledon play.

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