The princess you've probably never heard of who helped make Wimbledon a royal favourite
6th July 2025
We’re used to seeing royals at Wimbledon
with the Princess of Wales now patron of the All England Club. But
rewind nine decades and another royal was a familiar face there. A
princess known to her family as Thora regularly cropped up on the
Pathe newsreels of the time presenting trophies and cheering on the
tennis stars of the day. This granddaughter of Queen Victoria was a
good sport and she…

