The Telegraph
Watch: Duchess of Cambridge hands Wimbledon trophy to Russian-born champion Elena Rybakina
The Duchess of Cambridge handed Russian-born Elena Rybakina the Wimbledon trophy in an embarrassing end to the championships for organisers. The All England Club incurred a six-figure fine and lost Wimbledon its ranking points for banning Russian and Belarusian players from the Championships this year. Their bold stance against Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion was made in part to avoid the unpalatable image of a royal family member handing a Russian player the winner’s trophy, but it turned out
