Queen Camilla's candid Wimbledon comment amid Royal Family drama

Queen Camilla has certainly been in the thick of Royal Family drama so far in 2024. She's been a pillar of support for her husband King Charles and the Princess of Wales during their cancer diagnoses, all while maintaining a busy schedule of engagements.

However, the 76-year-old got a chance to unwind today with a surprise visit to Wimbledon to watch the quarter-final action on Centre Court on the 10th day of the 2024 championships. She was dressed for the occasion in a cream linen dress adorned with large giraffe motifs by Anna Valentine, and a Jack Russell brooch from Van Cleef and Arpels.

Upon arrival at the championships, she met former player Laura Robson, who now works in international player relations. The Queen expressed her relief at being able to have a day off, saying it was "so nice to be able to escape for a day", reports the Mirror.

She also took time to commend head gardener Martyn Falconer, who has worked at Wimbledon for 25 years and is responsible for all the plants around the grounds. "It all looks fantastic. It always looks absolutely perfect," she told him.

She also had an encounter with another Camila the daughter of Mexican doubles player Santiago Gonzalez after the young girl bravely introduced herself to the Royal visitor. The Queen remarked "fancy having two Camillas here" and asked if she would like a picture together, even taking a moment to read Camila's Wimbledon pass by holding her lanyard.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, was seen engaging in a friendly chat with ball girl Natalia from Burntwood School in Wandsworth and ball boy Yug from Harris Academy Wimbledon. She asked them about their experiences and the courts they had been assigned to.

The All England Club's chairwoman, Deborah Jevans, introduced Camilla to the welcome line-up before she made her way to the Royal box on Centre Court. Among the notable attendees at the championships on Wednesday were Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus, actors Richard E Grant and Sir David Suchet, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, former Conservative Party leader Lord Hague, and Peter Phillips, the King's nephew, who was accompanied by his girlfriend Harriet Sperling.

Accompanied by her sister Annabel Elliot, Camilla watched former Wimbledon singles champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan take on Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in the quarter-final. Unfortunately, the Queen will miss Australia's Alex De Minaur in his quarter-final match against Novak Djokovic due to De Minaur's hip injury forcing him to withdraw.

Camilla's giraffe dress is not new to the public eye. She previously wore the outfit, adorned with large embroidered images of giraffes on the skirt, during an official tour to Kenya last November.

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