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The Princess of Wales greeted members of the public during a surprise visit to Wimbledon on Thursday.

She also handed out tickets to attendees and took card payments before heading to  a seat on Court 18 to watch Briton Arthur Fery play his second-round match against Finland's Otto Virtanen.

The princess sat between All England Lawn Tennis Club chairwoman Deborah Jevans and former British tennis number one Tim Henman.

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