Kate Middleton had a go at preparing some of the world famous Wimbledon strawberries on her day out at the tennis.
The Duchess helped to prepare strawberry desserts in the kitchens with the All England Lawn Tennis Club Executive Chef Adam Fargin during her official visit.
Kate arrived at 11am to sit with Wimbledon favourite Tim Henman to watch Jamie Murray in the doubles before donning an apron in the Centre Court kitchen.
The masked duchess helped decorate tennis ball macaroons.
Placing an iced treat on the tea tray that was shipped up to the restaurant, she said: "No one will ever know".
She was also shown how to hull Wimbledon's iconic strawberries as hungry fans chomp through around two million every championship.
She added: "I've learnt two new things."
Kate heard how last year when the championships was cancelled chefs and restaurant staff sent out more than 200 meals to locals self-isolating.
Kate, patron of All England Club, also chatted to Wimbledon staff about the return of the championships,
She told them: "It is great to be back after last year obviously.
"Lovely to hear everyone is back. And to see the support and the spectators as well."
She asked how staff had coped with the Covid restrictions this year.
The duchess was also given a tour of the Wimbledon museum and marvelled at a portrait of Andy Murray by Maggi Hambling.
Keen art fan Kate said: "I love it. It has a lot of movement.
"It is very pretty. I like the concept of taking portraits back to the cities or home towns or here, it is such a good idea."
Pictures showed the Duchess of Cambridge taking to the Royal Box in Wimbledon while Murray, 34, prepared for his comeback at Wimbledon, which he hasn't played since 2017.
The Duchess, 39, made her appearance at the tournament on its fifth day, dressed in a dark blue and white spotted skirt and a white top, while bearing a flowery face mask.
Shapovalov, 22, earlier said he was "ready" for his match with Murray while heaping praise on the former Wimbledon player.
He said: “Obviously he’s got all that experience and he seems to be in really good shape. It’s definitely an exciting match. It’s going to be an exciting moment.”
Kate, who is a patron of the All England Club (AELTC), was joined by Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton and former British tennis player Tim Henman as she watched a match on the outer courts.
The visit comes after the duchess was pictured alongside her husband the Duke of Cambridge and their son Prince George in the historic football game on Tuesday, in which England beat Germany 2-0 in the Euros.
Guests invited to the Royal Box on fifth day of the tournament include pandemic fitness champions the Bodycoach Joe Wicks, Derrick Evans, aka "Mr Motivator" and "the skipping Sikh" Rajinder Singh, all of whom have been made MBE for services to health and fitness.
It comes just one day after her husband William, 39, was seen alongside his brother Harry, 36, for the first time since the Duke of Sussex arrived in the UK last Friday.
The two warring brothers seemed to have put their differences aside while unveiling the statue of their mother Diana on what would've been her 60th birthday.
The event at Kensington Palace saw the attendance of Diana's siblings but Kate wasn't there, a blow to many royal fans who thought she could help William and Harry reconcile.
The Princes have growing increasingly distant ever since Harry and wife Meghan Markle quit their lives as senior royals to move to the US.
Things got worse when they gave their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey from their £11m mansion in Montecito, Santa Barbara, in March.
During the tell-all chat, the couple, who have recently welcomed their second child Lilibet Diana, accused the royal family of racism and of being insensitive to Meghan's mental health issues.
The unveiling of Diana's statue at the Sunken Garden, Kensington Palace, on Thursday, was the second time Harry returned to the UK since moving to the US, the first time being his granddad Prince Philip's funeral in April.
It is unclear whether the two brothers held any discussions about their ongoing conflict following the service at Windsor Castle.
But it is largely thought the family decided to just focus on supporting the Queen as she grieved the loss of her 73-year consort.
