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Jacob Phillips

Who's in the Royal Box at Wimbledon? Gary Lineker, Mary Berry and Anthony Joshua among famous faces on Centre Court on day five

Gary Lineker and Dame Mary Berry were among the celebrities watching on from the Royal Box at Wimbledon’s Centre Court on Friday.

England legend and broadcaster Lineker watched the early action alongside his son Angus as American Taylor Fritz took on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Linker, 64, left his longstanding presenting roles at the BBC following a final appearance hosting Match of the Day at the end of May.

Gary Lineker, Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn in the Royal Box (REUTERS)
Astronaut Tim Peake was also in attendance (REUTERS)

Also in the box was Dame Mary 90, with her daughter Annabel Bosher, alongside Bad Sisters and Catastrophe star Sharon Horgan.

They joined crowds for a blockbuster line-up ahead of Emma Raducanu’s clash with Aryna Sabalenka on Friday.

Sharon Horgan and Brian Cox at Centre Court (REUTERS)
Mary Berry at the tournament (Ben Whitley/PA Wire)

Baking supremo Dame Mary, who is a regular at Wimbledon, previously revealed she played tennis into her late 80s.

Heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, 35, was also invited to the Royal Box and was accompanied by boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. British astronaut Major Tim Peake also watched on alongside thousands of tennis fans.

India Amarteifio on Wimbledon 2025 day five (Getty Images for AELTC)

Other stars at Wimbledon on Friday were England footballer Kobbie Mainoo and pop star Olivia Dean.

Bridgerton actor India Amarteifio, and Office actor Rainn Wilson were also spotted enjoying the action on Friday.

England footballer Kobbie Mainoo was at Wimbledon on Friday (Getty Images)

Guests in the prestigious Royal Box so far at Wimbledon this week have included footballing royalty Sir David Beckham and Sir Gareth Southgate.

Sir Gareth and Sir David in the Royal Box earlier in the week (AFP via Getty Images)

The 50-year-old looked effortlessly stylish on Monday in a full-canvas, double-breasted suit in off-white silk-linen, styled with a blue micro-stripe cotton shirt and a dark brown knitted silk-linen tie from his BECKHAM x BOSS collection.

He also posed for a selfie with tennis legend Maria Sharapova, which was shared on X account OneTennis.

Tom Daley (right) chats with Olivia Rodrigo and Louis Partridge (PA Wire)

Glastonbury headliner Olivia Rodrigo also turned heads as she brought her actor boyfriend Louis Partridge along to SW19.

The couple were seen chatting and joking with Team GB diver and Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley earlier in the week.

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