Who’s who in the Royal Box at the women’s final of Wimbledon 2023?

As unseeded Markéta Vondroušová triumphed over Ons Jabeur on Center Court today, there was only one place to catch the action.

Czech Markéta Vondroušová stunned the crowd by beating bookmaker favorite Jabeur from Tunisia in straight sets to lift Venus Rosewater Dish.

And while the final went by in a flash with Vondroušová winning in straight sets, there was one very exclusive place to watch the action: the Royal Box.

At this year’s championships, the Royal Box has seen a star-studded group of attendees sit down to watch the action on the pitch.

And today has seen arguably the most exclusive line-up, with a host of famous faces watching Jabeur and Vondroušová battle it out for victory.

Here, FEMAIL reveals the Royal Box lineup as the women’s competition draws to a close.

1. Dame Maggie Smith

Dame Maggie Smith is an English actress who has starred in dozens of films during her seven-decade career.

One of her most memorable roles is that of Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter film franchise.

She also starred in blockbusters, including Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van, as well as TV roles in Downton Abbey.

During her extensive career, she has won two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, and four Emmys.

2&3. Lance Tankard and Sue Barker

Sue Barker is a TV presenter and former tennis player who led the BBC’s coverage of the Wimbledon Championships for 30 years.

After she stepped down last year and handed over the reins to colleague Clare Balding, many viewers have expressed their sadness that she will not be seen on their screens this year.

However, she has made the most of her free time and has been spotted as a spectator in SW19 every day of the tournament.

During her playing career, Barker, now 67, won 15 WTA titles, including the 1976 French Open.

In 1988, Sue married landscape gardener Lance Tankard. The couple now live in The Cotswolds.

4. Yulia Lemigova

Julia Lemigova is one of the stars of the reality TV show, the Real Housewives of Miami, who is married to Martina Navratilova.

The Russian-born model was the first runner-up in the Miss USSR beauty pageant in 1990.

Julia, who has two daughters and a son who sadly passed away in 1997, married Martina in 2015.

5.Martina Navratilova

Considered a tennis legend, Martina Navratilova has won a total of 59 Grand Slam titles, including 31 in women’s doubles and 10 in mixed doubles.

The last was a mixed doubles championship with Bob Bryan at the 2006 US Open, a month before her 50th birthday.

Navratilova originally retired in 1994, after a record 167 singles titles and 331 weeks at No. 1 in the WTA rankings.

Last month, the iconic athlete announced she is cancer-free.

“Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, proton and radiation mages etc. What a relief,” she wrote.

Navratilova, 66, also added “f*** cancer” to the post.

She revealed that she was diagnosed with throat and breast cancer in January and would begin treatment that month.

6. Princess of Wales

Princess Kate, 41, is a patron of the All England Lawn and Tennis Club – a position she has held since 2016.

During the two weeks of each year when the Wimbledon Championships are held in SW19, the mother of three will often be seen in the Royal Box on Center Court catching the action.

Last week, in the early stages of the tournament, Kate donned a £1,950 mint green Balmain blazer and a white pleated skirt (an ode to the whites of Wimbledon) to attend the All England Club, where she played ball boys and – met girls.

When play began on Center Court, Kate was seated in the Royal Box, where she was greeted with a standing ovation.

During the outing, Kate showed kindness as she welcomed her close friend Roger Federer to a special ceremony at Wimbledon.

She was among those who applauded enthusiastically when the 41-year-old Federer was honored for his great sporting achievements on Center Court after he retired last year.

7. Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King is a former American number one tennis player who won a total of 39 grand slam titles during her career.

Of these wins, 12 were in singles, 16 in women’s doubles and 11 in mixed doubles.

After advocating for gender equality in sports throughout her career, she founded the Women’s Tennis Association and the Women’s Sports Foundation.

In 1987, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and is often referred to as the greatest tennis player of all time.

8. Ilana Kloss

Ilana Kloss is a South African-born former professional tennis player who was once the world number one in doubles.

She has been married to Billie Jean King since 2018, but the couple has been together for about four decades.

In 1972 Ilana won the Wimbledon junior singles title.

9.Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is a Hollywood actress and producer from India. In the year 2000, she won the Miss World beauty pageant.

During her acting career, she starred in blockbusters including Citadel, Baywatch, and The Matrix Resurrections.

In 2021, she released a memoir, Unfinished, which made the New York Times Best Seller list.

In addition to her acting, Priyanka has been working with UNICEF since 2006 and was the charity’s goodwill ambassador in 2010 and 2016 respectively.

She has been married to Nick Jonas since 2018.

10. Nick Jonas

Nick Jonas is a singer and one-third of The Jonas Brothers, with his siblings Kevin and Joe.

The siblings rose to fame on the Disney channel in movies such as Camp Rock, before starring in their own series on the channel.

The Texas-born singer-songwriter released his first single in 2002 that caught the attention of Columbia Records.

Besides singing and acting, he has also launched fashion lines and even a tequila.

11. Issa Rae

Issa Rae is an American actress, producer and comedian who rose to fame with her YouTube series Awkward Black Girl, which debuted in 2011.

She recently promoted the new Barbie movie, which will be released worldwide next week.

In the film, directed by Greta Gerwig, she plays the character of President Barbie.

However, she revealed this week at the Barbie premiere in London that she’s not a fan of the color pink.

Speaking to Amelia Dimoldenberg, she said, “I’m in the pink spirit for this movie, and when it’s done, I’ll burn it all.”

12 & 13. Vanessa Nadal and Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American songwriter who has written some of the world’s most famous musicals, including Hamilton, who has won 11 Tony Awards.

Miranda has also written scores for several films, two of which have been nominated for Academy Awards.

In 2018, he starred in the Mary Poppins reboot, playing Jack alongside Emily Blunt’s magical nanny character.

He was joined at the Royal Box this afternoon by his wife, Vanessa Nadal, who is a lawyer.

The couple have been married since 2010 and have two sons.

14.Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield is a British-American actor who has played major roles in Hollywood, including Spider-Man.

Born in LA and raised in Epsom, England, Garfield studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

In addition to Hollywood movies, Garfield also starred in several Broadway shows, including Death of a Salesman.

He even acted as a guest judge on Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK.

15.Vito Schnabel

Vito Schnabel is an American art dealer who owns a gallery named after him.

The gallery has locations in New York, Santa Monica and St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Lately, he has dabbled in filmmaking and is currently working on a project called The Trainer, a film in which he stars.

16 & 17 Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam and Lady Karen Van-Tam

Jonathan Van-Tam is a Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England who became a household name during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The professor, who specializes in flu and pandemic preparedness, played a key role in shaping the UK’s pandemic response.

In 2022 he was knighted on the New Year’s List for services to public health.

Today he visited Center Court with his wife, Lady Karen Van-Tam, who is a former nurse.

18 & 19. Lady Key and Admiral Sir Ben Key

Sir Ben Key is a senior officer of the Royal Navy serving as first sea lord since 2021.

He has carried out missions in Kosovo and Iraq during his career, having first joined the Navy in 1984.

He led the UK’s evacuation efforts from Afghanistan in August 2021 during the Taliban takeover.

He was joined today by his wife Elly Key at the Royal Box.