Overview
- King Frederik X, who sat in the Royal Box on Sunday, watched Novak Djokovic on Centre Court while seated next to his longtime friend Christian von Buchwald.
- Christian von Buchwald first coached the future king as a teenager, was a godparent to Princess Isabella in 2007, and now works as a senior physician and professor of ear, nose and throat surgery at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen.
- Other notable front-row guests included former tennis executive Deborah Jevans, academic and ex-field hockey international Dr Mark Precious, and former England cricket captain Sir Andrew Strauss with his son Samuel Strauss.
- The appearance continues Frederik’s pattern of public Wimbledon visits — he attended in 2023, skipped the 2024 Championships, and made a lower-key visit in 2025 — underlining tennis as a regular arena for his public engagements.
- Seating the king beside a close friend who is both a medical professional and former coach illustrates how major sporting events bring together royal, sporting and professional networks and makes private relationships visible to the public.