British fans are a step closer to a home-grown Wimbledon champion as Andy Murray prepares to fight for a place in the final.
The British number one will take on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-final on Friday after roaring to victory on Wednesday.
He was watched by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but they left SW19 before they could see him clinch the title in yesterday's quarter-final clash against Spain's David Ferrer.
Today will see the championships' women's semi-finals, where Victoria Azarenka will take on Serena Williams, while Germany's Angelique Kerber and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska will battle for a place in the final.
Murray now has the shortest odds for a Briton to make the final since 1938 - William Hill put him at 1/2 to beat Tsonga and 9/2 to win the grand slam.
Spokesman Rupert Adams said: "Murray has the best of the semi-finals and the odds suggest we will have a British player in the final."
The Scot escaped fairly rain-free yesterday, with just one delay to his match, but may not be so lucky tomorrow, with more than a month's rain expected to fall over just two days in parts of the UK this week.
The worst affected spots during the downpours - forecast for tomorrow and Saturday - are likely to be in central and northern parts of the country, according to the Met Office, but the deluge could affect the men's semi-finals.
Yesterday Kate and William watched from the Royal Box as six-time champion Roger Federer beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny before seeing Murray.
They may have had to leave early as William will today be installed as Knight of the Thistle - the highest honour in Scotland - at a special service in Edinburgh with the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Royal and his wife.
Kate recycled an outfit she wore on the couple's tour of Canada exactly a year ago, donning a knitted sailor dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, teaming it with navy blue heels and a Jaeger clutch bag.
The couple sat on the front row of the Royal Box with All England club chairman Philip Brook and his wife Gill.
Their visit follows appearances in the Royal Box by Kate's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton; Kate's siblings Pippa and James; and the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, earlier during the two-week tournament.
William and Kate were joined in the prime seats by famous faces including tennis couple Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, television sports presenter Des Lynam, veteran broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson and England football manager Roy Hodgson.
Murray was also watched by his usual support team including girlfriend Kim Sears - spotted biting her nails during the tense match - and mother Judy Murray.
In his post-match press conference, the 25-year-old last night said playing "tough opponent" Tsonga would be a challenge, but he was "trying my best to win the tournament for myself obviously, but also for everybody else".
Asked about playing in front of the royals, he said: "I think it's always going to make a difference when you have royalty in there.
"For me, also playing in front of someone like Agassi as well and Steffi Graf. Rod Laver was there, too. You know, it was an unbelievable privilege to play in front of those people."