The heartwarming advice given to Kate Middleton by girl, eight, before she awarded Wimbledon trophy

Daily Mail​

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Kate Middleton was given heartwarming advice by an eight-year-old girl ahead of presenting the Wimbledon trophy on Saturday.
Lydia Lowe, who overcame a brain injury in 2023, was given the honor of performing the coin toss ahead of the wheelchair singles final.
After shaking her hand, the Princess of Wales asked the eight-year-old whether she was 'nervous' about the coin toss, adding: 'Have you got any advice for me? Because I've got to go out.'
Lydia from Doncaster, England answered: 'Don't be nervous. Take deep breaths.'
Kate lit up and replied: 'Take deep breaths? OK, I'll remember that. Thank you.'
The royal then told Lydia she was a 'pro' and asked her 'what does it mean to you to come and do this?', with the eight-year-old replying: 'It means loads to me.'
Kate added that she wanted to say 'well done' and celebrate Lydia's 'bravery'.
Lydia loves tennis and has got back into the sport to help her recover from her brain injury, that has also left her visually impaired.
She said in an interview before doing the coin toss: 'When I first woke up I felt a bit light-headed and I couldn't believe that I was still here. It has been really hard for me as I was a fantastic tennis player before but since the injury it has been really hard.'
'My dream was to be in Wimbledon and now I am sort of being in Wimbledon so that is a dream come true for me.'
Lydia's mother, Leanne explained that it was tennis that helped Lydia regain the use of her left hand.
She said: 'As part of her rehabilitation, the doctors said to try and get Lydia back into doing things that she was doing before.
'She got taken onto a tennis court and she picked up her racket and all she wanted to do was use her left hand and that's how she's got her left hand back, through tennis.'
Kate also met Sophie Kneen, 12, who was selected to perform the coin toss at the women's singles final, representing the AFC Wimbledon Foundation.
Speaking after meeting the future queen, Sophie said 'It was so, so good, and I'm really honoured to be able to meet her.
'She asked me a bit about the charity I'm with and I said how they try and encourage young girls to play sports.'