Sue Barker returns to Centre Court at Wimbledon as she joins Geoff Hurst and Britain's sporting heroes in the Royal Box

By KATHERINE LAWTON, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:53, 5 July 2026 | Updated: 13:59, 5 July 2026 Sue Barker returned to Centre Court at Wimbledon today to join Sir Geoff Hurst and other major sporting names in the Royal Box.  The former tennis player and TV presenter, 70, was dropped from her role as host of A Question of Sport in 2020 after 24 years on the show - later claiming the corporation had effectively 'axed' her as part of a refresh. She later announced her retirement and stepped down from presenting the BBC's Wimbledon coverage.    Mrs Barker was met with cheers from the crowd this afternoon as she returned to Centre Court for Day Seven of the Championships, sitting in the Royal Box among some of Britain's biggest sportspeople.  World Cup hero Sir Geoff, 84, led the stars as he enjoyed the tennis ahead of England's crunch match tonight, attending with his granddaughter Amy Driver.  Tonight's men's singles match will see Britain's last man standing Arthur Fery and Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov fight for a place in the quarter-finals.  Fery booked his place in the last 16 with a five-set comeback against Belgium's Zizou Bergs yesterday, winning the longest match of this year's Championships.  Mrs Barker and Sir Geoff enjoyed Wimbledon today among other household names including ice skating legend Dame Jayne Torvill, as well as Olympic Double Gold Medallist Dame Kelly Holmes.  Sue Barker in the Royal Box on Day Seven of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships in London  Mrs Barker waves to the crowd as she makes a return to Wimbledon this afternoon  Sir Geoff Hurst waves in the Royal Box today, wearing a blue suit and stripy tie  Sir Geoff led the stars as he enjoyed the tennis ahead of England's crunch match tonight Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill with Rosie Galligan in the Royal Box today  Ice skating legend Dame Jayne Torvill attends Wimbledon today to sit in the Royal Box  Will Greenwood, Sir Geoff Hurst and Michael Carrick on day seven of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships Jessica Ennis-Hill and her husband Andy Hill attend Wimbledon this afternoon  Dame Kelly Holmes smiles inside the Royal Box today during the Wimbledon Championships  Former footballer Graeme Souness is seen in the Royal Box at Wimbledon today Cricket star Sir James Anderson and his wife Lady Daniella also sat in the box, alongside English former rugby union player Matt Dawson.  This afternoon's matches include the fourth-round singles match between Novak Djokovic and Roman Safiullin, as well as Naomi Osaka vs Aryna Sabalenka.  Sir Geoff arrived at Wimbledon today wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt and colourful stripy tie. He became the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, as England recorded a 4–2 victory over West Germany at Wembley in 1966.  Meanwhile, Dame Jayne donned an elegant blue floral dress and white sandals while Dame Kelly looked stylish in a blue and white gown.  Jessica Ennis-Hill looked smart as the Olympic athlete wore an ivory pant suit, accompanied by her husband Andy Hill.  Sir Geoff's appearance at the major sporting event came one day after joining the quest to recover captain Bobby Moore's missing famous red jersey. Sir Geoff urged 'whoever has the shirt' to give it back to the Moore family, stepping forward after the Daily Mail revealed how Tina Moore, married to Bobby for 24 years, has launched a dramatic legal action. She lodged papers at the High Court on Friday alleging that Neville Evans, a businessman from Wales, either has the iconic shirt or knows what happened to it.  Mr Evans, a tyre firm tycoon, is a well-respected dealer of sporting memorabilia and there is no suggestion that he acquired the shirt illegally.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.