Keira Knightley and her husband James Righton arrived hand in hand at Wimbledon on Friday, three months after appearing to silence speculation about the state of their marriage.
Back in February, the 41-year-old actress sparked curiosity after she dropped her husband’s surname from official paperwork, while James was also photographed without his wedding ring.
By April, however, the pair appeared to make it clear their relationship was back on steady ground when they were seen wearing their rings once more.
Keira and James looked affectionate as they made their way into the tennis venue before taking their seats on Centre Court to watch Arthur Fery face Alexander Zverev.
The Love Actually actress was visibly caught up in the action as she followed the match beside Richard E Grant. At one stage, Keira leapt from her seat and celebrated enthusiastically.
Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic are scheduled to meet on Centre Court at 15.30.
Keira made a stylish appearance in a white Ralph Lauren pussybow midi dress, pairing the elegant look with strappy sandals.
Keira Knightley and husband James Righton were seen holding hands at Wimbledon on Friday, three months after shutting down divorce rumours
The actress put on an animated display as she watched Arthur Fery take on Alexander Zverev alongside Richard E Grant and Felicity Jones
The movie star, who has two daughters, Edie, ten, and Delilah, six, with James, 42, carried a white clutch bag and wore tortoiseshell sunglasses.
James, the former singer in the band Klaxons, wore a light grey suit over a pink shirt and cream Gucci loafers.
Keira’s name now reads Keira Christine Knightley, at Companies House, having previously been Righton.
The changes relate to her performing arts company KCK Boo Ltd, which had more than £11million of assets at the time of its latest accounts.
After speculation about the reason for the change, representatives for the actress said it was done to comply with new identity verification rules which meant it had to align with her ID document name, not her married name.
In 2014 she had talked about adopting her husband’s name, saying: ‘I went to do the passport thing “cos I was thinking, ‘Shall I do it? It will be helpful”. But you actually have to see it written down, and I found I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t go there. Yet.’
Keira changed her name on company documents in 2021.
Meanwhile, the famous pair were in good company on the day.
No doubt Keira will be looking forward to bumping into fashion designer Tom Ford, who arrived with Sense And Sensibility star George MacKay.
Actors Lesley Manville and Richard were also present on the day and were dressed in Ralph Lauren.
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The actress jumped out of her set as she watched Arthur Fery take on Alexander Zverev
The stars gathered to watch the gripping game
Britain’s Arthur Fery walks ahead of Germany’s Alexander Zverev as they arrive for their men’s singles semi-final tennis match at Wimbledon
Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman reacted as they attended the men’s semi-final between Fery and Zverev on Friday
Martin Freeman was seen chatting to director and playwright Sophie Hunter, who is married to Benedict
Sandi Toksvig, Baz Luhrmann, Anna Wintour and Damian Lewis were all in the Royal Box on Friday for Fery’s semi-final tie
Prince Michael of Kent was among those watching on in Wimbledon’s Royal Box as Fery took on the second seed on Friday
Keira looked incredible wearing a white pussybow midi dress by Ralph Lauren teamed with strappy sandals. James, the former singer in the band Klaxons, wore a light grey suit
In February, Keira, 41, raised eyebrows when she stopped using her husband’s surname in official documents and James was pictured without his wedding band on
Felicity Jones also looked lovely in white as she headed arm-in-arm with her husband British film director Charles Guard
Richard E Grant arrived dressed in a Ralph Lauren pale blue suit
Leslie Manville was also dressed in the designer. The actress, 70, looked elegant in a double breasted white dress and a tan handbag
Leslie arrived with Sarah Oldman
Hugh Laurie flashed a cheeky grin as he arrived for a day of tennis
Dustin and Lisa Hoffman looked in good spirits for day 12 of Wimbledon
Pixie Lott commanded attention in an all red outfit
Charlotte Olympia Dellal and Maxim Crewe posed for a photo
Designer Tom Ford cut a dapper figure in a black suit
Rami Malek brought along his twin Sami to watch the day of tennis
Mia Armstrong also opted to wear white and looked effortlessly chic in her Ralph Lauren outfit
Anna Wintour caught the eye in a patterned blue dress as she headed into Wimbledon with Baz Luhrman
Ananya Panday cut a summery figure in a red dress and tan sandals
Ezra Koenig and Rashida Jones were dressed in Ralph Lauren
Joe Locke, wearing Ralph Lauren, attends day 12 of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships
Victoria Smurfit posed for a photo ahead of the day of action-packed tennis
Arthur Fery, the world number 114, will face Zverev, the reigning French Open champion, as he aims to become just the second men’s wildcard to make a Grand Slam final
Zverev in the semi-final match
Crowds on Henman Hill – now nicknamed Arthur’s Seat – watch as Arthur Fery takes to Centre Court
Former professional tennis player Sue Barker is spotted arriving at Wimbledon
Arthur Fery’s mother Olivia sits in the stands as she cheers on her son during his semi-final tie against Alexander Zverev
Loïc Ferry supports son Arthur at his semi-final match, accompanied by his partner Diana Kyllmann, 35, and his own father Denis
Grace Jones beamed as she arrived at Wimbledon
Keira headed to the Ralph Lauren suite ahead of the match
Virgil van Dijk posed in The Wimbledon Suite
Ella Eyre enjoyed a drink in the VIP Champagne Lanson lounge
Leslie posed for a photo as she showed off her Ralph Lauren outfit
The designer is the Official Outfitter of The Championships, Wimbledon, celebrating a historic 20-year partnership that began in 2006.
Actress Leslie, 70, looked elegant in a double-breasted white dress and a tan handbag while Richard dressed up in a pale blue suit.
Mia Armstrong was also there in Ralph Lauren.
Felicity looked lovely in white as she headed arm-in-arm with her husband, British film director Charles Guard.
With temperatures expected to reach as high as 31C on Friday, those visiting the All England Club have come equipped with sun cream and water.
Arthur, 23, s only the second wild card player in history to reach the semi-finals at the All England Club.
As he stepped out to face the second seed Zverev on Friday, parents Olivia, 53, and Loïc, 52, who are divorced, were both ardent supporters.
His mother sat separately from his father, who was accompanied by his partner Diana Kyllmann, 35, a Bolivian former tennis player turned investment banker.
The Brit has already secured a minimum prize pot of £900,000 just by making the semi-final – although his affluent upbringing means this has never been an issue for the family.
Should underdog Fery pull off victory in front of the packed crowd this afternoon, he will progress to the final on Sunday and guarantee himself at least the runner’s up prize of £1.8 million.
