Who is in the royal box at Wimbledon today as Sir Ian McKellen leads celebrities

Cameron Norrie takes on Carlos Alcaraz as the quarter-finals begin at Wimbledon today. It is the second time that Norrie has reached the last eight at SW19, a feat matching only Andy Murray and Tim Henman in regard to British hopefuls. Tuesday's headline act is one of two scheduled matches on Centre Court this afternoonincluding women's world No1 Aryna Sabalenka takes on unseeded German Laura Siegemund. Elsewhere, men's No5 seed Taylor Fritz faces Karen Khachanov on No.1 Court before women's No13 seed Amanda Anisimov faces Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

A-list stars are geared up to watch the matches live from the royal box with a host of famous faces taking their place in the prestigious seating area. Today, fans will Sir Ian McKellen who will be joined by friend and fellow actor Dena Hammerstein. They will be seated alongside Basic Instinct actress Jodie Foster and Wolf Hall star Mark Rylance.

Other celebrities inside the Royal Box today include actor Richard E.Grant, actress Sienna Miller and opera singer Katherine Jenkins.

The Royal Box was packed with notable guests on Monday, including Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, who was seated alongside King Frederik X of Denmark, and Carole and Michael Middleton, parents of Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.

Sports presenter Gabby Logan was also among the famous faces enjoying the on-court action, accompanied by her husband Kenny Logan.

Meanwhile, comedy legend Sir Lenny Henry also made an appearance in the coveted box.

Elsewhere on the grounds, Damian Lewis, Joel Dommett, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Michael Dapaah, Joy Crookes and Myles Lewis-Skelly were among the familiar faces spotted at Evian's exclusive Mountain of Youth VIP Suite.

Over the weekend, Alex Jones, Oti Mabuse and Anna Maxwell Martin were some of the guest at the Champagne Lanson suite at Wimbledon.