Fiona Shaw, the 67-year-old star of "Killing Eve" and the "Harry Potter" film series, appeared alongside her wife, Sonali Deraniyagala, a Cambridge-educated professor, at the second day of Wimbledon on Tuesday. The couple, who married in New York in 2018, were seated in the Royal Box.

Also present in the Royal Box were British actress Celia Imrie, former cricketer Stuart Broad, and his partner Mollie King. Shaw was observed laughing during conversations with Imrie.

Deraniyagala, 62, is a survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in Sri Lanka, an event that claimed the lives of her husband, two sons, and parents. Her critically acclaimed 2013 memoir, "Wave," details her experience. Shaw reportedly requested a meeting with Deraniyagala after reading the book, which reportedly marked the beginning of their relationship.

Shaw, who has historically been private about her personal life, has spoken about finding domestic happiness. "I didn’t really have a domestic life because I was always working. But I do have one now, which I love," she stated. Previously, she had expressed a guarded approach to discussing her private life, once telling an interviewer she was "a very private person who comes from the provinces, who’s as surprised by the way my life is lived as anyone else."

The family of Deraniyagala's late husband, Stephen Lissenburgh, who was killed in the tsunami along with their two children, Nikhil and Vikram, and Deraniyagala's parents, have expressed happiness that she has found happiness again. Stephen's father, Peter Lissenburgh, commented in 2019 that while he was surprised by his daughter-in-law finding love with another woman, he cared most about her finding happiness after her immense loss.

Shaw herself has experienced profound loss. Her brother, Peter, died in a car crash at age 18 while she was beginning her acting career. Describing the impact of his death, Shaw said it "stopped me" and contributed to what she considers a melancholic predisposition, noting, "I’m not a depressive by nature, but I have enormous sadness in me."

Deraniyagala recounted how she survived the tsunami by clinging to a tree branch for nearly two miles after being swept away. She described the ocean looking "a little closer" to their hotel before a 30-foot wave struck. The vehicle she and her family were in was swamped and overturned. She later wrote about the experience, stating, "I was being dragged along and my body was whipping backwards and forwards. I couldn’t stop myself."

Her husband Stephen and their older son Nikhil's remains were identified four months after the tsunami through DNA exhumation from a mass grave. Her parents and youngest son Vikram's bodies were identified earlier. Deraniyagala and Stephen, an economist, met while studying economics at Cambridge University and married in 1990.

Deraniyagala has spoken about the difficulty of sharing the enormity of her bereavement, saying, "How can I reveal this to someone innocent and unsuspecting?" She prefers to speak openly about her loss with those who know her story but keeps it hidden from others to avoid causing distress.

Fiona Shaw, known for her roles in "Killing Eve" and as Petunia Dursley in "Harry Potter," has maintained a relatively private personal life throughout her career. Her appearance with Deraniyagala at Wimbledon marks a notable public moment for the couple.