The iconic Wimbledon trophy features a pineapple on the very top, but nobody really knows why it is there.

While there is no definitive answer, one idea is that pineapples were a status symbol in the 19th century because they were mostly restricted to the upper classes.

This is supported by the Wimbledon website, which states: “Pineapples remained expensive to import to, or grow in, western Europe until commercial production began in Hawaii in the early 1900s. Serving them was thus an indication of high status.”

Eleanor Thomas, collections manager at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, gave a similar explanation last year.

She said: “The pineapple was a symbol of luxury and hospitality in the Victorian era, something only the wealthy could afford.

“Historically, it was a popular motif at the time, but it doesn’t really have anything to do with Wimbledon or tennis. It does now, obviously.”