The Princess of Wales would bring a major boost to this year’s Wimbledon if she ended up attending, a royal expert has claimed.

Princess Kate, who has been a patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016, has not attended any royal engagements this year apart from Trooping the Colour in June, as she undergoes treatment for a type of cancer.

According to reports, the future Queen was eyeing up the tennis tournament for her next major appearance, as she’s been a regular over the years, however, her attendance has still not been confirmed.

All England Club chair Debbie Jevans told the Telegraph recently: “We’re hopeful that the Princess of Wales will be able to present the trophies as the Club’s patron, but her health and recovery is the priority. We don’t know what we don’t know. All we’ve said is that we’ll work with her and give her as much flexibility as possible.”

Royal commentator Charles Rae claimed that there’s a particular reason the event organisers want the royal to attend.

Rae told the Sun: “I think the people at Wimbledon would love to have Catherine back in again because it will boost the viewing audience and boost people being there.

“The problem with it is that when we first found out about her cancer, various people were putting dates on about when she was due to come back.

“She was going to be back in late April, she’s going to be back for Trooping or back for whatever.

“We just don’t know when she is going to be back.”

The Princess of Wales was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and has been undergoing preventative chemotherapy for it ever since.

In her latest update, Kate spoke about the course of her treatment and said it will be ongoing for a few more months. She said: “I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days.

The royal also revealed in her message that she may attend more events over the summer while bravely acknowledging she was “not out of the woods yet”.