Princess Kate’s inner circle is “refusing to pile pressure” on the royal ahead of a key date, GB News’s Royal Correspondent has claimed.
Cameron Walker explained on this week’s episode of The Royal Record podcast why the Princess of Wales’s appearance at Wimbledon is hanging in the balance this year.
He said: “The Princess of Wales is president of the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon, in other words, she presents trophies to the winners.
“She did that last year, she bought her children to watch the tennis, George and Charlotte.
Princess Kate is president of the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon
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“She took over that role from Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. He’s clearly approaching his 90s and he stood down from that role.
“Kensington Palace has not ruled out whether she’ll make an appearance.
“But what is very clear and what they’ve always said, when they announced that she had cancer and she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy, was if she feels well enough and if she feels able to, she will attend an engagement.
“That’s what we saw with Trooping the Colour.
Cameron Walker speaking on The Royal Record podcast from EdinburghGB News“She was there, she looked amazing, and I think the crowds were very excited to see her.
“Whether she will be at Wimbledon, we’ll have to wait and see.
“There’s certainly no pressure for her to attend, and it’s certainly something that Kensington Palace is not going to perhaps give us a huge heads up on, if that is the case.
“But what I’m getting the sense is that those around the princess do not want unnecessary pressure to be put on her.
Princess Kate presenting the trophy at the Men’s Singles final at Wimbledon in 2022PA
Princess Kate stunned during her surprise appearance at Trooping the Colour last month
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“So I think crowds at Wimbledon are just going to have to manage their expectations.”
Earlier this year, Kate issued a written statement, saying that she would possibly be attending some royal engagements over the summer.
She wrote: “I’m looking forward to attending The King’s Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer, but equally knowing I am not out of the woods yet.
“I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. Taking each day as it comes, listening to my body, and allowing myself to take this much-needed time to heal.”