The Princess of Wales is the patron of the All England Club and usually attends Wimbledon several times during the tournament, presenting the trophies to the singles winners

As a huge tennis fan, Wimbledon is one of the highlights of the Princess of Waleses’ summer schedule.

Kate, 42, usually pays several visits to the tournament, which is due to start in just over two weeks time, in her role as patron of the All England Club. In recent years, she’s also been given the prestigious role of presenting the trophies to singles winners, including Novak Djokovic.

This year, it is unclear if Kate will be able to enjoy the tournament in person at SW19 as she continues her recovery from her cancer diagnosis and subsequent preventative chemotherapy treatment.

Kate alongside All England Club chair Deborah Jevans at Wimbledon last year (Image: PA)

At a media briefing ahead of the tournament, Deborah Jevans, the chair of the All England Club was asked about the princess potentially making an appearance at the championships this year. And according to the Express, she addressed Kate’s attendance by saying: “Our priority is clearly that our Patron has the time to recover and we’re certainly not going to add any additional pressure on her recovery by speculating on her attendance at this year’s Championships.”

When asked who would present the trophies to the champions on July 13 and 14 if the princess was unable to make it, she added: “And when it comes to the presentation ceremony, as in previous years, we will announce those that are going to be a part of that ceremony on the morning of the finals, so nothing has changed in that regard.”

William and Kate with George and Charlotte at Wimbledon last year (Image: AP)

The Wimbledon chief’s comments come as the Mirror previously revealed that Kate has not been ruled out attending the King’s official birthday celebrations tomorrow.

She is understood to be considering making an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony following the Trooping the Colour ceremony if she is feeling well enough. Palace sources have insisted that the Princess is not expected to return to official duties until given the all-clear by doctors and any appearances at royal events would be sporadic at best.

Last weekend, she did not attend the Colonel’s Review, the traditional dress rehearsal for Trooping the Colour, but did send the Irish Guards, of which she is a colonel, a letter apologising for her absence and wishing them well ahead of trooping their colour last weekend.

The King, who has also been having his own cancer treatment, will attend his birthday celebrations in London on Saturday. But as part of the adaptations made to his routine, instead of riding on horseback to inspect the troops, the monarch will travel in an Ascot Landau carriage with Queen Camilla. Palace sources said the alteration to normal proceedings is in keeping with guidance by the palace that the King’s working comeback would be “carefully reviewed” for each engagement.

Trooping the Colour is held every year as an official birthday event for the monarch, even though Charles’ actual birthday is November 14. Royal sources said other members of the Royal Family were expected to attend in line with last year, where only working members of the family were present.