Speculation grows that Prince William and Kate could make surprise appearance at Olympics this week

As the Olympic Games gets well into its second week, questions are heating up about whether the Prince and Princess of Wales will appear.

Various online fan pages and some news outlets, including The Telegraph UK, have mentioned the growing speculation about a possible royal visit.

Prince William and his wife Catherine are rumoured to be making the short journey from the UK to France this week in support of Team GB, however there has been no confirmation from Kensington Palace as yet.

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So far the only members of the British royal family to attend Paris 2024 are Princess Anne and the Duchess of Edinburgh.

Sophie, who is the royal patron of Great Britain Hockey joined spectators for a match on August 4, before visiting a training session on August 5.

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The Princess Royal, 73, has attended multiple events since the beginning of the competition despite recently being in hospital following a horse-related injury.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are currently on holidays with their three children Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine and Prince Louis, six.

They are believed to be at Anmer Hall in Norfolk while the children are on a break from school.

The Wales family are due to travel to Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands soon for their annual summer break, as per royal tradition.

Kate is still undergoing chemotherapy and so far this year has made just two official appearances, the first at Trooping the Colour in June and the second at the Wimbledon men's final in July.

It's unclear whether the journey to Paris would be too taxing on her health.

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According to reports at the weekend, the journey to Balmoral in Scotland will be the furthest Kate has travelled in 2024 since her abdominal surgery, cancer diagnosis and course of preventative chemotherapy.

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In June, in a message shared ahead of the King's birthday celebrations, the Princess of Wales said she was having "good days and bad days", and was learning to be "patient" in allowing herself time to heal.

The princess, 42, announced she had been diagnosed with cancer in March.

Weeks earlier King Charles revealed his own diagnosis with cancer.

The monarch, too, has been absent from the Olympic Games believed to be due to medical advice.

Prince William may choose to visit Paris without his wife before re-joining his family on holidays.

Other kings and queens from across Europe have been at the event, including Denmark's King Frederik and Queen Mary, Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia and King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.

King Charles will move to Balmoral in the coming weeks, the estate beloved by his late mother Queen Elizabeth II.

He and Queen Camilla will be joined by other members of the family over the course of the summer including Edinburghs, Yorks, Phillips and Tindalls.

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