The Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire has requested that 1,000 children are allowed out of all town schools to greet Princess Anne in December.
The Princess Royal is visiting Newport on December 1, to officially open the town Skate Park.
The precise details of the royal visit, the first since 2007, are still be ironed out, but it looks likely that all town school children are either going to be given an extended lunch break or the afternoon off to enable them to be part of the historic occasion.
However, the final decision will rest with the individual schools, who have all received the request this week.
Marc Simpson, of Newport SK8 and Ride committee said: “Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, Algernon Eustace Heber-Percy has told us that Princess Anne is really looking forward to the visit.
“She doesn’t get much of a chance to see and talk to children, which is something she really enjoys.
“The more children we can have there the better. We are in discussions with the Local Education Authority to see what we can do.”
The princess will spend between 30 and 45 minutes at the skate park from 12.15pm.
She will also visit Harper Adams University College, where she will open the £3m West Midlands Regional Food Academy.
Up to 100 children will be selected to meet the royal personally inside the park.
These will be split up in groups of between six and 10 with Princess Anne spending a couple of minutes with each.
She will then unveil a plaque to officially open the facility before settling down to watch some of the town’s best skaters perform.
Mr Simpson added: “The kids who know a bit about the plans are really stoked.
“We’re keen to lay on a bit of a show for her.
“We asked Mr Heber-Percy if he wanted us to hire professionals for the demonstration, but he said Princess Anne would prefer to see our local talent in action. I think that’s brilliant.”
He added that it would be fantastic if people decorate the town with Union Jacks on the day.
A Telford &?Wrekin Council spokesman said: “We are in discussions with the Lord Lieutenant’s office about opening up the Princess’s royal visit to the children of Newport - particularly those who use the Newport Park and their friends.
“We are currently talking to the schools in the area about what is possible but no final decisions have been taken.”
By Sean Wozencroft