"I've been involved again earlier than I had expected, but that is brilliant," said Royce. "It shows the manager is thinking about me and about what I can do.
"Hopefully, he will see much more from me on the training ground. There has been a good reaction from the players to John Gregory's arrival.
"He is a former QPR player so he has the club at heart, and he knows Gianni Paladini very well, so, all being well, he will do OK."