Royals from around the world attend the Olympics, to support their country’s teams and as members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). On this page (which will be updated daily), we are featuring all the royal appearances at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.
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On the eve of the opening ceremony, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, and the Princess Royal attended the IOC President’s Dinner. Many of them also attended the 132nd IOC session in the previous days.
Day 1
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Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Prince Albert II of Monaco, and the Princess Royal were spotted at the Opening Ceremony of the Games on February 9th. Crown Prince Frederik returned to Denmark when the condition of his father, Prince Henrik, deteriorated.
Day 2
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On February 10th, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg attended the Women’s ice hockey preliminary match between Korea and Switzerland, while King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima met Dutch athletes during a visit to the Gangneung Athletes Village.
Day 3
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On February 11th, King Willem-Alexander celebrated the gold medal of Dutch athlete Sven Kramer in the Speed Skating Men’s 5000m.
Day 4
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On February 12th, Prince Albert of Monaco was seen at a Figure Skating Team Event, while King Willem-Alexander congratulated gold medal winner Ireen Wust of The Netherlands after the Ladies 1,500m Long Track Speed Skating final.
Day 5
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On February 13th, King Willem-Alexander celebrated the Gold medal of Kjeld Nuis in the Men’s 1500m Speed Skating, and Crown Prince Haakon met with members of the Norwegian Team. Later, King Willem-Alexander and Princess Anne attended the short-track events.
Day 6
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On February 14th, Crown Prince Haakon attended the men’s nordic combined individual normal hill NH/10km ski jumping competition.
Day 7
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On February 15th, Crown Prince Haakon attended the men’s 20km individual biathlon event, the Men’s Downhill, the women’s 10km freestyle cross-country competition, and the women’s 10km freestyle cross-country competition. He also gave an interview.
Day 8
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On February 16th, Prince Albert attended a Medal Ceremony
Day 9
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On February 17th, Prince Albert posed for selfies with friends at the preliminary round men’s ice hockey game. King Carl Gustaf of Sweden celebrated with the Swedish Silver medalists after the Ladies’ 4x5km Relay.
Day 10
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On February 18th, King Carl Gustaf attended the men’s 4x10kms classic freestyle cross country relay at the Alpensia cross country ski centre, where he also met the athletes.
Day 13
On February 21st, King Carl Gustaf congratulated Charlotte Kalla and Stina Nilsson on their silver medal in cross country skiing.
Day 14
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On February 22nd, King Carl Gustaf congratulated alpine ski racer silver André Myhrer on his gold medal, and Linn Persson on her silver medal after during the Women’s 4x6km Relay.
Day 15
On February 23rd, King Carl Gustaf congratulated Peppe Femling, Jesper Nelin, Sebastian Samuelsson och Fredrik Lindström of the Swedish biathlon team on their gold medal.
Day 16
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On February 24th, King Carl Gustaf attended the Snowboard – Men’s Big Air Final, and congratulated silver medalist Christopher Sundgren following the Curling Men’s Gold Medal Game between USA and Sweden.
Day 17
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“Wat een geweldige prestatie van ons #TeamNL! We zijn trots op alle deelnemers en kijken er naar uit de medaillewinnaars te ontvangen op Paleis Noordeinde” – WA en Máxima https://t.co/mzu2hcTnjt pic.twitter.com/tAnkHIKJfG
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) February 25, 2018
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“Wat een geweldige prestatie van ons #TeamNL! We zijn trots op alle deelnemers en kijken er naar uit de medaillewinnaars te ontvangen op Paleis Noordeinde” – WA en Máxima https://t.co/mzu2hcTnjt pic.twitter.com/tAnkHIKJfG
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) February 25, 2018On February 25th, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima released a tweet congratulating the Dutch Athletes. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attended the Curling Women’s Gold Medal Game between Sweden and South Korea, spoke to the media, and congratulated the gold medalists. He also attended the closing ceremony.
There are a few royals who were once Olympians that are attending the games. I think one of them is Prince Albert II of Monaco (bobsleigh) and another is Princess Anne the Princess Royal (equestrian events). That I know of, two crown princes who later became kings each won gold medals in sailing, King Olav of Norway and King Constantine of Greece- which is only fitting since they are both descended from Danish kings!
I was actually thinking about doing an article on that but school/life got in the way. Maybe in 2020…
I am very impressed to know that many Royals from the world support the Olympic Games.