Princess Anne and the Olympics

[Lumutqueen]

Will Anne attend the IOC meeting early July ?

It's the one after the Monaco wedding.

She'll be in Durban from the 1st to the 8th.

 

[Renata4711]

Apart from Albert, Anne and Frederik,are there any other aristos on the Olympic Committee ?

 

[Lumutqueen]

Apart from Albert, Anne and Frederik,are there any other aristos on the Olympic Committee ?

Plenty

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_International_Olympic_Committee

 

[Tiggersk8]

It's a rather important IOC Council Meeting too, as IIRC the Winter Games after Sochi will be awarded. IIRC that is.

 

[Anne-fan]

Plenty

List of members of the International Olympic Committee

I thought Benedikte was a member as well? Her name's not on the list, at least I couldn't find it

 

[Renata4711]

Many thanks for the list .... being on an Olympic Committee seems to be de rigeur for titled persons

 

[Lumutqueen]

I thought Benedikte was a member as well? Her name's not on the list, at least I couldn't find it

You mean Princess Benedikte of Denmark? She isn't a member as far as I know.

 

[Renata4711]

I've just read the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg wedding, and there is Benedikte of Denmark.

 

[Tiggersk8]

Anyone going to answer my question? As I said, I think I'm right about this IOC Council being the one to award the next Winter Olympics that are up for grabs, but I'm also not sure.

If so, then this is more than just any ordinary IOC Council Meeting and I'd expect the majority of the Council Members will have to be in attendance for the voting process to go ahead. When they show the Announcement on the News Networks, usually CNN here in North America, Anne is usually shown as she's pretty recgonizable to most.

I admire all she's done for the Olympic Movement and Sport in general. As an Olympian herself, she knows first hand what that experience is like. I have my fingers crossed that Zara's able to qualify and compete in London next year, so we can see the Second Generation compete and take part in an Olympic Games. )

 

[Lumutqueen]

Anyone going to answer my question? As I said, I think I'm right about this IOC Council being the one to award the next Winter Olympics that are up for grabs, but I'm also not sure.

There was no question mark in your post, so what question do you want answering?
The one in Durban will decide the hosts of the 2018 Winter Olympics yes.

 

[Queen Lorena]

Congratulations Prince Anne

 

[MRSJ]

Plenty

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_International_Olympic_Committee

Cool, I didn't know Henri, the GD of Lux and WA prince of orange were on the committee too.....

 

[Renata4711]

I shall pay more attention to "Olympic" royals in future - starting with Baron Pierre de Coubertin !

Pierre de Coubertin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[iceflower]

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Princess Anne at the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) 123rd session in Durban, South Africa,
July 6, 2011. The International Olympic Committee Session votes to choose hosts of 2018 winter
Olympics following presentations by bid candidates Munich in Germany, Annecy in France and
PyeongChang in South Korea.


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[iceflower]

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British Prime Minister David Cameron received Princess Anne for a meeting on the preparations for the
London 2012 Olympic Games as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge
is visiting with a delegation at No.10 Downing Street in London March 28, 2012.




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** gettyimages/zimbio gallery: Prime Minister David Cameron Holds A Reception Ahead Of The Olympics **

 

[Artemisia]

More pictures from Daylife

Princess Anne looks great in front of 10 Downing Street; if she weren't a royal, what a great PM she would make!
Love this picture of the Prime Minister greeting the Princess; very proper and gallant.

 

[iceflower]

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Princess Anne attended the Olympic Flame ceremony at Athen's Acropolis in Greece on May 16, 2012.
The flame will be handed over to the London olympics officials on May 17. Boris Johnson, the mayor
of London was present as well.




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** BBC: London 2012: Olympic flame to be handed over in Athens **

 

[Lumutqueen]

It's simply lovely that she's taken such an interest.

 

[Osipi]

It's simply lovely that she's taken such an interest.

I think she's been more than interested all along as she is a member of the London organizing committee for the 2012 Olympics. She's been active in the Olympics for quite a while and if my semi-awake memory serves me correctly, she's also on the IOC.

 

[Lumutqueen]

I think she's been more than interested all along as she is a member of the London organizing committee for the 2012 Olympics. She's been active in the Olympics for quite a while and if my semi-awake memory serves me correctly, she's also on the IOC.

She is a member, and I know all of the above but she doesn't have to take an interest it's a passion of hers which like I said is lovely.

 

[Daisiesforever]

Well done Anne for taking on this initiative. With HM Diamond Jubilee celebrations, there has been little excitement about the upcoming Olympics.

 

[Osipi]

She is a member, and I know all of the above but she doesn't have to take an interest it's a passion of hers which like I said is lovely.

Oh I totally agree. When I first heard the words London Olympics, the first royal to come to mind for me was Anne. Her role so far in these games I think really have been understated but mostly because of the Jubilee approaching. Once those celebrations have passed and the main focus is on the Olympics, I do hope there'll be more coverage of Anne's involvement.

 

[Artemisia]

After the Olympic Flame ceremony at Acropolis, Princess Anne had a meeting with Greek President Carolos Papoulias at the Presidental Palace in Athens.
- Princess Anne and the President
- The Princess and the President
- Princess Anne (love this picture; looks almost as though she's about to say "So, that crisis of yours - I'm here to sort it out!"

Gallery from Daylife

 

[EIIR]

The Princess Royal is an “unsung hero” of the London Olympics and deserves more credit for her role in securing and staging the Games, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe and sports minister Hugh Robertson said on Thursday.

London 2012 Olympics: Princess Anne hailed as 'unsung hero' of the Games ahead of Olympic torch handover - Telegraph

 

[Artemisia]

Over to you London: Olympic Flame officially handed over to city in historic Athens ceremony

The Olympic Flame was officially handed over to London today in an Athens ceremony, featuring a 2012 delegation including David Beckham, Boris Johnson and Princess Anne. The historic event took place in a rain-hit sundown ceremony at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens, venue of the first modern Olympics in 1896. But the flame stayed lit and will now make its way back to the UK where it will start a 70-day 8,000 mile relay around Britain.

Compete at Olympics? No, I would hate it! Princess Anne happy to accept watching brief

Princess Anne has admitted she would 'hate' to compete at the London 2012 Games. The Princess Royal is president of the British Olympic Association, an IOC member, and competed in at the 1976 Games in Montreal but says the pressure and media intrusion from competing in London would have been hard to cope with.

 

[LadyFinn]

Video of princess Anne receiving the torch
Olympic torch handed over in Athens | ITV News

BBC News - London 2012: Olympic flame handed over to UK in Athens

Photos
Olympic Flame handover ceremony in Athens - Daylife

 

[marine2109]

Princess Anne shakes hands with Greek President Karolos Papoulias during a meeting in Athens
Athens, Greece - 17.05.12

WENN Photo Library - Search Results

 

[LadyFinn]

London 2012 Olympics: Princess Anne, Boris and Becks take the torch in Athens | Mail Online

 

[Lumutqueen]

Just heard Princess Anne is about to get on the BA plane which is bringing the torch to Cornwall for 7:30pm.

 

[iceflower]

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As part of her visit to Greece Princess Anne has visited the Acropolis museum in Athens today, May 18, 2012.



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