Royals rooting for their teams

[crisiñaki]

I wish to include pictures in this thread when royals go to root their teams/sportsmen (women) wherever they are:
(quarterfinals basketball USA vs Spain Athens 2004)

(King Albert II at Roland Garros finale, June 2003 with champion Justine Henin-Hardenne and runner-up Kim Clijsters, both belgian)

(King Juan Carlos congratules Rafael Nadal for winning Roland Garros 2005. Curious fact; when KJC and QS were at the match , they were called to be informed of Irene Urdangarin's birth, so the Queen didn't finish to watch the game and took a flight to Barcelona )

Sources:
1. newscom
2. www.bbc.co.uk
3. www.chinadaily.com

[SpiffyBallerina]

Some Danish posters should get on here because there were a TON of great photos from the last olympics with the Queen, CP Frederik, CP Mary, and even Henrik and Joachim I believe. They really went nuts for the gold-medal-winning Danish team (I believe it was in women's handball).

[sebastian]

The Monaco's rooting for their AS Monaco FC :





http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...7&d=1047752486

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...5&d=1097264690

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...1&d=1097264690

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...0&d=1101484821

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...1&d=1101484821

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...0&d=1101485408

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...4&d=1101485408

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...6&d=1101485408

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...5&d=1110911676

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...6&d=1110929477

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...4&d=1110929670

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...6&d=1110929968

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...0&d=1110930100

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...2&d=1110930264

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...8&d=1110930731

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...6&d=1110930767

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...0&d=1110931513

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...5&d=1111149987

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...5&d=1116349975

There's a whole thread on this : here ...

(abaca, sipa, getty, BdP)

[...JuAnItA...]

There is some of Queen Sofia, Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia.
(source: Abacapress)

[*SofiaM*]

King Carl-Gustaf and Queen Silvia in Sydney 2000 (source: Corbis)

Queen Sofia in Athens 2004 (source: Corbis)

Spanish royals cheering on Iñaki Urdangarin (husband of Infanta Cristina) in Sydney 2000 (source: cover)

[The O.C. Fanatic]

They are really into handball. Are they?

[UserDane]

Originally Posted by The O.C. Fanatic

They are really into handball. Are they?

It's a contagious sport I can tell you I think it was the first time queen Margrethe was seen this enthusiastic about a sports event!
Right now the men's European Handball Championship is being played in Switzerland; some great matches so far. Try catching some of them on TV if you can :)

[crisiñaki]

Looks like Frederik is explaining the rules to his mother in picture number 3

[Marengo]

Caption and picture form Corbis:

Royals in Royal Box
Original caption: 8/1/1952-Helsinki, Finland- Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (right) leaps into the air with excitement during Wednesday's Holland-Hungary water polo game at Helsinki's Olympic pool. Others in the Royal Box are, left to right: The Duke of Edinburgh, Mrs. William Berge Phillips, of Australia, a member of the International Swimming Committee, and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.