KA&QR are going to athens for the olympic games
I found this articlr in the jazeera that says QR and KA are going to be at the olympic games...
Athens Olympic Games Attract Royalty, Presidents and Celebrities
Christine Pirovolakis
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Arab News
ATHENS, 12 August 2004 — The Olympics have traditionally been a stage for the rich, powerful and famous to mingle — and sometimes fall in love. King Gustaf XVI and Queen Silvia of Sweden, who met at the 1972 Olympics in Munich where she was working as a Games hostess, will be in Athens for the Games which open tomorrow. So will be Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and his Australian wife Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, for whom the Sydney 2000 Games provided the site for the start of their romance.
One of the world’s richest women, Athena Onassis, meanwhile, will be cheering her boyfriend, Brazilian showjumper Alvaro Alfonso de Miranda, to add a third medal to team bronze in 1996 and 2000.
Overall, some 66 of the world’s leaders, including 29 presidents, 26 prime ministers and 11 royals are expected to be in Greece during the world’s largest sporting event.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie are reportedly among the 1,800 Olympic visitors aboard the world’s largest cruiseship, the Queen Mary 2, which arrived at the port of Pireaus.
Other leaders who opted to stay aboard luxury yachts while in Greece are Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan.
Accompanied by his wife Barbara, his twin granddaughters Barbara and Jenna as well as 20 security agents, former US President George Bush is also guest of the Greek business magnate Spyros Latsis.
Italian President Silvio Berlusconi is also expected to attend the Olympics while French President Jacques Chirac said he will arrive once the French team begins winning some medals. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is said to attend only the Paralympics in September.
Spain’s King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia and King Abdallah and Queen Rania of Jordan are expected to be in Athens. Britain’s Prince Charles and his sons William and Harry will be in town for the Games.
Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, movie stars George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie, pop stars Madonna and Britney Spears and model Naomi Campbell will also be there.
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