Royals in Rio – Day 12

The Olympic Games in Rio wrap up on Sunday, but the royals are still there, cheering on their athletes. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has been in Rio for two weeks, while King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden only arrived this week for some sports action.

Frederik spent part of his day on a training ride with Danish mountain biker Annika Langvad, before attending the men’s handball match between Denmark and Slovakia, which propelled Denmark into the semi-finals.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima took their daughters to the equestrian for the team jumping, where they were joined by King Carl Gustaf. Unfortunately for both sets of royals, Sweden and the Netherlands finished in joint seventh in the event.

King Carl Gustaf also paid a visit to the Olympic Village where he met with the Swedish women’s football team, who will play in the gold medal match on Friday, and runner Meraf Bahta, who competed in the women’s 1500m.

Swedish soccer team & the Swedish king in the Olympic village. We are giving full support for the final @SWEOlympic pic.twitter.com/IhJJWJVPoa

— Hans Vestberg (@HansVestberg_) August 17, 2016

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Tagged Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Olympic Games, Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Rio 2016, Sport, The Princess of Orange.