Royals at the Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026

[iceflower]

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This is the thread dedicated to royals attending the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026
in Italy from February 6 - February 22, 2026
and the Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026
from March 6 - March 15, 2026.

https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026

https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/paralympic-games

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[TLLK]

I'm looking forward to the Games and a bit of royal watching. Fortunately one nation's team colors makes it easy to find their royals.

 

[Hans-Rickard]

The Swedish Royal Court tells the newspaper Aftonbladet that the plan is for The King and Queen to attend the Olympics and for The Crown Princess to attend the Paralympics.

Exact days have not yet been decided.

Kungens besked: Ska till vinter-OS

Svenska kungligheter ska följa OS i Italien på plats i februari. Carl XVI Gustaf, 79, missar ogärna vinter-OS två gånger i rad.

www.aftonbladet.se

 

[An Ard Ri]

I'm looking forward to the Games and a bit of royal watching. Fortunately one nation's team colors makes it easy to find their royals.

I only that afterwards and was slow on the uptake.
It will interesting to see which royals attend the games.

 

[Kinan]

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will attend the Winter Olympics in Milan from Thursday, February 5th, to Tuesday, February 10th. Princess Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange will accompany the Royal Couple for part of the event. The King has been invited as an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Koninklijk Paar, Prinses van Oranje, minister-president en staatssecretaris Tielen naar Olympische Spelen in Milaan

Zijne Majesteit de Koning en Hare Majesteit Koningin Máxima wonen van donderdag 5 februari tot en met dinsdag 10 februari de Olympische Winterspelen in Milaan bij. De Prinses van Oranje zal het Koninklijk Paar deels vergezellen. De Koning is uitgenodigd als erelid van het Internationaal...

www.koninklijkhuis.nl

 

[LadyFinn]

King Harald and Queen Sonja attend the Olympic Winter Games on February 7-9 and Crown Prince Haakon on February 14-16.

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia attend the Olympic Winter Games on February 10-14:
Officiella program _ Kungahuset

According to the calendar, Prince Daniel attends the Olympic Winter Games on February 11:
Officiella program _ Kungahuset

The President of Italy Sergio Mattarella holds on February 6 a reception for the the Heads of State and Government before the opening ceremony.

https://www.quirinale.it/agenda

 

[iceflower]

Prior to the games Italian President Sergio Mattarella today opened the 145th IOC Session at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

As members of the International Olympic Committee Prince Albert, Prince Faisal bin Hussein, Princess Nora and Grand Duke Henri attended:


** gettyimages gallery ** Princess Nora **

https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/149108

Palais Princier de Monaco on Instagram: "S.A.S. le Prince Albert II a participé, lundi 2 février, à la cérémonie d’ouverture de la 145e session du Comité international olympique (CIO), organisée dans le cadre prestigieux du Teatro alla Scala de Milan

25 likes, 2 comments - palaisprincierdemonaco on February 3, 2026: "S.A.S. le Prince Albert II a participé, lundi 2 février, à la cérémonie d’ouverture de la 145e session du Comité international olympique (CIO), organisée dans le cadre prestigieux du Teatro alla Scala de Milan. Cette session...

www.instagram.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/2018406989626270155

 

[iceflower]

Princess Anne and Prince Albert on day 2 of the IOC session in Milan today:


** gettyimages gallery **

 

[Tatiana Maria]

The Swedish Royal Court tells the newspaper Aftonbladet that the plan is for The King and Queen to attend the Olympics and for The Crown Princess to attend the Paralympics.

Exact days have not yet been decided.

Kungens besked: Ska till vinter-OS

Svenska kungligheter ska följa OS i Italien på plats i februari. Carl XVI Gustaf, 79, missar ogärna vinter-OS två gånger i rad.

www.aftonbladet.se

Why isn't Prince Daniel scheduled to attend? Especially as sports and fitness are close to his heart, professionally and personally.

 

[Hans-Rickard]

Why isn't Prince Daniel scheduled to attend? Especially as sports and fitness are close to his heart, professionally and personally.

I don’t know but Victoria is the patron of the swedish paralympics association so it makes sense for her to attend.

However it seems like Prince Daniel will be at the olympics on February 11:th according to the official program at the court’s website.

They have said before that they try to limit their number of joint foreign trips down to just official trips undertaken at the request of the government, to always have one parent at home.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

I don’t know but Victoria is the patron of the swedish paralympics association so it makes sense for her to attend.

However it seems like Prince Daniel will be at the olympics on February 11:th according the official program at the court’s website.

They have said before that they try to limit their number of joint foreign trips down to just official trips undertaken on behalf of the government, to always have one parent at home.

Thank you. I hope they are able to take turns representing, in that case.

 

[maria-olivia]

I, am impressed by the attendence of such a lot of Royals to the Winter Olympic.
Having myself an handicaped Son of 50 , They deserve it such as their Coaches and what a joy having Olympic Medals..

 

[LadyFinn]

Why isn't Prince Daniel scheduled to attend? Especially as sports and fitness are close to his heart, professionally and personally.

I have posted to this thread some days ago that Daniel will attend on February 11.

 

[iceflower]

Princess Anne and Prince Albert both spoke during the IOC session today, February 4.
Prince Albert furthermore presented the IOC Climate Action Awards 2025:


** gettyimages gallery 1 ** gettyimages gallery 2 **

 

[An Ard Ri]

Nice to see the Princess Royal and Prince Albert II together ,both have had a long commitment to the IOC.
Princess Anne and Prince Albert Spotted in Italy Ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics

 

[iceflower]

Today, February 5, Princess Anne attended a reception at the British Consulate General in Milan:


** gettyimages gallery **

 

[Lord-of-the-Manor]

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will be there

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019089871407841408

 

[An Ard Ri]

Sir Timothy Lawrence is also in Milan
Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence clock in for Milan as Olympics loom

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019555124931383648

 

[Biri]

Aren't there any Royals who would be competing?

 

[Lee-Z]

https://images.nu.nl/m/jjpx2auaq1i4_wd854/0/0/5156/2901/placeholder-afbeelding-nunl.jpg

Opening ceremony: K.W-A, Q.Maxima, P.Amalia attending

https://images.nu.nl/m/ryixj2ka8bzo_wd854/0/370/3541/1992/placeholder-afbeelding-nunl.jpg

Dutch royals in the stadium in Milano

 

[iceflower]

Here you can see Grand Duke Henri, Sir Timothy Lawrence, Princess Anne, Prince Albert and Princess Nora sitting next to each other during the opening ceremony today.


Italian President Sergio Mattarella today hosted a reception for the Heads of State and Government of the countries participating in the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games:


** rex gallery **

A nice large gallery on the President's website:

https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/149207

 

[sophie25]

Was hoping Princess Charlene and the children might have been there tonight, oh well.

 

[hereditarytitles]

Aren't there any Royals who would be competing?

No royals are competing in the winter games in Italy. But magazine "Tatler" has an overview about royals who have taken part in the Olympic Games in the past including some nice photos.

From Zara Tindall to King Felipe of Spain, which royals have competed in the Olympics?

On the eve of the Winter Olympics 2026, Tatler reveals the royals who have gone for gold at the greatest show on Earth

www.tatler.com

 

[Blog Real]

Crown Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie-Chantal and Prince Nikolaos of Greece are participating in the Winter Olympic Games in Milan today.

Marie- Chantal G on Instagram: "Milano Cortina 2026 💫"

718 likes, 22 comments - mariechantal22 on February 6, 2026: "Milano Cortina 2026 💫".

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Pavlos Crown Prince on Instagram: "MILANO CORTINA 2026"

176 likes, 5 comments - pavlosgreece on February 6, 2026: "MILANO CORTINA 2026".

www.instagram.com

Prince Aimone of Savoy also attended the opening ceremony of the XXV Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games (..) at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in San Siro.

Italiani Monarchici - Patto per la Corona on Instagram: "Viva l'Italia! 🇮🇹💙 SAR il Principe Aimone di Savoia, Capo della Real Casa, all'inaugurazione dei XXV Giochi olimpici invernali di Milano-Cortina 2026 questa sera presso lo stadio Giuseppe Meaz

231 likes, 13 comments - itamonarchici on February 6, 2026: "Viva l'Italia! 🇮🇹💙 SAR il Principe Aimone di Savoia, Capo della Real Casa, all'inaugurazione dei XXV Giochi olimpici invernali di Milano-Cortina 2026 questa sera presso lo stadio Giuseppe Meazza in San Siro. 👑 @milanocortina2026...

www.instagram.com

Grand Duke Henri attended the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games (..)

Cérémonie d’ouverture des Jeux olympiques d’hiver de Milano-Cortina 2026 | Cour grand-ducale

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Cour grand-ducale Luxembourg on Instagram: "❄️🎿 #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics D’Olympesch Wanterspiller vu Milano-Cortina 2026 goufen dëse Freideg den Owend offiziell opgemaach, mat enger spektakulärer Zeremonie, déi gläichzäiteg op véier Sitte

343 likes, 7 comments - courgrandducale on February 7, 2026: "❄️🎿 #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics D’Olympesch Wanterspiller vu Milano-Cortina 2026 goufen dëse Freideg den Owend offiziell opgemaach, mat enger spektakulärer Zeremonie, déi gläichzäiteg op véier Sitten organiséiert gouf. De...

www.instagram.com

 

[Mbruno]

Sir Timothy Lawrence is also in Milan
Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence clock in for Milan as Olympics loom

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019555124931383648

Yes, Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence were shown at the opening ceremony when the British delegation was entering the stadium.

US Vice President J.D. Vance was there too with his wife and I also saw the Finnish and German presidents. I didn't see the entire athletes' parade though.

 

[Somebody]

Crown Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie-Chantal and Prince Nikolaos of Greece are participating in the Winter Olympic Games in Milan today.

Marie- Chantal G on Instagram: "Milano Cortina 2026 💫"

718 likes, 22 comments - mariechantal22 on February 6, 2026: "Milano Cortina 2026 💫".

www.instagram.com

Pavlos Crown Prince on Instagram: "MILANO CORTINA 2026"

176 likes, 5 comments - pavlosgreece on February 6, 2026: "MILANO CORTINA 2026".

www.instagram.com

While their father participated in the past, they seem to be just attending

 

[iceflower]

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Catharina-Amalia visited the Olympic Village in Milan today, February 7:


** robinutrecht.photoshelter.com gallery ** anp gallery **

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020202041956872599

 

[Lee-Z]

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Catharina-Amalia visited the Olympic Village in Milan today, February 7:


** robinutrecht.photoshelter.com gallery ** anp gallery **

i'm sure they will be at the 3000m speedskating this afternoon, where the NL have a big chance on a medal (maybe even gold)

 

[Somebody]

It looks like the TeamNL house, which is not in the Olympic Village but is meant for the fans. Previously it was called the Holland Heineken Huis (the new sponsor is clearly the Staatsloterij). The athletes present are all 'legends' from previous Olympic Games - mostly speed skaters who retired as professional athlete.

 

[Marengo]

What terrible sponsored outfits they put them in, by Denham. I am sure they suit the designers but nobody else looks good in them.