Monthly Archives: August 2012

British Royals

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales Attends Track Cycling at the Velodrome.

On the afternoon of August 7, 2012, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence along with  His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales, Mr. Peter Phillips, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice watched various Track Cycling competitions held at the Velodrome in London.  Oh yeah, Sarah Ferguson was there as well.

Anyway…

As always Team GB dominated many of today’s heats including the highly anticipated Men’s Keirin Final.  Sir Chris Hoy won the gold medal while Maximillan Levy of Team Germany won the silver.  So who won the bronze medal?  It was a tie.  Simon van Velthooven of Team New Zealand and Teun Mulder of Team Netherlands shared the bronze.

In the Women’s Sprint Final Anna Meares of Team Australia captured the gold whole Victoria Pendleton of Team GB won the silver. Shuang Guo of Team China gladly won the bronze.

British Royals, Greek Royal Family

His Majesty King Constantine of Greece Presents Medals to the Winners of the Men’s Laser Race (Sailing)

On August 6, 2012, in Weymouth, England His Majesty King Constantine of Greece presented medals to the winners of the Men’s Laser Single Hand Race (Sailing). Tom Slingsby of Team Australia won the gold medal.  Pavlos Kontides of Team Cyprus won the silver and Rasmus Myrgren won the bronze.

Prior to the medal ceremony His Majesty watched several races including the Women’s Laser Radial.  Also, watching the race were Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence along with Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge. The lovely duchess also met with members of the Team GB sailing team.

Dutch Royal Family, Monaco Princely Family

His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and Members of the Dutch Royal Family Enjoy the London Olympics.

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After watching various Track and Field events this morning at the Olympic Stadium in London, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco headed on over to Greenwich Park to meet up with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands.

The longtime friends cheered on Team Netherlands as they participated in the Equestrian events of Individual and Team Jumping.  Once again, Team Netherlands can proudly take home another medal.  The team won the silver medal in the Team Jumping Final. While Team GB won the gold medal and Team Saudi Arabia captured the bronze.

Congrats to the winners!   🙂

During the medal ceremony His Royal Highness Prince Nawaf Faisal Fahd Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia presented the medals to the winners.

Dutch Royal Family

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Attend a Field Hockey Match.

On August 5, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the Men’s Group B, Match #22, Field Hockey Match at the Riverbank Arena in London.

The royal family cheered on Team Netherlands who were playing against Team Germany.  Once again, the Dutch dominated.  The final score: 3-1.

British Royals, Dutch Royal Family, Monaco Princely Family

His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco Enjoys Day 9 of the London Olympics.

On the evening of August 5, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco along with the Secretary General of the Monaco International Committee, Ms. Yvette Lambin-Berti watched various Track and Field events held at the Olympic Stadium in London.

Also in attendance were His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands along with their daughters, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and third wheel (I’m kidding) His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales to name a few.

So what events did they royals enjoy this evening?  Well, they watched, with utter amazement I’m sure, as Mr. Usain Bolt of Team Jamaica won the gold medal in the Men’s 100m Final.  His time: 9.63 seconds!  Wow!!

Mr. Yohan Blake of Team Jamaica came in second place with a time of 9.75.  While Mr. Justin Gatlin came in third with a time of 9.79.

Another highly anticipated event of the evening was the Women’s 400m Final.  Ms. Sanya Richards-Ross of Team USA won the gold medal.  Her time: 49.55.  Ms. Christine Ohuruogu of Team GB won the silver medal and Ms. Dee Dee Trotter of Team USA  won the bronze medal.

British Royals

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Enjoy Day 9,000 of the London Olympics!

On August 4, 2012,  Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enjoyed day 9,000 8 of the 2012 London Olympics.

The royal couple, along with British Prime Minister David Cameron and thousands of spectators, filled the Olympic Stadium in London to watch Track and Field (or as some call it Athletics).

So what did the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watch?  Don’t know.  However, they sure had a menu of options to choose from.  For example, there was the Men’s Long Jump Final, Women’s Heptathlon 800m, Women’s Pole Vault Qualifications, and the Men’s 400m Hurdles Semi-finals to name a few.