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Royal and noble Olympians Copyright: IOC
History, Miscellaneous

Royal and noble Olympians

The first Olympic Summer Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The first Winter Games followed in 1924 in Chamonix, France. A year late the 2020 Olympic Summer Games of Tokyo, Japan, took place in Summer 2021. Over the years the royals haven’t only visited, there have also been quite a few royal and […]

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Nobles and Royals at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2021 Copyright: IOC
News, Other News

Nobles and Royals at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2021

At the opening ceremony on 23 July 2021 a few royals could be seen. Despite of all Covid-19 restrictions IOC-members were able to travel to Tokyo, among them royals, including Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan and Princess Nora of Liechtenstein. And of course […]

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