Thursday 2 November 2000

Royals attending 2018 Olympics

The 2018 PyeongChang Olympics in South Korea are February 9th - 25th.

For your reference, we have marked:
  • International Olympic Committee (IOC) Members
  • Former IOC Members
  • Royals who competed in Olympics
  • Royal who competed in Olympics and are on the IOC
  • Other
6th-8th  IOC Session 
(Some Royals may arrive a bit early for other IOC meeting 3rd-5th)

  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark  
  • Princess Anne of Great Britain 
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • (King Willem-Alexander attended the President's Dinner on the 8th)
9th - Opening Ceremony
  • Princess Anne of Great Britain 
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
  • Prince Albert of Monaco
  • King Willem-Alexander & Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
    • Returned to Denmark to be with sick father, Prince Henrik
10th 
  • Princess Anne of Great Britain
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • King Willem-Alexander & Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
11th 
  • Princess Anne of Great Britain
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • King Willem-Alexander & Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
12th 
  • Princess Anne of Great Britain
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
13th 
  • Princess Anne of Great Britain
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
  • Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
14th 
  • Princess Anne of Great Britain
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
15th 
  • Princess Anne of Great Britain
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
16th 

  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

17th 

  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden 
  • Queen Silvia of Sweden 
    • Canceled due to "commitments" in Sweden
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
18th 
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden 
  • Queen Silvia of Sweden 
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
19th 
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
  • Prince Albert of Monaco 
  • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden 
  • Queen Silvia of Sweden 
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
20th 
  • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden 
  • Queen Silvia of Sweden 
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
21st
  • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden 
  • Queen Silvia of Sweden 
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
22nd
  • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden 
  • Queen Silvia of Sweden 
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
23rd
  • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden 
  • Queen Silvia of Sweden 
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
24th
  • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden 
  • Queen Silvia of Sweden 
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
25th - Closing Ceremony
  • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden 
  • Queen Silvia of Sweden 
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

Royals on the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

The IOC Session at the Lima Convention Centre in Lima, Peru.
Princess Anne at 2017 IOC Session
Photo: Greg Martin/IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the international organization that governs the Olympics & Youth Olympics. 

We have also noted if a royal is apart of their National Olympics Committee (NOC). 

  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein 
    • IOC  Member (1984 - Present)
    • NOC Liechtenstein President (1982-1992)
  • Prince Albert of Monaco
    • IOC Member (1985 - Present)
    • NOC Monac0 President (1994- Present)
    • Competed in: 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002 
  • Princess Anne of Great Britain 
    • IOC Member (1988 - Present)
    • NOC Great Britain President (?-Present)
    • Competed in: 1976
  • Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg 
    • IOC Member (1998 - Present)
    • NOC Luxembourg
  • Prince Feisal Al Hussein of Jordan 
    • IOC Member (2010-Present)
    • NOC Jordan President (2003-Present)
  • Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck of Bhutan
    • IOC Member (2018-Present)
    • NOC Bhutan President  (2009-Present
  • Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia
    • IOC Member (2020-Present)
Former IOC Members: 
Former IOC Members are usually made Honorary Members after their step down. 
  • King Albert of Belgium (Prince Albert at the time)
    • IOC Member (1958—1964)
  • Prince Axel of Denmark
    • IOC Member (1932—1958)
      • Executive Board Member (1952—1956)
    • Honorary Member (1958—1964)
  • Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (Crown Prince at the Time)
    • IOC (2009 - 2021)
    • Special Observer of NOC Denmark (?-2021?)
  • King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands 
    • IOC (1998- 2013)
  • Grand Duke Jean de Luxembourg 
    • IOC (1946 - 1998)
  • Infanta Pilar of Spain
    • IOC (1996-2006)
    • King Juan Carlos' sister






Olympics - Main Page

Olympic flag
Olympic Flag
Original author: Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Olympics, Paralympics, Youth Olympics Games

Summary of Attendance 

Olympics 2018 - Main Page


We will just be focusing on the 10 Current European Monarchies: Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden.

PyeongChang Olympics 
(February 9th-25th)
The 2018 Olympics will take place in South Korea and feature Winter sports. All 10 countries will be participating in the games. 
PyeongChang Paralympics 
(March 9th-18th)
The 2018 Paralympics will take place in South Korea and feature Winter sports. 
Buenos Aires Youth Olympics 
(October 1st-12th)
The 2018 Youth Olympics will take place in Argentina and feature Summer sports.
  • Royals Attending

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