Overview
- Princess Anne attended the Milano-Cortina 2026 opening ceremony at San Siro with Sir Timothy Laurence, greeting crowds in matching Team GB scarves.
- Earlier in the week, she delivered a report to the 145th IOC Session in Milan as a long-serving member of the International Olympic Committee.
- She released an official video message on royal channels wishing Team GB athletes good luck as their competitions began.
- She took part in a leaders’ gathering reported to include Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of the Games.
- Extending her sporting duties beyond the Olympics, she visited Rome for the Six Nations match as Patron of the Scottish Rugby Union and met Prince Emanuele Filiberto.