Day 1 started today, it was filled with many royals, ones I never thought would come. They did though!
Swimming
Well, today American swimmer Ryan Lochte took home gold for USA in the 400m Individual Medley. Michael Phelps (The big 2008 Olympic Winner) failed to make it on the podium! Second went to Brazil’s Thiago Pereira and third went to Japan’s Kosuke Hagino. The Australian woman’s 4 x 100m freestyle won gold and set a new world record of 3:33.15. China’s Shiwen Ye made a new world record in 400m by clocking in at 4:28.43. China’s Yang Sun won the 400 and setting a new Olympic Record of 3:40.14.
Source: http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/day-review-round-lochte.html
Back to the Fashion!
All of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima’s Family was in attendance and in matching Orange. Except, Maxima wearing brown, too cool for Orange I see…
Too cute on both sides, I just couldn’t resist. This reminds me of the P&G Mom and Dad’s commercials…awe… :)
Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik, and Crown Princess Mary all in attendance in Swimming. Mary was probably happy with the result of the Australian team.
Lookie who’s behind the Danish Royal Family, the Luxembourgish Royal Family. Small World, eh? Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa (not pictured), Prince Guillaume, Princess Tessy, Prince Louis, Prince Felix (not pictured), and Princess Alexandra (not pictured) were in attendance.
Crazy Family Moments, doesn’t Felix look like he has the time of his life? He was probably on the big screen :D
Another too cute, to pass picture. I say, when Alexandra marries, Henri will be extremely sad. They are such a great family, I love them!
Queen Anne-Marie, King Constantine II, and their son, the handsome, dashing, and (possibly) single, Prince Philippos.
Facial Expression Meanings, Frederik – confused. Maria Teresa – happy. Mary – sad. Mette-Marit – not too sure.
A cute collage of Mette-Marit and Prince Haakon watching the swimming. They are such a cute couple!
Haakon and Mette-Marit exchanging some conversation with Prince Guillaume. About what though… possibly his engagement, P.S. Guillaume and his fiancée, Stephanie de Lannoy will wed on October 19, civically and 20, religiously.
The Queen also joined in on the fun of swimming, making an appearance with her hubby, Prince Philip.
Tennis
Roger Federer of Switzerland won his watch 6-3 5-7 6-3 against Alejandro Falla of Colombia. Belgium’s Steve Darcis knocked out Wimbledon sixth seed finalist the Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych by winning 6-4 6-4. Seventh seed, Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic and eighth seed, Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro made it through their matches. Although, Spain’s Fernando Verdasco, the 14th seed was beaten by Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin with the score of 6-4 7-6 (11/9). In the ladies' single, Serena Williams beat Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-1. Australia’s Samantha Stosur played against Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro, making Carla winning 3-6 7-5 10-8. While China’s Na Li was defeated by Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova, the final score, 6-2 3-6 6-3. Kim Clijsters played against Italy's Roberta Vinci although having injuries through the season, Kim won 6-1 6-4.
Petra Kvitova, seeded sixth here, played against Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko beating her by 6-4 5-7 6-4. There were also victories for Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic and Vera Zvonareva, but 12th seed Dominika Cibulkova was beaten by Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova.
Source: http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/day-review-federer-and-williams-move.html
Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik were the only two Royals at the Tennis Tournament.
Frederik looks like, he’s having a good life, Mary as well.
Judo
Arsen Galstyan defeated double world champion Rishod Sobirov of Uzbekistan on golden score in their semi-final, before overcoming Japanese fighter Hiroaki Hiraoka in the final. Brazilian Felipe Kitadai secured the other third place with victory over Italian Elio Verde.
Source: http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/galstyan-claims-gold.html
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium, as well as their children watched Judo competition.
Cycling
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall watched the men’s cycling.
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway watched as Alexander Kristoff won the Bronze medal.
Shooting
Princess Tessy and Prince Louis of Luxembourg had some alone time at the qualification of the women’s 10 meter air rifle.
