Princess Anne, 73, traveled to Paris to attend the 142nd International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session ahead of the Olympics, which officially begin on Friday, July 26.
She sported her signature bouffant hairstyle and a navy suit as she took her seat at the conference on Tuesday. Joining her was Monaco’s Prince Albert, also an IOC member.
Both Anne and Albert have competed in the Olympics—Anne in eventing and Albert in bobsledding.
The Princess Royal was the first member of the British royal family to participate in the Olympics, competing in a three-day equestrian event on the late Queen’s horse, Goodwill, at the 1976 Montreal Games.
Her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1972 Olympics and a team silver in 1988. Their daughter, Zara Tindall, later won a team silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics.
Anne is gradually resuming her royal duties after spending five nights in the hospital following a horse-related incident on her Gatcombe Park estate on June 23. Last week, she officially opened a new emergency department at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Kildare Hall at The Showground in Malvern.
On July 12, she made her first public appearance since the accident, presenting awards at an equine competition at Hartpury University and Hartpury College in Gloucestershire, where she admitted to guests that she “can’t remember a single thing” about the incident.
The IOC Session will continue on Wednesday, but it is not known if any other British royal family members will travel to Paris for the Games. In May, it was announced that the King had become the patron of the British Olympic Association (BOA) to mark the first anniversary of his coronation, taking over the role from the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Sir Hugh Robertson, chair of the BOA, said: “We are delighted that His Majesty The King has agreed to take on the patronage of the BOA.
“As an organisation that represents all four corners of the United Kingdom, the support and active engagement of the royal family, and in particular HRH The Princess Royal, is important, and has been crucial to the recent success of Team GB. It is fantastic news that it will continue in the years ahead.”
The Paris 2024 Olympics will take place from 26 July to 11 August, with Team GB’s heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson, sprinter Dina Asher-Smith and gymnast Max Whitlock among the medal hopefuls.
