Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn met Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing and attended the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics today:
Yesterday, February 3, Grand Duke Henri attended the 139th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Beijing, today he attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games:
Grand Duke Henri and the Luxembourg delegation attended the giant slalom competition yesterday, "in order to encourage the young skier Gwyneth Ten Raa for her debut at the Beijing Games":
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima might not be present but of course they watched the 1500 m speed skating in which Ireen Wüst could become the very first Olympian EVER to win 5 individual gold medals in a row (divided between the 3000 m and the 1500 m). The very first time was when she was 19 at her Olympic debut in Turin and today, aged 35 (10 months and 6 days - also being the oldest female speed skater ever to win individual Olympic gold), she was up for her possible fifth Olympic Games to win an individual gold medal (in Sochi she won two individual gold medals). And she delivered! So, congratulations were in order.