Prince Albert II and Princess Anne met during an International Olympic Committee gathering this week, sharing common ground as both IOC members and former Olympic competitors. 

Both competed at the Games before taking up positions within the IOC. Prince Albert II represented Monaco in bobsleigh at five consecutive Winter Games between 1988 and 2002.

Meanwhile, Princess Anne competed for Great Britain in equestrian at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

The pair have served as IOC members for nearly four decades, with Prince Albert II joining in 1985 and Princess Anne following three years later in 1988.

That first-hand experience of Olympic competition – the training, the pressure, the values instilled through sport – guides their approach to committee work.

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