Keeping Up With the Royals (and Other Celebrities) at the London Olympics
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Many members of the British royal family filled seats at London’s mad Olympic opening ceremony on Friday night, no doubt as excited — if not more so — to watch the Queen’s sky-diving exploits as the rest of us. They’ve since popped up at events all over: Charles and Camilla watched some cycling; Prince William took in a football match; and everyone supported Zara Phillips (daughter of Princess Anne) as she competed in equestrian events. Michelle Obama is in town because of her role leading the U.S. delegation, as is David Beckham, thanks to all of his ambassadorial work. Click through our slideshow, which will be updated as the Games continue, to see all the famous faces cheering from the stands … there should be lots of them by the Games’ end, because you know they won’t have had any problems getting tickets.
August 12, 2012 Prince Harry and Kate Middleton watch the closing ceremony. Photo: LEON NEAL/2012 AFP
August 12, 2012 Kate Middleton giving Princess Anne a little kiss on the cheek. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/2012 Getty Images
August 12, 2012 David Beckham and Brooklyn Beckham watch a men's basketball match. Photo: MARTIN BUREAU/2012 AFP
August 12, 2012 Cruz Beckham and Romeo Beckham were there, too.
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August 11, 2012 David Beckham and London's Mayor Boris Johnson cheer on athletes in the Olympic Stadium.
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August 11, 2012 David Beckham and London's Mayor Boris Johnson cheer on athletes in the Olympic Stadium.
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August 10, 2012 British Prime Minister David Cameron and David Beckham attend a BMX cycling event. Photo: Bryn Lennon/2012 Getty Images
August 10, 2012 David Beckham meets soldiers drafted to help with security at the Olympics. Photo: WPA Pool/2012 Getty Images
August 10, 2012 Kate Middleton cheers while watching a women's hockey match between Great Britain and New Zealand. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/20...
August 10, 2012 Kate Middleton cheers while watching a women's hockey match between Great Britain and New Zealand. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 9, 2012 Prince Harry and Princess Anne watch athletics. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/2012 Getty Images
August 9, 2012 Kate Middleton watches synchronized swimming at the Aquatics Centre. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 9, 2012 Prince Harry and Kate Middleton — practising their runway walks — visit athletes at Team GB house. Photo: WPA Pool/2012 Getty Images
August 8, 2012 David Beckham watches the women's beach volleyball final with sons Cruz and Romeo. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 8, 2012 Prince Harry watches beach volleyball at the Horse Guards Parade. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 8, 2012 Kate Middleton attends a women's hockey semifinal match at the Riverbank Arena.
Photo: LEON NEAL/2012 AFP
August 7, 2012 (L-R) Princess Eugenie, Sarah Ferguson, and Princess Beatrice watch cycling events at the Veldrome.
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August 7, 2012 (L-R) Princess Eugenie, Sarah Ferguson, and Princess Beatrice watch cycling events at the Veldrome.
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August 7, 2012 Prince Harry and Prince William watch cycling events at the Veldrome.
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 6, 2012 Mick Jagger and L'Wren Scott watch athletics events in the Olympic Stadium. Photo: GABRIEL BOUYS/2012 AFP
August 6, 2012 Condoleezza Rice watches a men's basketball match. Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/2012 AFP
August 6, 2012 Kate Middleton, on a boat, watching sailing events in Weymouth Harbour. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 6, 2012 Princess Anne — on the same boat as Kate — watching sailing events, too.
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August 5, 2012 Prince William (holding binoculars), Kate Middleton, and Prince Harry watch athletic events at the Olympic Stadium.
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August 5, 2012 Prince William (holding binoculars), Kate Middleton, and Prince Harry watch athletic events at the Olympic Stadium.
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August 5, 2012 Kate Middleton watches the men's pommel horse final at the North Greenwich Arena.
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 5, 2012 An excited Kate Middleton attends a handball match at the Copper Box venue in the Olympic Park. Photo: WPA Pool/2012 Getty Images
August 5, 2012 Princess Anne attends a sailing medal race at Weymouth Harbour, England. Photo: Clive Mason/2012 Getty Images
August 5, 2012 Queen Margrethe of Denmark watches badminton at Wembley Arena. Photo: Michael Regan/2012 Getty Images
August 4, 2012 Stella McCartney, Paul McCartney, and Nancy Shevell watch athletics in the Olympic Stadium. Photo: Stu Forster/2012 Getty Images
August 4, 2012 Princess Beatrice watches athletic events at the Olympic Stadium. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 4, 2012 Kate Middleton, Prince William, and David Cameron watch athletics events at the Olympic Stadium. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 ...
August 4, 2012 Kate Middleton, Prince William, and David Cameron watch athletics events at the Olympic Stadium. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 4, 2012 Princess Anne watches women's track cycling at the Velodrome. Photo: Cameron Spencer/2012 Getty Images
August 3, 2012 Prince William and Kate Middleton visit Team GB house, the British team's operating center near the Olympic Park, to say thank you...
August 3, 2012 Prince William and Kate Middleton visit Team GB house, the British team's operating center near the Olympic Park, to say thank you to volunteers working during the Games. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
August 3, 2012 Kate Middleton watches a hockey match at the Riverbank Arena. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 3, 2012 Prince Edward, his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, and Princess Anne watch swimming events at the Aquatics Centre. Photo: CH...
August 3, 2012 Prince Edward, his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, and Princess Anne watch swimming events at the Aquatics Centre. Photo: CHRISTOPHE SIMON/2012 AFP
August 2, 2012 Princess Anne attends the medal ceremony for track cycling finalists at the Velodrome. Photo: Bryn Lennon/2012 Getty Images
August 2, 2012 Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrate British cyclist Chris Hoy winning a cycling event at the Velodrome. Photo: Pascal Le ...
August 2, 2012 Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrate British cyclist Chris Hoy winning a cycling event at the Velodrome. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 2, 2012 Prince Harry was there too — but he had no one to hug when Team GB won gold.
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August 2, 2012 Prince Edward and Princess Anne watch a cycling event at the Velodrome. Photo: Bryn Lennon/2012 Getty Images
August 2, 2012 Princess Anne attends a trapshooting event at the Royal Artillery Barracks.
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August 2, 2012 Prince Daniel of Sweden and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden watch a shooting event at the Royal Artillery Barracks.
Photo: Lars Baro...
August 2, 2012 Prince Daniel of Sweden and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden watch a shooting event at the Royal Artillery Barracks.
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August 2, 2012 Kate Middleton watches tennis at Wimbledon. Photo: CARL COURT/2012 AFP
August 2, 2012 Ann Romney watches her horse, Rafalca, take part in the dressage competition at Greenwich Park. Photo: Markus Schreiber/AP2012
August 1, 2012 Prince Harry watches events at the Aquatics Centre. Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/2012 Getty Images
August 1, 2012 Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco attend swimming events at the Aquatics Centre. Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/2012 Ge...
August 1, 2012 Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco attend swimming events at the Aquatics Centre. Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/2012 Getty Images
July 31, 2012 Model Bar Refaeli and snowboarder Shaun White join the Phelps family to watch swimming trials at the Aqautics Centre. Photo: Ezra ...
July 31, 2012 Model Bar Refaeli and snowboarder Shaun White join the Phelps family to watch swimming trials at the Aqautics Centre. Photo: Ezra Shaw/2012 Getty Images
July 31, 2012 Prince William and Kate Middleton visit Team GB in the Athletes' Village. Photo: WPA Pool/2012 Getty Images
July 31, 2012 Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Princess Anne watch show jumping at Greenwich Park. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
July 31, 2012 (L-R) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Sebastien Coe, Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie, and Princess Bea...
July 31, 2012 (L-R) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Sebastien Coe, Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie, and Princess Beatrice watch show jumping at Greenwich Park. (And the people sitting in front of them are clearly watching the royals, rather than the horses.)
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July 31, 2012 And watching more show jumping at Greenwich Park, this time with caps and other athleticwear. Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/2012 AFP
July 31, 2012 Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco watch swimming races at the Aquatics Centre.
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July 31, 2012 Wearing a lovely clear plastic poncho, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands watches show jumping at Greenwich Park. Photo: Pascal Le...
July 31, 2012 Wearing a lovely clear plastic poncho, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands watches show jumping at Greenwich Park. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
July 31, 2012 Prince William and Kate Middleton watching show jumping at Greenwich Park. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
July 30, 2012 Prince William and Prince Harry watch cross country eventing at Greenwich Park. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
July 30, 2012 Kate Middleton and Prince William arriving at Greenwich Park to watch the cross-country eventing competition.
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July 30, 2012 Kate Middleton and Prince William arriving at Greenwich Park to watch the cross-country eventing competition.
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July 29, 2012 Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco watch swimming races at the Aquatics Centre.
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July 29, 2012 Princess Anne and her father, Prince Phillip, watching Zara compete.
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July 29, 2012 Zara Phillips, Princess Anne's daughter, competes in the individual eventing competition with her horse, High Kingdom.
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July 29, 2012 Zara Phillips, Princess Anne's daughter, competes in the individual eventing competition with her horse, High Kingdom.
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July 29, 2012 Michelle Obama watches a men's basketball match between France and the United States. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
July 29, 2012 Michelle Obama stands for the American national anthem before watching swimming heats at the Aquatics Centre. Photo: EMMANUEL DUNA...
July 29, 2012 Michelle Obama stands for the American national anthem before watching swimming heats at the Aquatics Centre. Photo: EMMANUEL DUNAND/2012 AFP
July 29, 2012 David Beckham and Brooklyn Beckham watch a football match between Great Britain and the United Arab Emirates at Wembley Stadium. P...
July 29, 2012 David Beckham and Brooklyn Beckham watch a football match between Great Britain and the United Arab Emirates at Wembley Stadium. Photo: Julian Finney/2012 Getty Images
July 29, 2012 And Prince William was there, too.
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July 28, 2012 Queen Elizabeth tours the Athletes' Village. Photo: WPA Pool/2012 Getty Images
July 28, 2012 Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the start of a cycling road race in London. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012...
July 28, 2012 Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the start of a cycling road race in London. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
July 27, 2012 Prime Minister David Cameron, Samantha Cameron, and Princess Anne at the opening ceremony.
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July 27, 2012 Prince William and Kate Middleton attend the opening ceremony.
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
July 27, 2012 Michelle Obama meets the Queen at a pre-Olympics reception at Buckingham Palace for heads of state and heads of government.
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July 27, 2012 Michelle Obama meets the Queen at a pre-Olympics reception at Buckingham Palace for heads of state and heads of government.
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July 27, 2012 Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive for the opening ceremony.
Photo: JOHN STILLWELL/2012 AFP
July 27, 2012 Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco at the opening ceremony.
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
July 27, 2012 Queen Elizabeth prepares to officially open the Games with her speech at the opening ceremony.
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July 27, 2012 Queen Elizabeth prepares to officially open the Games with her speech at the opening ceremony.
Photo: Cameron Spencer/2012 Getty Images
July 27, 2012 Michelle Obama, David Beckham, Brandi Chastain, and, of course, SpongeBob SquarePants at a Let's Move! London event at the American...
July 27, 2012 Michelle Obama, David Beckham, Brandi Chastain, and, of course, SpongeBob SquarePants at a Let's Move! London event at the American Ambassador's residence.
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