Mystery as Princess Anne will NOT attend Olympic opening ceremony despite being in Paris
PRINCESS ANNE will not attend the Olympic opening ceremony – even though she is in Paris.
Instead she will watch the event from Team GB House in the city.
It has not been revealed why she won’t be at the ceremony in person, even though she is the president of the British Olympic Association and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Anne, 73, who competed at the 1976 games in the equestrian three-day event, is on a 12-day trip to France during which she is taking on a series of Olympic duties.
It comes a month after she suffered a head injury during an incident with a horse at her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire.
She will meet Team GB competitors and have dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron.
She will also pay tribute to Chariots of Fire legend Eric Liddell to mark the centenary of his 400 metre gold medal triumph at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
Anne began a phased return to work on July 12 after nearly three weeks of recuperating from the horse incident.
She undertook about two-thirds of her diary engagements last week.
During her time in hospital, the princess was forced to cancel her upcoming engagements.
These included a trip to Canada and an appearance at the State Banquet.