Finally we see photos of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima in Beijing. We know they’ve been there since the beginning. They’ve had a chance to watch their fellow Dutch compete in fencing, sailing and swimming (photo), among others. They were on hand to greet swimmer Van den Hoogenband

after his last Olympic race. Van den Hoogenband said:

“I think I will hug the Prince. He has always been a great fan of me.”

Royal Blog has several photos of the Dutch royal couple at the Olympics:

Sailing competition

Partying with athletes at the ‘Holland Heineken House” in Beijing

Finally we get a glimpse of Monaco’s Prince Albert at the Olympic Games in Beijing. As a member of the International Olympic Committee, the prince is there on an official capacity, and of course, as an avid sportsman and former Olympian.

Prince Albert attended the weightlifting event of these Summer Games, with his girlfriend Charlene Wittstock.

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If there is one Olympic sport that Britain’s Princess Anne isn’t going to miss, it’s the Equestrian event. She was there as a member of the International Olympic Committee and also to support the British team as they competed in Beijing.

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Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia continue to make their presence felt at the Olympic Games in Beijing. They were spotted lending their support to the Spanish women’s basketball team at the preliminary game against Olympic host China. Spain lost that game to China, 64-67, which explains why Prince Felipe is looking rather worried in this photo.

Princess Anne, a member of the International Olympic Committee,  is one of the royals in Beijing for the start of the Olympic Games. She met with Chinese President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing, along with about 80 world leaders, at a welcome banquet at the Great Hall of People on August 8, 2008.

As the Olympic Games in Beijing gets ready to begin, I’m sure we’ll see a number of royals in attendance. We already have an idea about who to keep an eye out for as photos start to come out of Beijing.

So far, I have the following royals with Olympic plans:

Monaco’s Prince Albert, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is already in Beijing (photo at Hello).

Britain’s Princess Anne, an IOC member, has also arrived (via 2008bimc)

Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands

Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sofia

Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik, who arrived in China’s capital on August 4, 2008 (via M&C)

Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia arrived on Thursday (via 2008bimc)