The Royal Family and Sports

SI Staff | Jul 22, 2013

The Royal Family and Sports

Queen Elizabeth II, Althea Gibson and Darlene Hard

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Queen Elizabeth II has been at the center of a four-day celebration for the Diamond Jubilee, marking her 60 years on the throne. In honor of the Queen, SI takes a look at the Royal Family and sports. In this photo, Queen Elizabeth II presents Althea Gibson with a trophy after Gibson beat Darlene Head (6-3, 6-2) in the women's singles final at Wimbledon.

Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth II has a front row for a 1957 college football game between Maryland and North Carolina.

Queen Elizabeth II and Virginia Wade

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Queen Elizabeth II watches as Virginia Wade shows her women's singles champion trophy to the crowd on the centre court at Wimbledon. Wade has just beaten Betty Stove of the Netherlands in the final.

Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry

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Princess Diana is sandwiched by her sons, William and Harry, during a skiing holiday in Lech, Austria.

Queen Elizabeth II and German soccer team

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Queen Elizabeth II is introduced to the German soccer team prior to the start of the final of the European Soccer Championships at Wembley Stadium in London. German players are (from right) Jurgen Klinsmann, Andreas Kopke, Markus Babbel and Thomas Strunz.

Prince William

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Prince William chases a soccer ball during a school inter-house match in Eton, England.

David Beckham, Sven Goran Eriksson, Geoffrey Thompson and Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth II meets England captain David Beckham and manager Sven Goran Eriksson (2nd left) during a reception for the Football Association held a Buckingham Palace.

Prince William

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Prince William cheers as he makes his water polo debut for the Scottish national universities squad in the annual Celtic Nations tournament in Cardiff, Wales.

Prince William and friends

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Prince William (center) carries a surfboard as he walks with two friends along the shoreline at St. Andrews in Scotland.

Prince Charles and Prince William

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Prince Charles and Prince William ski down the Madrisa course in Klosters, Switzerland.

Prince Charles

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Prince Charles reacts after missing a shot during a polo match at The Queen's Ground, Guards Polo Club in Windsor, England.

Prince William and Dave Alred

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Prince William is shown the correct way to hold a rugby ball for kicking by British and Irish Lions kicking coach Dave Alred in Wellington, New Zealand.

Prince William and Prince Harry

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Prince William tumbles from his horse while playing polo against his brother Prince Harry in a charity match at Birdlip in England.

Prince William and Wayne Rooney

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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney meets Prince William at Carrington training ground near Manchester, England.

Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate Middleton

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Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate Middleton attend the Six Nations international rugby union match against Italy.

Queen Elizabeth II, Justin Hoyte, Theo Walcott, Freddie Ljungberg and Thierry Henry

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Queen Elizabeth II meets members of the Arsenal EPL team during their visit to Buckingham Palace.

Prince Harry and Prince William

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Prince Harry and Prince William pose for photographers before the start of the Enduro Africa charity ride in Port Edward, South Africa.

Prince William

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Prince William spins a soccer ball while attending an English Football Association skills session at St Aidan's Primary School in Blackburn, England.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Prince William

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Cristiano Ronaldo shakes hands with Prince William at the end of the UEFA Champions League final soccer match between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome. Barcelona won 2-0.

Prince Harry

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Britain's Prince Harry spits champagne at Nacho Figueras after drinking from the winner's trophy following the Manhattan Polo Classic polo match on Governor's Island in New York City.

Prince William and Prince Harry

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Princes William and Prince Harry play football with orphaned children during a visit to the Semongkong Children's Centre in Lesotho in South Africa.

Prince William and Prince Harry

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Prince Harry hits the ball forward (with his brother Prince William close behind) during the Chakravarty Cup polo match at Beaufort Polo Club, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

Oracene Price, Prince William and Serena Williams

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Prince William, Serena Williams (and her mother Oracene) pose at the Rod Laver Arena on Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Kate Middleton and Prince William

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Prince William and Kate Middleton applaud Andy Murray during his Wimbledon match against Richard Gasquet.

Kate Middleton, Prince William and Prince Harry

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Kate Middleton, Prince William and Prince Harry attend the Men's Team Sprint Cycling event at the 2012 Olympics in London.

Prince Harry and Mark Teixeira

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Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira reacts to a hit by Prince Harry after pitching him a baseball during a visit to the Harlem RBI youth sports and school program in New York.

Prince William

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President of the English Football Association Prince William is presented with a football by UEFA President Michel Platini after he addressed the delegates during the 37th Ordinary UEFA Congress in London.