At the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Princess Anne has already earned the title of style queen. All she needed was a pair of wrap-around Adidas sunglasses to stand out among the crowd watching the mixed doubles curling match between Italy and Great Britain Monday. It was a wise choice—by the end of the match she might have needed them to conceal her disappointment. Team GB was defeated, 5–3, by Italy’s Stefania Costantini and Amos Mosaner, who snatched the bronze medal.
Princess Anne hides her disappointment at a British loss.
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These are days of total sports immersion for the 75-year-old princess. On Saturday, her face was displayed on the big screen at Rome’s Olympic Stadium for a Six Nations rugby match between Italy and Scotland, and she was seemingly surprised by the rapturous applause of the audience. Now, at the Olympics, her sunglasses are driving the social media praise. A unanimous chorus celebrating her regal cool when she paired the Adidas sunglasses with an insulated blue jacket from the German sportswear company.
The sunglasses—with ombré orange lenses and adjustable nose pads to ensure a perfect fit—are recommended for runners but also for “raves with strobe lights,” according to a party animal among the online reviewers.
