by Susan Flantzer
© Unofficial Royalty 2018
Revised 2021
Anne, Princess Royal, a member of the International Committee and a former Olympian, and her husband Timothy Laurence at the 2012 London Summer Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the international, non-governmental, non-profit organization and the supreme authority of the worldwide Olympic movement. Members of royal families have served on the International Olympic Committee throughout the years and continue to serve.
*Current Member of the International Olympic Committee as of January 2024
#Honorary Members of the International Olympic Committee as of January 2024 (Most honorary members are former members who, after finishing their terms of office, are made honorary members.)
@Past Members or Past Honorary Members of the International Olympic Committee
Years in parentheses indicate the years served as a Member of the International Olympic Committee.
Belgium
@King Albert II of Belgium (1958-1964) as Prince Albert, Prince of Liège
Bhutan
*Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck of Bhutan (elected 2018)
Denmark
@Prince Axel of Denmark (1932-1958), honorary member 1958-1964
#King Frederik X of Denmark (2009-2021), honorary member 2021
Germany
@Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1926-1956)
@Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover (1966-1971)
Greece
#King Constantine II of Greece (1963-1974), honorary member 1974, Gold Medal in sailing in the 1960 Summer Olympics
Jordan
*Prince Feisal Al Hussein of Jordan (elected 2010)
Kuwait
*Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al Sabah of Kuwait (elected 1992, suspended)
Liechtenstein
@Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1936-1980)
*Princess Nora of Liechtenstein (elected 1980)
Luxembourg
#Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (1946-1998), honorary member 1998-2019
*Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (elected 1998)
Malaysia
#Prince Tunku Imran of Negeri Sembilan, one of the thirteen states of Malaysia (2006-2019, honorary member 2019
Monaco
@Prince Rainier III of Monaco (1949-1950)
@Prince Pierre of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois (1950-1964)
*Prince Albert II of Monaco (elected 1985), Winter Olympics participant in bobsled 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002
Netherlands
#King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1998-2013), honorary member 2013
Oman
@Sheikh Khalid Muhammad Alzubair of Oman (2017-2018)
Qatar
*Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar (elected 2002)
Saudi Arabia
@Prince Faisal bin Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1984-1999)
#Prince Nawaf Bin Faisal of Saudi Arabia (2002-2014), honorary member 2014
*Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud of Saudi Arabia (elected 2020)
Spain
@Infanta Pilar of Spain (1996-2006), honorary member 2006-2020
United Arab Emirates
@Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan/United Arab Emirates (2007-2014), Summer Olympic participant in equestrian events 2000
United Kingdom
*Anne, Princess Royal (elected 1988), Summer Olympic participant in equestrian events 1976
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