ITALY WELCOMES WORLD LEADERS AND ROYALTY TO THE MILANO CORTINA OLYMPICS 2026

ITALY’S PRESIDENT SERGIO MATTARELLA HOSTED A GRAND RECEPTION AT THE ROYAL PALACE IN MILAN ON FEBRUARY 5TH, WELCOMING GLOBAL LEADERS, ROYALS AND DIGNITARIES AHEAD OF THE 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS.

ACCOMPANIED BY PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI AND HIS DAUGHTER LAURA MATTARELLA, THE PRESIDENT GREETED GUESTS INCLUDING: PRINCESS ROYAL ANNE OF THE UK AND HER HUSBAND SIR TIMOTHY LAWRENCE, GERMAN PRESIDENT FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER, US VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE, IOC PRESIDENT KIRSTY COVENTRY, AND ROYALTY FROM MONACO, NETHERLANDS AND JORDAN.

THE RECEPTION TOOK PLACE AT MILAN’S HISTORIC ROYAL PALACE, NEAR THE ICONIC DUOMO CATHEDRAL, BEFORE THE DIGNITARIES ATTENDED THE MILANO CORTINA GAMES OPENING CEREMONY AT SAN SIRO STADIUM.