The first royal medal for GB

[DrJay]

"History had already been made once at the Olympics on Tuesday when Queen Elizabeth's equestrian granddaughter Zara Phillips put her name in the record books earlier in the day by becoming the first member of the British royal family to win an Olympic medal. She claimed a silver as part of the British eventing team. Her mother, Princess Anne, a 1976 Olympic equestrian, draped the medal around her neck." Near the bottom of:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/31/sport/oly ... ?hpt=hp_c1

[mump boy]

'Woman born into unbelievable privilege wins medal in most elitist sport'

This is something to celebrate ??

[uakari]

from i read, thailand's mLJer is a prince:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supanara_Sukhasvasti

http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographie ... index.html

http://www.london2012.com/athlete/sukha ... a-1103998/