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Hang it in the Louvre! The royal selfies that made Paris 2024

The Paris Olympics offered no shortage of historic photos over the last two weeks for the royals who were visiting, including several photos in front of Olympic rings. However, in true 2024 style, we also have many royal selfies to choose from. 

The Opening Ceremonies were a hotbed for royal selfies with many royal couples grabbing their phones for a photo.

Before the deluge – King Felipe and Queen Letizia were first with the royal selfies at the Paris 2024 Olympics and managed a shot before rain meant ponchos
(Casa de S.M. el Rey)

King Felipe and Queen Letizia shared a selfie from their spot along the Seine River for the groundbreaking ceremony. Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa also shared a riverside selfie from the Opening Ceremony, complete with clear ponchos for the rainy weather. 

The reign in the rain for the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg
(Grand Duchess Maria Teresa/ Instagram)

King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark took a selfie before the start of the Opening Ceremony from their seats with the Eiffel Tower looming in the background. 

Date night, royal style and a selfie to prove it – the King and Queen of Denmark conquer Paris
(Det Danske Kongehus/ Instagram)

Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia of Spain were quick with their phones to snap selfies together while they were supporting Spain, keeping a record of their Paris adventures.

Spain’s future queen, Leonor) does the selfie honours as she poses with her youngster sister, Sofia
(Casa de S.M. el Rey)

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium were happy to be in a selfie with the Belgian former table tennis player, Jean-Michael Savoie. 

The first four in line of succession to the Belgian throne made like tourists and did a selfie
(Belgian Royal Palace/ Instagram)

When Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel, and Princess Eleonor of Belgium arrived in Paris for the Olympics, one of the first things they did was take a selfie together with the Eiffel Tower in the background. 

The queen of selfies from the Queen of the Netherlands and her eldest daughter who will, one day, be queen
(Queen Maxima/ Koninklijkhuis Instagram)

Queen Maxima and Princess Catharina Amalia have possibly the best royal selfie of the Paris Olympics with the two beaming together while watching the Netherlands compete in rowing. The Dutch royals were also not shy and posed for selfies with Dutch athletes and visitors throughout the Games as they danced in the streets with them. 

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