The movers and shakers of Australian sport and business have descended on Paris, hoping to rub shoulders with royalty, celebrities and sports stars from around the world.
Beneath frescoes of gods riding chariots through clouds and surrounded by Louis XV-era marble, an antipodean pantheon of sport and business leaders supped on champagne and h’ors d’oeuvres.
At the Monnais, business leaders joined sporting royalty. Elsewhere they might come across the genuine article; Australia’s favourite queen, Denmark’s Mary, is already in Paris, as is Britain’s Princess Anne, Prince Albert of Monaco, and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. But other nations are showing more enthusiasm. United States first lady Jill Biden has accepted her invitation, and the husband of vice president and likely presidential candidate Kamala Harris, Douglas Emhoff, will be at the closing ceremony.have prompted rumours that they will perform at the opening ceremony, while US rapper Snoop Dogg and actress Salma Hayek is running a leg of the torch relay.Some athlete celebs are sending ripples of excitement through the village.
Keen horsewoman and Harvey Norman boss Katie Page is expected to attend in a personal capacity to watch the equestrian events at the Palace of Versailles.Sport administrators are out in force, too. Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh and Football Australia chief executive James Johnson were at the Monnais. Venues NSW chairman David Gallop is on his way.
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