Princes William and Harry See UK Get First Gold

by Tom Sykes Aug 1, 2012 1:36 PM EDT

Royal seal of approval

Princes William and Harry were back at their old school, Eton College, today, where the Olympic rowing events are taking place, to see Team GB clinch its first Olympic gold of the 2012 games when Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won the women's rowing pair.

They are the first female British Olympic gold medal winners in the history of British rowing.

Princes William and Harry were in the thick of the jubilant crowds at Eton's Dorney Lake celebrating Britain's first gold of the games.

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Tom Sykes is a writer and journalist, and he edits The Royalist blog for the Daily Beast. Tom has worked for many publications, including a stint as a nightlife reporter and gossip columnist for the New York Post. He has written several books, most recently helping John Taylor of Duran Duran write and edit his autobiography, published by Dutton. Tom lives in London and Ireland.

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