Queen Mary's sweet act after Olympic win
Queen Mary has made a surprise appearance at the Olympics and shared a sweet exchange with the Australian swim team after they snatched up a gold medal.
The Australian relay team, with Mollie O’Callaghan, Ariarne Titmus, Lani Pallister, and Brianna Throssel took home the gold and an Olympic record in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay.
After they received their gold medals, Ariarne Titmus noticed the Australian-born queen in the stands, and jogged over to her and straight into her arms for a celebratory hug.
Queen Mary was beaming with pride as they reveled in the glory.
She also pulled out her phone to snap pictures of the moment and even took selfies with the Olympians.
“A gold medal in Paris and a royal hug. Does it get any better!” Karl Stefanovic said on the Today Show on Friday morning.
“And at the end of the day, it’s two Tasmanians. Look at her taking photos on her phone, I love this, this is such a special moment,” Sarah Abo added.
Stefanovic also said “it’s not every day you get a Queen getting a selfie with you”.
“That is just stunning. We know Queen Mary’s presence has been felt. She was in the athletes village with Team Australia taking those selfies and hugging the athletes,” Abo added.
"And for her to come to this meet knowing how much it would have meant for the people in Australia as well to see her there."
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