August – The Sovereign Prince was a guest of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a czarist residence outside of St. Petersburg. Putin thanked the Prince, who is on the International Olympic Committee, for his support in the selection of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Prince also took part in a four-day, 100-km dogsled expedition to the North Pole from a Russian base.[1]
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