The Prince and Princess of Wales, along with some other famous faces, have congratulated Team GB ahead of the Olympics closing ceremony in Paris. Celebrities including rapper Snoop Dogg, footballer David Beckham and sports presenter Gabby Logan joined the royal couple in congratulating the team in a video posted on social media. (Photo: Snoop, Kate, William and Beckham).

“Well done for all you’ve achieved, you’ve been an inspiration to us all,” William says in the video. Kate, who has only made two public appearances this year after she was diagnosed with cancer, said: “From all of us watching at home, congratulations to Team GB.” The US rapper Snoop Dogg, who has been an Olympic hit himself, started the video by saying “greetings loved ones” and ended it with the words “thank you Great Britain, on behalf of big Snoop Dogg, the prince and his lovely wife”.

Beckham said: “Hey Team GB, we are so proud of you. Congratulations.” Former US sprinter Michael Johnson said in the video that Team GB had done a “good job – though not quite as good as the US”. Former swimmer Rebecca Adlington, former track and field athlete Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, former middle distance runner Dame Kelly Holmes, presenter and author Greg James and TV presenter Emma Willis were also among those featured in the video.

The King and Queen congratulated the team separately, sending their “warmest congratulations” to athletes from Team GB and the Commonwealth for their “outstanding successes” at the Paris Olympics. “Your achievements, across so many disciplines, were forged from that invaluable combination of raw talent, true grit and hard toil over many years, burnished these past weeks by sportsmanship and team spirit in the finest tradition of the Game,” said the King.

The prime minister congratulated Team GB, saying in a post on X: “To all our incredible @TeamGB athletes and support staff, well done and congratulations. You’re bringing home more than just medals. You’ve inspired a new generation of athletes while entertaining a nation. Thank you.” Team GB finished the OIympics with 65 medals, including 14 golds, 22 silvers and 29 bronzes, beating their Tokyo total by one.

Courtesy: Sky News