The King has sent his ‘heartfelt congratulations’ to Olympic Winter Games winners from Team GB and across the Commonwealth.
Charles took to social media to celebrate the heroic efforts of the nation’s winter sporting stars, who emerged from the Games with their highest ever medal tally.
The monarch wrote: ‘As the Winter Games come to a close, my wife and I send our most heartfelt congratulations to all the Olympic medal winners from Team GB, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, on your remarkable successes.
‘Whether on the ice or amid Italy’s glorious snowscapes, you have demonstrated not only exceptional skill, but also the grace and camaraderie that embody the Olympic spirit at its finest.’
However, Charles also had words of comfort for the athletes who failed to secure a medal at the Games.
Charles added: ‘To those who did not reach the podium, from right across the Commonwealth, please know that you, too, can return home with proud hearts and heads held high.
The King sent a message of ‘heartfelt congratulations’ to Olympic Winter Games winners from Team GB and across the Commonwealth
The monarch commended the winter games athletes for their ‘exceptional skill, but also the grace and camaraderie that embody the Olympic spirit at its finest’
There were also words of comfort for the athletes who failed to secure a medal at the Games
The King signed off by expressing gratitude to the people of Italy for hosting ‘such a magnificent celebration’
‘Every performance, often in the face of great personal risk, was a testament to your courage, commitment and awesome athleticism, all of it made possible with the tireless work of your support teams on the ground and back home.’
The King signed off by praising ‘the people of Italy’ for their part in creating such a ‘magificent celebration’ and looking forward to the Winter Paralympics, which takes place between March 6 to March 15.
He wrote: ‘As we express gratitude to the people of Italy for hosting such a magnificent celebration, and turn our attention to the Winter Paralympics to come, your collective achievements have dazzled and inspired audiences across the globe -among them, we hope, the Olympian stars of the future. Charles R’
Italy 2026 proved a successful Winter Olympics for Great Britain after the nation scooped its highest ever medal haul: three golds, a silver and a bronze.
Reigning world champion Matt Weston won GB’s first medal, a gold, with a domineering performance in the men’s skeleton.
Weston then became the first Briton to secure two golds in a single Winter Games after victory in the mixed team skeleton alongside Tabitha Stoecker.
Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale brought Great Britain’s other first place finish with a gold in the mixed team snowboard cross.
The men’s curling team of Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie brought home a silver medal after losing out in a close-run final against the Canadians.
Great Britain’s Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker celebrate winning gold after the Skeleton Mixed Team Final on day nine of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Their stunning victory by 0.17 seconds sparked wild scenes among fans at the Cortina Sliding Centre
Matt Weston celebrates after he dominated the field to win the men’s skeleton by more than 0.8 seconds at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Meanwhile Zoe Atkin boosted the nation’s medal tally on the final day by winning bronze in the women’s freeski halfpipe.
For Weston, it has been a transformative trip to Italy. He only took up the sport by chance in 2017 after attending a talent ID day where it was found his height, speed and power metrics made him a natural for skeleton.
That he won the individual gold on Friday elevated him into rarefied company for British Winter Olympians and, such was his surprise, he scrambled to find his medal upon Saturday morning to ensure it wasn’t a dream. It had been stashed in his sock drawer.
‘There’s some great names in the British Olympic history. I think to even consider putting my name next to those is a massive honour,’ Weston said after earning a second gold
‘Obviously the individual one has a special place in my heart, it’s everything you dream about in the sport, but now we have had the introduction of the team race, this was another goal.’