Cool Volley given royal blessing in Mozambique

21 April 2012

Maputo, Mozambique, April 21, 2012- The FIVB’s Cool Volley initiative got a royal seal of approval on Thursday after HRH Princess Anne of Great Britain attended an event in Boane, Mozambique to mark 99 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The Princess, who is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, attended the event and, speaking to Mozambique Volleyball Federation president Camilo Antao, said she liked the idea of Cool Volley.

 The competition welcomed over 200 children from local primary schools with British High Commissioner to Mozambique Shaun Cleary and National Olympic Committee president Marcelino Macome also attending.