Prince Harry will have the best seat in the house to watch the beach volleyball at the London 2012 Olympics after the royal attendance schedule was announced.

Like her father King George VI did at Wembley in 1948, the Queen will formally declare the London Games open at Friday’s opening ceremony, after which Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will take over royal patronage duties at competitive events.The trio will attend equestrian events at Greenwich, where they could watch their cousin Zara Phillips in action, as well as swimming and athletics at the Olympic Park.The Duchess, a keen hockey player in her school days, has engagements of her… Read the full story