Princess Anne's comments to Winter Olympian after bronze medal speak volumes about her

A Winter Olympics competitor has shared her delight at meeting Princess Anne at the Winter Olympics. Canadian freestyle skier Meghan Oldham bagged a bronze medal in the Women's Slopestyle Final earlier in the Games and was presented with the honour by the Royal.

The 24-year-old had a brief chat with Princess Anne, a moment she enthusiastically recounted when speaking to CBC Olympics journalist Ariel Helwani. Revealing a moment that perfectly encapsulated the down-to-earth and humble nature of Anne, Oldham said: "She was so sweet.

"She was just saying congratulations, like, this is such a big accomplishment, and then she was also just asking me about some other events that I have coming up." She added: "She was like, 'Are you competing again?' I was like, 'Yeah, I'm competing in Big Air.'

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"So she just wished luck, which was really nice" whilst Helwani responded: "A little chit chat with the Princess." Princess Anne's connection with Canada is long-standing, with the 75-year-old holding ceremonial roles with numerous regiments of the Canadian Armed Forces.

In addition to presenting Oldham with her medal, Anne - who is a member of the International Olympic Committee - handed out several more Olympic medals at Milano Cortina.

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She herself was an Olympian 50 years ago, becoming the first member of the British royal family to participate in the Olympics when she competed for Great Britain's equestrian team at the 1976 Summer Games.

Her daughter, Zara Tindall, maintained the Royal presence at the Olympics by securing the silver medal at the 2012 Games in London. Following her departure from Milan, she travelled to Edinburgh to witness Scotland triumph over England 31-20 in their Six Nations clash this past weekend.

When Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu approached to receive the Calcutta Cup from Princess Anne, the skipper recognised several people in the royal box beforesomewhat awkwardly attempting to embrace her in a moment captured on film. During the attempted hug, Anne moved backwards before resting her hand on his shoulder.

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She then exchanged a few words with him before presenting him with the trophy. The uncomfortable moment did nothing to dampen Tuipulotu's joy after the win as he told BBC Sport: "I'm extremely proud.

"To go through what we went through last week really hurt and we understood because we deserved it. Ultimately Italy were better than us. We really felt like our backs were against the wall and we showed up today."