Most Summer Olympic Games opened by an individual

HM Queen Elizabeth II is the only individual to have officially opened the Summer Olympic Games more than once. The Queen of England opened the 1976 Montreal Games, and 36 years later opened the 2012 Games in London, UK, on 27 July 2012. Queen Elizabeth's husband HRH the Duke of Edinburgh opened the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. Her father, King George VI opened the 1948 Olympic Games in London while her uncle King Edward VII had previously opened the 1908 London Games.