Charles and Camilla’s horse well beaten at Royal Ascot
Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot saw weird and wacky hats on display.
The King and Queen’s hopes of a second Royal Ascot winner were dashed when their racehorse was well beaten on Ladies’ Day.
Charles and Camilla’s thoroughbred Gilded Water ran in the King George V Stakes, the same race that gave them their first victory at the famous Berkshire meet last year.
The Queen kept a keen eye on the race through a pair of binoculars as the King chatted to the couple’s racing adviser John Warren, and she bobbed up and down in anticipation when the horse was among the leaders.
Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot saw weird and wacky hats on display as racegoers added a touch of fun alongside the action on the turf.
The middle of racing week is a chance for punters to up the ante in the fashion stakes and put on a display of colour and creativity.
Gemma Mattison, 41, from Birmingham had a large red rose as a hat and said she wanted to make a statement on Ladies’ Day.
She said: “I always have a classic look when I come to Royal Ascot but this time I thought I’d go all out – it’s now or never. So I’ve come as an English rose.”
She joked: “I can just bash everyone out of the way.”
The King and Queen, who took on Queen Elizabeth II’s racing horses, invited members of the royal family and close friends to the royal box to enjoy the racing and the feature event of the week, the Gold Cup.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were been invited as were Princess Margaret’s children, the Earl of Snowdon and Lady Sarah Chatto and her husband Daniel Chatto.
Imrie, who first came to Royal Ascot as a 17-year-old, described the Berkshire meet as “the best day out”.
