On Tuesday, the first day, the King and Queen were welcomed to Ascot with loud cheers from the crowds, and they entered the parade ring ahead of the royal procession. Camilla’s wit was highlighted when the couple were seen chatting to onlookers who had gathered to see them while their carriage was waiting for the procession to begin. In a video circulating online, King Charles asked the crowd: “Have you been there for hours?” with a person replying: “Yes, and it was worth it.”
Another person added: “We have plenty of wine, though,” to which the Queen said: “That's the answer!”
The crowd then erupted in laughter.
On Tuesday, the King and Queen saw their racing dreams dashed when their horse was well beaten on the track.
Charles and Camilla watched from the royal box as Reaching High lost in the Ascot Stakes with 25-1 shot Kizlyar victorious, as thousands of racegoers cheered on their horses.
Among the celebrity racegoers were Spice Girl Geri Halliwell and her husband Christian Horner, TV chef Merry Berry, West End musical impresario Lord Andrew LLoyd Webber and American singer Vanessa Williams.
On Wednesday, the King and Queen were joined by various royals, including the Prince and Princess of Wales.
But their hope for a second Royal Ascot win ended when their horse Point of Law finished outside the top three in the Queen’s Vase.
The King and his wife saw their thoroughbred Reaching High well beaten on Royal Ascot’s opening day in the Ascot Stakes.
Charles and Camilla took on the late Queen’s stable of horses and have become enthusiastic and passionate race horse owners, and they enjoyed their first Royal Ascot win in 2023 when their thoroughbred Desert Hero won the King George V Stakes.
