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The British royal family typically turns out in full force to attend the popular event at Ascot Racecourse. All the Best Photos of Royal Ascot 2023 Skip to main content
Here, see all the best photos of the British royal family at the 2023 Royal Ascot: Day Five: June 24, 2023 King Charles and Queen Camilla were in attendance on all five days.
In 1711, Queen Anne founded Royal Ascot, the annual horse-racing event, and since, it has remained a staple on the British royal family's annual calendar.
Royal Ascot, a race founded by Queen Anne in 1711, takes place each June at the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire. Each day, members of the royal family attend, officially opening the event.
Royal Ascot evolved from the first four-day race meeting held at Ascot in 1768, although the meeting as it is known today only really started to take shape with the introduction of The Gold Cup in 1807. [16] Until 1939, Royal Ascot was the only race meeting held at the racecourse.
Camilla watched a race anxiously at the annual Royal Ascot, a staple of the royal family's annual calendar. All the best photos of Royal Ascot 2024 Chris Jackson - Getty Images
The Ascot Gold Cup, 1834 by James Pollard It is Britain's most prestigious event for "stayers" – horses which specialise in racing over long distances. It is traditionally held on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting, which is known colloquially (but not officially) as Ladies' Day.
In 2020, the race returned as part of an expanded Royal Ascot programme, following the 10-week suspension of horse racing in the United Kingdom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] The revival was intended to be a one-off event but the race was retained from 2021 when the Royal Ascot meeting was permanently expanded to included seven races each day.