The King and Queen once again led the Royal Ascot carriage procession on Friday as the traditional spectacle continued on the fourth day of the meeting.
After welcoming a host of royal and sporting figures across the opening three days – including the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Anne and Peter and Harriet Phillips – attention turned to a new line-up of guests joining Their Majesties in the famous horse-drawn landaus.
As has become one of the defining moments of Royal Ascot each afternoon, the procession made its way down the Straight Mile before racing got under way.
In the first carriage were The King and Queen, accompanied by HH Prince Saud bin Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al Saud and the King’s racing adviser, John Warren.
The second carriage carried the Earl and Countess of Caledon together with Lord and Lady Lloyd Webber.
Australian racehorse trainer Ciaron Maher and his wife Eileen travelled in the third carriage alongside one of Their Majesties’ trainers – Ed Walker and his wife, Camilla.
In the fourth carriage were General Sir Roly Walker and Lady Walker, together with Lord and Lady Benyon.
The daily procession has once again provided one of the most recognisable sights of the week, bringing together members of the Royal Family with close friends, racing figures and distinguished guests in a tradition which remains at the heart of Royal Ascot.
Friday’s procession came after a week which had already seen notable appearances from the Prince and Princess of Wales, who returned to the meeting for the first time since 2023, as well as Princess Anne, Peter and Harriet Phillips and a number of guests from across the worlds of racing, business and public life.
With the final day still to come, the carriage procession continued to provide the pageantry and royal splendour for which Royal Ascot is renowned.
