Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.Photo: SplashNews.com
Prince Charlesand Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall led the royal family into another day of horse racing at Royal Ascot.
WithQueen Elizabethabsentagainfor the second day of Britain’s most popular horse racing event, Prince Charles and Camilla rode first in the carriage procession that typically marks the start of every race day. The horse-drawn carriage ceremony is a welcome sight after beingcanceled last yeardue to scaled down measures taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prince Charles, 73, and Camilla, 74, rode with Vice Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt, the master of the Queen’s household who coined the termHMS Bubblefor the lockdown crew around the monarch during the worst of the coronavirus crisis.
Princess Beatriceand husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi also returned for a second day at the racetrack. The couple arrived in the third carriage of the procession with Princess Alexandra and Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Princess Beatrice, 33, opted for a white dress (adorned with aname tag, a traditional addition to outfits at the annual event even among recognizable faces within the royal family) topped with a wide-brimmed hat.
Although the Queen, 96, didn’t attend the first two days of Royal Ascot, it is thought that she could step out at another point during the five-day event. As with all of the monarch’s public outings, palace sources aren’t able to say if she will be able to attend until the hours beforehand due to her ongoing mobility issues.
The Queen, who has such a famous interest in horses, has attended every single Royal Ascot for the last seven decades and often has her own horses competing. The only exception so far was in 2020 when the famous event was held behind closed doors for the first time in history amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.James Veysey/Shutterstock
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