King CharlesandQueen Camillaare trotting into the Royal Ascot with some special guests!
On Tuesday, the King and Queen led the Royal Procession on the opening day of the iconic British horse race at the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire.Queen Elizabethwas agreat supporterof the equestrian event, and 24 of her racehorses won at Ascot through the years. In a fashion tribute, Queen Camilla poignantly wore the Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch. The pin previously belonged to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and she passed it down to her daughter Queen Elizabeth, who wore it to the Royal Ascot in 2019.
Continuing tradition (as theyfilled inin 2022), Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75, rode in the first horse-drawn landau of the Royal Procession for a grand entrance at the track.Princess Annefollowed in a second carriage with some members of Queen Camilla’s family.
The Princess Royal, 73, traveled with Camilla’s sisterAnnabel Elliot, Annabel’s sonSir Ben Elliotand his wife, Lady Elliot. The Royal Ascot marks the second major occasion of Queen Camilla’s family stepping into the royal spotlight in recent weeks.
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Annabel is one of sixQueen’s Companionsfor Camilla, a modern spin on the traditional ladies-in-waiting that supported Queen Elizabeth throughout her reign. Queen Camilla’s younger sister served as acoronation attendantat her crowning beside King Charles at Westminster Abbey on May 6, where her grandson also played a special role. Annabel’s grandson — Ben’s son — Arthur Elliot was one of threePages of Honorfor Queen Camilla on coronation day and stepped up alongside his cousins Gus Lopes, Louis Lopes and Freddy Parker Bowles.
Princess Anne, Annabel Elliot.Alex Pantling/Getty
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Gus and Louis, 13, are the twin sons of Camilla’s daughterLaura Lopes, and 13-year-old Freddy is the son ofTom Parker Bowles, Camilla’s son. The Queen shares her children with ex-husbandAndrew Parker Bowles, who she was married to from 1973 to 1995.
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After their formal duties in the coronation church service were complete, the boys and Annabel alsoappeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palacewith the King, Queen and members of the royal family.
Tom Parker Bowles, Queen Camilla and King Charles.Chris Jackson/Getty
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Tom, 48, was also at the Royal Ascot on Tuesday and watched the action on the track from the Royal Enclosure with Charles and Camilla. Ben also affectionately greetedPrincess Beatriceand her husbandEdoardo Mapelli Mozzi, whileZara Tindalland her husbandMike Tindallchatted with Camilla.Peter Phillipsand his girlfriendLindsay Wallacewere also at Ascot, a few weeks after theyattended the Coronation Concerttogether.
Princess Beatrice, Ben Elliot.Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty
Princess Anne and her only daughter are both dedicated equestrians and frequent fixtures at the Royal Ascot, and Zararecently told PEOPLEthat horses are a constant topic of family chats.
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Queen Camilla, Zara Tindall, Mike Tindall.Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty
“Our horses are in our family, so there’s always discussions about performances and things like that. There’s horses in her life, and she does a bit of breeding as well. So there’s always horse conversation going on,” theprofessional ridersaid of her bond with her mom.
Anne and Zara might offer their expert take to the King and Queen later today when the royal couple’s horse Saga runs in the Wolferton Stakes at the Royal Ascot.
source: people.com
