Racegoers descend on Royal Ascot for booze, betting and frolics
RACEGOERS have descended on Royal Ascot for the first of five days filled with booze and betting. Punters in vibrant hats, facsinators and dresses have arrived amid one of the UK’s biggest train operators going on strike today. Commuters into London Waterloo station were among passengers affected, as well as race goers heading to Royal […]
RACEGOERS have descended on Royal Ascot for the first of five days filled with booze and betting.
Punters in vibrant hats, facsinators and dresses have arrived amid one of the UK’s biggest train operators going on strike today.
Commuters into London Waterloo station were among passengers affected, as well as race goers heading to Royal Ascot. Buses replaced trains on some routes.
This year’s event is expected to attract around 300,000 racegoers over the next five days – which is predicted to be the wettest Royal Ascot over the next couple of days.
Leading bookmaker Coral has cut the odds into 6-4 (from 4-1) on this year’s Royal Ascot being the wettest on record as torrential rain is set to fall on the Berkshire Racecourse over the next couple of days.
The Queen will be joined by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – taking part in the annual Royal Ascot carriage procession.
William and Kate will be guests of the Queen in the royal box for the first day of the famous Berkshire racing meet.
The Queen has attended every day of the meeting for the past 64 years and the last time she missed a moment of the event being her own coronation in 1953.
Her Majesty and the rest of the Royal Procession arrive at 2pm sharp before racing each day, half an hour prior to the first race.
The carriages leave Windsor Castle earlier in the afternoon and enter the racecourse through the golden gates before they pass the thousands of well-wishers in front of the grandstand.
The procession is a timeless tradition unique to Royal Ascot which dates all the way back to 1825.
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