King Charles III and Queen Camilla have led members of their family on the first day of the biggest and most glamorous racing festival of the year, Royal Ascot. The monarch and his wife arrived at the Berkshire racecourse in a carriage on Tuesday,

The King and Queen have spoken about the “thrill” of having a Royal Ascot winner as they arrived at the famous racing meet to watch their horse in action. Charles and Camilla travelled past packed stands on the Berkshire course in the traditional carriage procession as tens of thousands of punters geared up for the first race of the five-day event.