The Monarch normally rides in the
carriage procession each day, with other members of the Royal Family
and special guests. There are usually 4 carriages, each with 4 people. Those in the carriage were guests of the Monarch at Lunch at Windsor
Castle before Royal Ascot. (It is unclear if King Charles will be attending all 5 days this year.)
Arrangement is in the carriages is sort of be precedence. With more senior royals being in the front carriages. But they also try to balance that will spreading the royals out throughout the procession. (1st-3rd towards beginning of week. 1st-2nd toward end. On rare occasions when royal attendance is very high we see royals in the 4th carriage. And when very low, just the 1st). Another important consideration is seats in the front facing rear, and rear facing front. The rear seats facing front are more comfortable to ride in and are better photographed.
The Carriage Procession begins at 2:00 PM. (Not every royal in attendance rides in the carriage procession.)
Purple - Royal
Blue - Extended Family
| Day 1 - Tuesday June 18th | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carriage # |
Rear Seat (Facing Front) | Front Seat (Facing Rear) | ||
| 1st | King Charles | Queen Camilla | Duke of Wellington (Family Friend) | Duchess of Wellington (Family Friend, former Princess of Prussia) |
| 2nd | Princess Anne | Lady Gabriella Kingston (Prince & Princess Micheal of Kent's daughter) | Peter Phillips (Princess Anne's son) | John Warren (King Charles & Queen Elizabeth II's racehorse manager) |
| 3rd | Annabel Elliot (Camilla's Sister) | Countess of Halifax (Camilla's Former Sister-in-law) |
Earl of Halifax (Family Friend) |
Ben Elliot (Camilla's Nephew) |
| 4th | Johnny Weatherby (former Queen's Representative at Ascot during QEII) | Lady Weatherby | Ralph Beckett (racehorse trainer used by Charles & Camilla) | Mrs. Becket |
| Day 2 - Wednesday 19th | ||||
Carriage # |
Rear Seat (Facing Front) | Front Seat (Facing Rear) | ||
| 1st | Queen Camilla | Countess of Halifax (Camilla's Former Sister-in-law) |
Earl of Halifax (Family Friend) |
Prince William |
| 2nd | Duchess of Gloucester (New Order of Garter Member) | Lady Madeleine Lloyd Webber |
Duke of Gloucester | Lord Andrew Loyd Webber (Race Horse Owner, New Order of Garter Member) |
| 3rd | Princess Eugenie | Lady Sarah Keswick (One of "Queen's companions") |
Jack Brooksbank | Mark Prescott (Horse Trainer)) |
| Have not yet gotten a good view of 4th carriage, so were not able to arrange front vs. rear seats | ||||
| 4th | Marchioness of Lansdowne (One of "Queen's companions") | Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Steward of the Household) |
Baron von Westenholz (Family Friend) |
Baroness von Westenholz (One of "Queen's companions") |
| Day 3 - Thursday 20th | ||||
Carriage # |
Rear Seat (Facing Front) | Front Seat (Facing Rear) | ||
| 1st | King Charles | Queen Camilla | Duke of Devonshire (Former Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot during QEII's reign) |
Duchess of Devonshire |
| 2nd | Princess Zahra Aga Khan (Horse Race Owner) |
Duchess Sophie | Earl of Snowdon (the late Princess Margaret's son) |
Prince Edward |
| 3rd | Princess Anne | Lady Sarah Chatto (the late Princess Margaret's Daughter) |
Sir Tim | Daniel Chatto |
| 4th | Duchess of Richmond & Gordon | Zara Tindall | Mike Tindall | Duke of Richmond & Gordon (Owner of Goodwood Racecourse) |
| Day 4 - Friday 21st | ||||
Carriage # |
Rear Seat (Facing Front) | Front Seat (Facing Rear) | ||
| 1st | King Charles | Queen Camilla | Lord Bamford (Family Friend) |
Lady Bamford (family Friend) |
| 2nd | Princess Beatrice | Lady Sophie Windsor (Prince & Princess Michael of Kent's Daugther-in-law) |
Lord Frederik Windsor (Prince & Princess Michael of Kent's Son) |
Edo Mapelli Mozzi |
| Have not yet gotten a good view of 3rd carriage, so were not able to arrange front vs. rear seats | ||||
| 3rd | General Patrick Sanders (Former Chief of General Staff, presenting trophy today) | Lady Sanders | Peter Troughton (Member of the Royal Collection Trust) |
Sarah Troughton (One of Queen's Companions) |
| 4th | Darcy Bussell (famous Ballerina) | Heather de Bromhead | Angus Forbes (married to Bussell) |
Henry De Bromhead (Horse Trainer) |
| Day 5 - Saturday 22nd | ||||
Carriage # |
Rear Seat (Facing Front) | Front Seat (Facing Rear) | ||
| 1st | King Charles | Queen Camilla | Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani (Qatar Royal/ Racehorse owner) |
Lady Jane Spencer-Churchill (Friend of Camilla's) |
| Have not yet gotten a good view of 2nd & 4th carriage, so were not able to arrange front vs. rear seats | ||||
| 2nd | Earl De La Warr (Family Friends) | Countess De La Warr (Family Friends) |
Wafic Said (Racehorse owner) |
Jessica Harrington (Racehorse Trainer) |
| 3rd | Lucy Snowdon | Jackie Mullins | Jamie Snowdon (Racehouse Trainer) |
Willie Mullins (Horse Trainer & Former Jockey) |
| 4th | Michael Stevens (Racehorse owner) | Lady Stevens | Dominic Spencer-Churchill | Mrs. Spencer-Churchill |
Multiple carriages appearances this year:
5x
Queen Camilla (All)
4x
King Charles (Day 1, 3-5)
2x
Princess Anne (Day 1 & 3)
Earl & Countess of Halifax (Day 1-2)
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