Trophy Presentation for the King Charles III's Stakes (Royal Ascot)

 The King Charles III's stakes are usually held during Day 1 of Royal Ascot. 

Name: 

• Queen's Stand Plate (1860-1900)
• Named in honor of Queen Victoria who was monarch at the time. 
• King's Stand Stakes (1901-2023)
• Re-named in honor of Edward VII to mark his accession 
• King Charles III Stakes (2024-Present)
• Re-named in November 2023 in honor of King Charles III to mark his 75th Birthday

King Charles III's Stakes

Year	Presenter	Notes
2020s
2029	-	-
2028	-	-
2027	-	-
2026	-	-
2025	King Charles	-
2024	King Charles	Inaugural Stakes under new name

King's Stand Stakes

Year	Presenter	Notes
2023	Non-Royal	First of King Charles's Reign
2022	Prince Edward	-
2021	Non-Royal	-
2020	Virtual
2010s
2019	Prince William & Duchess Kate	Won by Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum of Dubai (UAE)
2018	Princess Anne	-
2017	Prince William & Duchess Kate	-
2016	-	-
2015	Prince Harry	-
2014	-	-
2013	-	-
2012	-	-
2011	-	-
2010	-	-

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Royal Attendance at Royal Ascot (2025)

We tend to see members of the Royal Family at each day of Royal Ascot. Attendance is not usually announced in advance. We see a lot of royals on Day 1 & 2, and then less and less each day.  

Trophies presented are in (Bold). For Foreign Royals, Royals Family is in (Green).

Day 1 - Tuesday 17th

• King Charles (King Charles III Stakes) & Queen Camilla
• Laura Lopes (Camilla's daughter)
• Annabel Elliot (Camilla’s sister)
• Duchess Sarah
• Princess Beatrice & Edo
• Duchess Sophie
• Princess Anne (St. James's Palace Stakes)
• Peter Phillips with girlfriend Harriet Sperling
• Zara & Mike Tindall
• Duke of Gloucester
• Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah al Thani (The Queen Anne Stakes) (Qatar)
• Prince Faisal bin Salman Al Saud  (Saudia Arabia)

Day 2 - Wednesday 18th

• Prince William (The Prince of Wales Stakes)
• The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester (The Queen’s Vase)

Day 3 - Thursday 29th (Ladies Day)

• -

Day 4 - Friday 20th

• -

Day 5 - Saturday 21st

• -

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Royal Ascot Carriage Procession (2025)

 

Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Monarch & Consort 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.

Arrangement in the carriages procession is sort of by 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 carriages 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 vs. 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 attending Ascot, rides in the carriage procession. This is often because they have other pre-Ascot plans.)

Color	Meaning
Purple	Royal
Blue	Extended Family

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Day 1 - Tuesday June 17th
Carriage	Rear Seat (Facing Front)		Front Seat (Facing Rear)
1st	King Charles	Queen Camilla	Prince Faisal bin Salman Al Saud  (Horse Race Owner)	Lady Sarah Keswick (One of  "Queen's companions")
2nd	Princess Anne	Annabel Elliot (Queen Camilla's Sister)	The Duke of Wellington (Family Friend)	The Duchess of Wellington (Family Friend, former Princess of Prussia)
3rd	Harriet Sperling (Peter's Girlfriend)	Jill Horowitz	Peter Phillips (Princess Anne's son)	Anthony Horowitz  (Author)
4th	Henry Morton Jack	Lady Joanna Morton Jack	The Lord Vestey (Son of Queen' Elizabeth's former Mater of the Horse)	Lady Vesty

Day 2 - Wednesday 18th
Front/Rear Placement will be updated after the procession
Carriage	Rear Seat (Facing Front)		Front Seat (Facing Rear)
1st	King Charles	Queen Camilla	-	-
2nd
3rd
4th

Day 3 - Thursday 19th
Front/Rear Placement will be updated after the procession
Carriage	Rear Seat (Facing Front)		Front Seat (Facing Rear)
1st	King Charles	Queen Camilla	-	-
2nd
3rd
4th

Day 4 - Friday 20th
Front/Rear Placement will be updated after the procession
Carriage	Rear Seat (Facing Front)		Front Seat (Facing Rear)
1st	King Charles	Queen Camilla	-	-
2nd
3rd
4th

Day 5 - Saturday 21st
Front/Rear Placement will be updated after the procession
Carriage	Rear Seat (Facing Front)		Front Seat (Facing Rear)
1st	King Charles	Queen Camilla	-	-
2nd
3rd
4th

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