Wednesday, 10 May 2000

Royals Attending Royal Ascot - 2018

The Queen attends every day, with other members of the Royal Family. Attendance is not usually announced in advance. 

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

Day 1 - Tuesday 19th
  • Queen Elizabeth 
  • Prince Charles  & Duchess Camilla
    • Prince Harry & Duchess Meghan (St. James's Palace Stakes)
    • (Andrew Parker Bowles, Camilla's 1st husband/ Zara Tindall's godfather)
  • Prince Andrew
    • Princess Beatrice
    • Princess Eugenie
  • Princess Anne (King's Stand Stakes)
  • Prince Edward & Countess Sophie
  • Prince & Princess Micheal of Kent
  • Princess Haya & Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Jordan & Dubai, UAE)
    • Sheikh Hamdan
    • Sheikha Jalila
    • Sheikh Zayed 
Day 2 - Wednesday 20th
  • Queen Elizabeth 
  • Prince Charles & Duchess Camilla (Prince of Wales Stakes)
  • Prince Edward (Duke of Cambridge Stakes) & Countess Sophie
  • Princess Anne
    • Peter & Autumn Phillips
  • Duke & Duchess of Gloucester
  • Princess Alexandra (The Royal Hunt Cup)
  • Prince & Princess Micheal of Kent
  • Princess Haya & Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Jordan & Dubai, UAE)
    • Sheikh Hamdan
    • Sheikha Jalila
Day 3 - Thursday 21st (Ladies Day)
  • Queen Elizabeth (Gold Cup)
  • Countess Sophie (Ribblesdale Stakes)
  • Princess Anne & Vice Admiral Tim Laurence
  • Prince Andrew
    • Princess Beatrice (Hampton Court Stakes)
    • Princess Eugenie
  • Duke & Duchess of Gloucester 
  • Earl & Countess of Snowden (AKA David & Serena Linley)
  • Lady Gabriella Windsor
    • (Duke & Duchess of Kent's daughter)
  • Zenouska Mowatt 
    • (Princess Alexandra's Granddaughter)
  • Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Bahrain)
Day 4 - Friday 22nd
  • Queen Elizabeth 
  • Prince Andrew (Coronation Stake) with ex-wife Duchess Sarah
    • Princess Beatrice
  • Earl of Snowdon (AKA David Linley)
  • Princess Haya & Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Jordan & Dubai, UAE)
    • Sheikha Jalila (Accepted the King Edward VII Stakes for family's horse)
Day 5 - Saturday 23rd
  • Queen Elizabeth (Diamond Jubilee Stakes)
  • Prince Andrew
  • Peter & Autumn Phillips (Windsor Castle Stakes)
  • Sarah Chatto
    • Arthur Chatto
    • Queen's Niece & Grandnephews
  • Viscount Linley (AKA Charles Armstrong-Jones)
    • Queen's Grandnephews

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Royal Ascot Carriage Procession - 2018

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During Royal Ascot, the Queen 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. The Queen always rides in the 1st carriage. The Carriage Procession begins at 2:00 PM. (Not every royal in attendance rides in the carriage procession.)

Who will be in the Royal Ascot Carriage Procession is not usually announced in advance. 
For Foreign Royals, Royal Family is in (Green).


Day 1 - Tuesday 19th
  • Carriage 1 
    • Queen Elizabeth 
    • Prince Andrew
    • Princess Anne 
    • Lord Samuel Vestey
      • Royal Household's Master of the Horse
  • Carriage 2
    • Prince Charles & Duchess Camilla
    • Princess Beatrice
    • Princess Eugenie
  • Carriage 3
    • Prince Edward & Countess Sophie
    • Prince Harry & Duchess Meghan
  • Carriage 4
    • Prince & Princess Micheal of Kent
    • Lord & Lady de Mauley

Day 2 - Wednesday 20th
  • Carriage 1 
    • Queen Elizabeth 
    • Princess Alexandra
    • Harry Herbert
      • Son of the Queen’s former racing manager (& brother-in-law to the Queen's current racing manager)
    • Vice Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt
      • Master of the Household
  • Carriage 2
    • Prince Charles & Duchess Camilla
    • Peter Phillips & Autumn Phillips
      • The Queen's grandson & granddaughter-in-law
  • Carriage 3
    • Lord Samual and Lady Celia Vestey 
      • Lord Samual Vestey is the Royal Household's Master of the Horse
    • Lord and Lady de Mauley 
  • Carriage 4
    • Michael and Susan Magnier 
      • Micheal is a Horse Owner & Breader
    • Lady Susan Hussey
      • Queen's Lady in Waiting, Prince William's godmother
    •  Lieutenant Colonel Charles Richards
      • Deputy Master of the Royal Household 

Day 3 - Thursday 21st
  • Carriage 1 
    • Queen Elizabeth 
    • Prince Andrew
    • Sir Nicholas Bacon
      • Serves on the Prince's Council of the Duchy of Cornwall, & former High Sheriff of Norfolk
    • Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa 
      • Son of Crown Prince Salman of Bahrain
  • Carriage 2
    • Princess Anne & Vice Admiral Tim Laurence
    • Princess Beatrice
    • Princess Eugenie
  • Carriage 3
    • Duke & Duchess of Gloucester 
    • Earl & Countess of Snowden (AKA David & Serena Linley)
      • Queen's Nephew & Niece
  • Carriage 4
    • Peter & Sarah Troughton
      • Peter is a Member of the Royal Collection Trust
      • Sarah is HM's Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire, & former Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Kent
    • Sir Marcus & Lady O’Lone
      • Marcus is the Queen’s land agent (Sandringham)

Day 4 - Friday 22nd
  • Carriage 1 
    • Queen Elizabeth 
    • Earl of Snowden (AKA David Linley)
      • Queen's Nephew
    • Peter Troughton 
      • Peter is a Member of the Royal Collection Trust
    • John Warren
      • Queen's Racing Manager
  • Carriage 2
    • Sir Nicholas and Lady Bacon
      • Nicolas serves on the Prince's Council of the Duchy of Cornwall, & former High Sheriff of Norfolk
    • Edward & Sophie Tollmache
      • Edward is Prince Charle's godson
  • Carriage 3
    • Mr  William & Mrs Wyatt
      • William is the chairman of the Newmarket Racecourses Committee
    • Lady Carolyn Warren
      • Wife of the Queen's racing Manager
    • Lieutenant Colonel Charles Richard
      • Deputy Master of the Royal Household 
  • Carriage 4
    • Lieutenant Colonel James Gaselee & Mrs. Gaeslle
      • Lieutenant Colonel James Gaselee is the Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regimen
    • Nicholas and Mary Henderson
      • Nicolas is a chairman of the Prince's Council of the Dutchy of Cornwall, and former British Ambassador 
Day 5 - Saturday 23rd
  • Carriage 1 
    • Queen Elizabeth 
    • Prince Andrew
    • Lord Valentine Cecil
    • John Warren
      • Queen's racing Manager
  • Carriage 2
    • Mr. Ian Balding & Lady Emma Balding
      • Ian is a horse trainer
    • Richard Hallé & Samantha Cohen
      • Samantha is the Queen's former Assistant Private Secretary. 
  • Carriage 3
    • William Haggas & Mrs. Haggas
      • William is a horse trainer
    • Mr. Willie Mullins & Mrs. Mullins
      • Willie is a horse trainer
  • Carriage 4
    • The Lady Oaksey
      • Horse Owner
    • Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ford & Lady Ford
      • Andrew is the Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office
    • Major Nana Twumasi-Ankrah
      • Queen's Equerry