CHARLES and Camilla saw the funny side at Ascot yesterday as their fancied horse faded to finish 12th in the £110,000 King George V Stakes. The King and Queen cheered in vain as 7-1 shot Gilded Water, which they own, started brightly before being left behind. Meanwhile Ladies Day beauties made the most of the sunshine in glam outfits and occasionally outrageous headgear.
Milliner Tracy Rose donned a huge orange number, while another fun-loving racegoer went for a green-themed tifter topped with My Little Pony figures. Celebrity guests included opera singer Katherine Jenkins , Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins and DIY SOS host Nick Knowles . West Ham owner David Sullivan was with Real Housewives of Cheshire star fiancee Ampika Pickston.
And former Three Lions ace Michael Owen took along Love Island star daughter Gemma. Queen Camilla wore a Dior white silk crepe dress, a matching hat by Philip Treacy and a jade and diamond brooch which belonged to Queen Elizabeth. The King, in a grey morning suit, doffed his top hat as God Save the King played — with many royal fans among the sell-out 60,000 crowd singing along.
Also in the Royal Box was Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker-Bowles, son Tom Parker-Bowles and Churchill’s grandson Sir Nicholas Soames, a lifelong friend of Charles. They were joined by Princess Anne , her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and Prince Edward and Sophie. The Royal Procession had also including Princess Margaret’s daughter Lady Sarah.
