The Royal Ascot horse racing meet kicked off on Tuesday, with a number of royal and celebrity guests in attendance.
After being held behind closed doors in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 event has been opened up to 12,000 daily racegoers, made up of owners and members of the public.
Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Anne, the Princess Royal, Zara and Mike Tindall, and Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, were all present. Notably absent royals included Queen Elizabeth II, a regular at the races, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Princess Anne made a statement with her face mask, which drew attention to the Injured Jockeys Fund, decorated with jockeys' racing silks.
Zara Tindall wore a black and white polka dot dress, with a bespoke Juliette Botterill Millinery headpiece, and the Countess of Wessex wore a light pink ARossGirl X Soler dress with a Jane Taylor London hat.
The Duchess of Cornwall co-ordinated her blue striped coat with her face mask for the occasion.
Also in the crowd were Simon Cowell and partner Lauren Silverman, who wore a lemon-yellow dress, as well as television presenter Rosie Tapner, in a statement red suit with a floral headpiece. Newsreader Charlotte Hawkins wore a yellow and white Laura Green London dress, with a Laylaleigh Millinery hat.
Ascot Racecourse has a capacity of 70,000, however, 12,000 racegoers are permitted to attend daily, under capped Covid-19 precautions, because it's being held as an Events Research Programme set up by the UK government.
