LIVE: Kate Middleton set to miss Royal Ascot Day 3 - the most high-fashion day of the meet
The royal ladies have been stealing the show since Day 1, but Day 3 of Royal Ascot is finally, officially, theirs. Dresses will dazzle, champagne will flow, but the royal style icon might miss the action as Royal Ascot reaches its midpoint.
Queen Camilla attended Royal Ascot Ladies Day in a white Fiona Clare dress, wearing the Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch, a piece originally bequeathed to the Queen Mother in 1944, with the wish that it be passed from queen to queen, alongside a Lady Dior bag. After the Queen Mother, it passed to Queen Elizabeth II, and Camilla first wore it at Royal Ascot in 2023.
One of the highlights of Royal Ascot this week was when Mike Tindall pulled a prank on King Charles. On opening day, the retired rugby player dropped something while tipping his hat to greet the monarch. The little something was a miniature hat filled with chocolates.
On Wednesday, Charles and Zara Tindall were seen engrossed in a serious discussion. Wonder what that might be about?
Zara Tindall is possibly the happiest on a racecourse, and she definitely showed it through her outfit choices. The Olympic silver-medallist opted for summery hues for Ladies Day as she flaunted a butter-yellow patterned dress and a matching hat.
On Day 2 of Royal Ascot, Duchess Sophie had raised a few eyebrows when she wore a black dress, a color usually reserved for mourning in the UK. But it seems the Duchess of Edinburgh has really been taken to darker hues as she opted for a dark blue dress and matching hat for Ladies Day as well.
Princess Anne, who sat next to her in the carriage, looked like a striking contrast as she donned an orange dress with a lighter shaded hat. Day and night!
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in style as Royal Ascot Day 3 begins
King Charles and Queen Camilla rolled down into the racecourse, dressed to the nines, as Royal Ascot opened its most high-fashion day. Ladies Day not only marks the midpoint of the racing week but is arguably the most important day of the event. And of course, is significant for upping the style quotient.
For Day 3, the King opted for a lilac vest to pair with his favorite grey blazer, while the Queen Consort kept it chic with an ivory dress and matching hat.
Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse
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