Day three at the Royal Ascot horse race
Queen Camilla is beside herself
King Charles and Camilla do not seem happy on the third day of Royal Ascot.
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It almost never happens that a member of the royal family shows emotions in public – until Queen Camilla visits the races in Ascot.
The Royal Ascot race week traditionally attracts the who’s who of British high society. The five-day horse race in Ascot, Britain, is like a family reunion of the blue bloods: On day three, King Charles (75) takes his seat next to his wife Camilla (76) in the royal box to cheer on the jockeys with appropriate restraint. Queen Camilla shows In pictures published by the “Daily Mail”, however, he showed much more temperament.
When one of the horses doesn’t seem to be galloping as she wants, the Queen loses her noble composure for a moment. Judging by her expression, Camilla would have liked to throw her binoculars after the horse. The 76-year-old is dressed all in white, with a traditionally large hat with a tulle rose and a striking green Delhi carved emerald brooch. The piece of jewelry was once given to Queen Mary (1867-1953) in 1911 when she visited the Delhi Durbar, the coronation in India.
The king, who was represented by his son Prince William (41) on day two, combined a black top hat with a grey suit with a powder blue waistcoat and a dotted tie in pale purple.
A Windsor rarely comes alone
The monarch was accompanied by his niece Zara Tindall (43), an enthusiastic horse rider, and her husband Mike Tindall (45). The couple had also enjoyed the horse show the day before. Also present were Zara’s mother Princess Anne (73), who was once an Olympic rider herself, and her husband Sir Admiral Timothy Laurence (69).