Overview

• King Charles III and Queen Camilla led three ornate carriages filled with senior royals and close companions, including Princess Anne, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington and Peter Phillips.
• The pageantry celebrates 200 years of Royal Ascot’s carriage procession, a tradition inaugurated in 1825 by King George IV.
• Just days after presiding over Trooping the Colour and an Order of the Garter ceremony, the King joined the Ascot procession despite undergoing cancer treatment.
• Their horse Reaching High, trained by Willie Mullins, is entered among the favorites in the Ascot Stakes later this week.
• Prince William and Kate Middleton are expected to arrive later in the week to bolster the royal presence at the five-day meet.