Overview

• Video footage shows two men in beige and grey suits trading punches and tackles in broad daylight, leaving one collapsed and bleeding from head wounds.
• The altercation erupted on Thursday’s Ladies’ Day as the King, Queen and other senior royals looked on alongside stunned punters under umbrellas.
• Ascot Racecourse invoked its zero-tolerance behavioural policy to remove both fighters, and medical staff treated one man’s injuries on site.
• This year’s security plan featured police drones, armed patrols and sniffer dogs to deter disorder after 36 arrests during last year’s festival.
• A concurrent heatwave strained event services as hundreds of attendees sought care at the on-course medical centre.