The Monarch & Consort normally rides in the carriage procession
each day, with other members of the Royal Family and special guests.
There are usually 4 carriages, each with 4 people. Those in the carriage were guests of the Monarch at Lunch at Windsor
Castle before Royal Ascot.
Arrangement in the carriages procession is sort of by precedence. With
more senior royals being in the front carriages. But they also try to
balance that will spreading the royals out throughout the procession.
(1st-3rd carriages towards beginning of week. 1st-2nd toward end. On
rare occasions when royal attendance is very high we see royals in the
4th carriage. And when very low, just the 1st).
Another important consideration is seats in the front facing rear vs.
rear facing front. The rear seats facing front are more comfortable to
ride in and are better photographed.
The Carriage Procession begins at 2:00 PM. (Not every royal attending Ascot rides in the carriage procession. This is
often because they have other pre-Ascot plans.)
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Purple | Royal |
| Blue | Extended Family |
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| Day 1 – Tuesday, June 17th | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carriage |
Rear Seat (Facing Front) | Front Seat (Facing Rear) | ||
| 1st | King Charles | Queen Camilla |
Prince Faisal bin Salman Al Saud (Horse Race Owner) |
Lady Sarah Keswick (One of “Queen’s companions”) |
| 2nd | Princess Anne |
Annabel Elliot (Queen Camilla’s Sister) |
The Duke of Wellington (Family Friend) |
The Duchess of Wellington (Family Friend, former Princess of Prussia) |
| 3rd |
Harriet Sperling (Peter’s Girlfriend) |
Jill Horowitz |
Peter Phillips (Princess Anne’s son) |
Anthony Horowitz (Author) |
| 4th | Henry Morton Jack | Lady Joanna Morton Jack |
The Lord Vestey (Son of Queen Elizabeth’s former Master of the Horse) |
Lady Vesty |
| Day 2 – Wednesday 18th | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carriage |
Rear Seat (Facing Front) | Front Seat (Facing Rear) | ||
| 1st | King Charles | Queen Camilla | Prince Saud bin Kalid Al Saud | Prince William |
| 2nd | Duchess of Gloucester |
Countess of Halifax (Camilla’s Former Sister-in-law) |
The Duke of Gloucester |
Earl of Halifax (Family Friend) |
| 2nd | Justin Rose | Kate Rose | William Boyd | Susan Boyd |
| 4th |
Lady Sarah Chatto (King Charles’s cousin) |
Daniel Chatto (King Charles’s cousin-in-law) |
Robert Harris (British Author) |
Gill Harris |
Notes Day 2:
carriage, but canceled last minute. This led to a number of changes in the carriage procession, including the removal of Lord Soames of Fletching and the inclusion of the Boyds, as well as the re-ordering of carriages. The original list is at the bottom of the page.
| Day 3 – Thursday 19th | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carriage |
Rear Seat (Facing Front) | Front Seat (Facing Rear) | ||
| 1st | King Charles | Queen Camilla | Marquess of Salisbury (Family Friend) |
Marchioness of Salisbury (Family Friend) |
| 2nd | Duchess Sophie | Princess Anne | Prince Edward | Sir Tim |
| 3rd | Princess Beatrice | Princess Zahara Aga Khan (Horse Race Owner) |
Edo Mapelli Mozzi | William Haggas (Race Horse Trainer) |
| 4th | Zara Tindall | Alison Parente | Mike Tindall | William Parente |
| Day 4 – Friday 20th | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Front/Rear Placement will be updated after the procession |
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|
Carriage |
Rear Seat (Facing Front) | Front Seat (Facing Rear) | ||
| 1st | King Charles | Queen Camilla | Lord Cavendish of Furness | Lady Cavendish of Furness |
| 2nd | Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Thani (Qatar Royal/ Racehorse owner) |
Marchioness of Lansdowne (One of “Queen’s companions”) |
The Earl of Caledon (Carried Northern Ireland’s Standard at Coronation) |
The Countess of Caledon |
| 3rd | Lord Bamford (Family Friend) |
Lord Bamford (Family Friend) |
Willie Mullins (Horse Trainer & Former Jockey) |
Jackie Mullins |
| 4th | Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber (Horse Race Owner) |
Lady Madeleine Lloyd Webber |
Lord Richard Benyon (Lord Chamberlain) |
Lady Zoe Benyon |
| Day 5 – Saturday 21st | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Front/Rear Placement will be updated after the procession |
||||
|
Carriage |
Rear Seat (Facing Front) | Front Seat (Facing Rear) | ||
| 1st | King Charles | Queen Camilla | – | – |
| 2nd | ||||
| 3rd | ||||
| 4th | ||||
The original announced list for Day 2.
| Day 2 – Wednesday 18th – Original | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | King Charles | Queen Camilla | Prince Saud bin Kalid Al Saud |
Lord Soames of Fletching (Charles’s Former Equerry) |
| 2nd | Prince William |
|
Justin Rose | Kate Rose |
| 3rd | The Duke of Gloucester | Duchess of Gloucester |
Earl of Halifax (Family Friend) |
Countess of Halifax (Camilla’s Former Sister-in-law) |
| 4th |
Lady Sarah Chatto (King Charles’s cousin) |
Daniel Chatto (King Charles’s cousin-in-law) |
Robert Harris (British Author) |
Gill Harris |
