Please enjoy these photos from Day 1 of Royal Ascot, which was Tuesday, June 17. While King Charles did not inherit his mother’s love of horseracing, he’s made an effort to attend as many days of Royal Ascot as possible now that he’s king. I think he enjoys it more because his wife, Queen Camilla, is such a racing fan and a horse person (like attracts like). It’s something they can do together, you know? He gets into the races more because she’s into them. And there was some kind of shocking result, because look at some of the faces they were making. Cam’s Botox is fighting for its life!
Charles wore the traditional grey morning suit, while Camilla wore a Dior tarp in pale green. While Camilla isn’t known for wearing structured designs, this Dior looks like an old bathrobe. That’s how she’s wearing it too. Camilla paired the Dior (eyeroll) with the Cullinan V diamond brooch and an especially bonkers Philip Treacy hat. I did take a moment to appreciate that spectacular hat – it is perfect for Ascot.
Also in attendance on Ascot Day 1: Princess Beatrice, Zara Tindall, Lara Lopes (Camilla’s daughter), Peter Phillips, Duchess Sophie and Princess Anne. Anne and Peter rode in the royal carriages, while Zara, Lara and Bea just arrived like normal Ascot guests.
Fashion notes: Sophie wore Suzannah London (I don’t like it but it’s not awful), Zara wore Rebecca Vallance (boring), and Beatrice wore Beulah London gingham (loathe it).
Photos courtesy of Getty, Backgrid, Cover Images.
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- Ascot, UNITED KINGDOM – Members Of The Royal Family attend day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England. Pictured: King Charles III, Queen Camilla BACKGRID USA 17 JUNE 2025 BYLINE MUST READ: Zak Hussein / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Ascot, UNITED KINGDOM – Members Of The Royal Family attend day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England. Pictured: Princess Anne, Princess Royal BACKGRID USA 17 JUNE 2025 BYLINE MUST READ: Zak Hussein / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Ascot, UNITED KINGDOM – Members Of The Royal Family attend day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England. Pictured: Peter Phillips BACKGRID USA 17 JUNE 2025 BYLINE MUST READ: Zak Hussein / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Royals attend day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse Featuring: Queen Camilla Where: Ascot, United Kingdom When: 17 Jun 2025 Credit: Cover Images
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- Royal guests during day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse Featuring: Harriet Sperling, Peter Phillips Where: Ascot, United Kingdom When: 17 Jun 2025 Credit: Cover Images
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- Royals during day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse Featuring: Queen Camilla Where: Ascot, United Kingdom When: 17 Jun 2025 Credit: Cover Images
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- Royals during day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse Featuring: Queen Camilla.King Charles III Where: Ascot, United Kingdom When: 17 Jun 2025 Credit: Cover Images
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- Royals during day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse Featuring: King Charles III.Queen Camilla Where: Ascot, United Kingdom When: 17 Jun 2025 Credit: Cover Images
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- Royals during day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse Featuring: King Charles III.Queen Camilla Where: Ascot, United Kingdom When: 17 Jun 2025 Credit: Cover Images
Dior has gone all in with dressing the horse. Interesting choice for them to want a nag as their brand. I love that for Dior. They all look awful except Anne
I thought exactly the same – Anne is only one who looks acceptable. What a collection of ugly dresses and intolerable, ugly people. The side piece must be pissed that she’s had to show up for so many things lately — 3 events!! I suspect she won’t be seen for another few months. And she will still outdo lazy in terms of appearances.
I kind of don’t mind the Dior tarp… It look’s comfortable, like a bathrobe or something, lol. It’s in a soft color. Maybe with a belt?
That’s just her resting “neigh” face
Yes we’re her oats and gin not to her liking?😂😂😂
Is she having a sneezing fit?
Right??? Hahah it does look like sneezing. Or the lip filler itches that badly.
Susan collins, 😂😂😂 you have made me spill my tea!!
Camilla looks like she got caught under a tree and branch got attached to hat. Beatrice looks like she wore a table cloth. All so dowdy.
The money they waste to look ridiculous because they have no fashion sense is mind boggling.
Omg, the face that launched a thousand ships. And where do they find these outfits? But the hat is truly spectacular.
Sank a thousand ships.
Hat looks like The Birds escaped from Hitchcock film set and got tangled up with Medusa.
Whew…that’s all I can say without being nasty.
Peter brought along his girlfriend. Camilla looks smug and grins for cameras. I guess that expression as she watches race means her horse lost.
Checked out the Royal fashion on the field , they all looked terrible .
I won’t comment on how Camilla looked , but she didn’t look very queenly .
Why are all these dresses so, like, voluminous? Why does Sophie insist on wearing dresses down to her ankles. They are not flattering. They are not interesting cuts, shapes or designs. They are all just awful. Only Anne knows how to wear clothes. And while I’d like to see her change it up a bit, it’s still much better.
It reminds me of that big society wedding last year for Hugh Grosvenor and how much I really didn’t like the majority of the dresses worn by the guests. Same thing here. The balloon type sleeves are bleh.
I liked Princess Eugenie’s dress a lot! It’s the only one I could find that I liked when I went looking just now. I shall never, ever wear balloon sleeves. They just look stupid IMO
I had to go back and look and you know what, you’re right. There was a simplicity to it. There is something about the current sleeve situation that is befuddling me and Eugenie went for a classic 3/4 length. My understanding is that it’s very hot right and if you can’t wear a sleeveless then I can get that it’s challenging. I still just think there’s gotta be something else out there.
If I recall, Anne wore the same thing last year.
Camilla’s housecoat is atrocious, but that hat! It has a “Big Bird” feel to it—if only it were bright yellow.
All these women look frumpy.
Caught in mid-vomit.
I thought Camilla was not allowed to walk in front of Charles.
The Duchess of Wellington looked lovely.
Tarp!!!! Kaiser you kill me! So much money, so little taste or imagination.
The Rottweiler looking fugly as usual.
Rotty looks like she’s been on the sauce.
As for Beatrice’s outfit, Kmart were selling a near identical duvet cover set this summer. Dear me.
Am I the only who actually likes Bea’s gingham?
No When I saw it on twitter yesterday I really liked it and thought she looked good.
It is ill fitting, and looks like she is playing matchy with a picnic table cloth . She needs a hair trim too. She can do a lot better.
Gingham can be done well but it can also very easily veer into not being done well. For me, it’s the sleeves, the buttons and the collar. Something is not working. I do appreciate that there was a belt. Her hair and make-up are lovely. I assume the dress-code is that the arms have to be covered up, nothing sleeveless, and that seems to be an issue for some designers.
You are not alone, I love it. I really like most of these , including Camilla’s.
I think alot has to do with these events being viewed through an American lens and the fashion critique follows, also the determination to find fault based on the wearer.
I like it too!
No, Honey you were not the only one that liked Beatrice outfit. Of all of the rest, Beatrice outfit was the best in cut and look.
She looks like the Old Maid from the deck of cards I inherited from my grandmother.
None of these royal women have any fashion sense.
Scrolling through these pictures, I think Cam is actually the best dressed. That is not a great compliment to her but a statement about how bad everything else looks. Bea’s fascinator reminds me of the one she wore to W&K’s wedding. Bea looks very pretty though.
I think Anne was the best dressed. Camilla had the “housecoat” look. Is there a dress code for those attending to look dowdy.
Anne’s hat is the wrong color for her outfit. At least Bea managed to close her lips, for once.
Camilla is striding ahead of the King, has she no respect for the King?! Prince Phillip must be turning in his grave!!
Sophie is the worst dressed IMO. That daisy doily print looks more appropriate for a teenage girl. Bea’s outfit could work if it were extremely structured and tailored. Without that it looks frumpy.
Good Gawd, a house dress with diamonds and pearls. Everyone looks tacky and uncomfortable.
This is the picture that should always be presented with any post about her. Hahaha she is her OWN picture of Dorian Grey. 😂😂😂
I don’t think Cam gets the Botox. Look at the areas you’d expect to see it: crows’ feet, frown lines, forehead, smoker’s lines around the lips. They look pretty un-smooth to me.
Are balloon sleeves a thing this season? Everyone seems to be wearing them. I think they’re just overwhelming most of the time. Funnily, Meghan said on Emma’s podcast that she doesn’t try to be trendy and sticks to classics. She specifically said she gave puffy sleeves a miss. And today we see royals in full puff! No wonder Meghan didn’t fit in!
Meghan wore a somewhat puffy short sleeve once and it was very sheer and ethereal and pretty. So I wouldn’t say she never does but it’s got a different vibe. More of a sheer cap-sleeve with a little puff, lol. But no it’s not something we see often from her so I get what she’s saying.
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a31260545/meghan-markle-white-dress-national-theatre-photos/
That face is the stuff of nightmares. She is just so screamingly UGLY. I’m sorry, but she is.
Face card declined.
Yes, puffy sleeves are in this season. I wish they’d go away. I assume they’re cheaper to manufacturer than a tailored sleeve that’s fitted at the shoulder and buttons at the wrist. But really the only women who can wear them are A cups. Which is why women like me see them on models and order them.
Not sure Kate and Camilla do much for couture. People might be associating McQueen with coat dresses, thanks to Kate. Prior to that, I thought they were pretty avant garde. Maybe Camilla is going to make people associate Dior with zip-up fifties house dresses. Meghan hasn’t worn Dior for a while, but she was elegant Dior.
Can someone please take Camilla for a fitting for some new bras? Sophie could go with her for company, and to get some new bras too?
And Camilla needs help putting her jewelry on. When she wears those multi strand pearl necklaces there’s usually a strand hanging out of place.
I can’t get past that thing Sophie is wearing. I’ve seen Camilla look worse, at least this hat is not as wizard-y and mothball-y looking as the others she usually wears. Bea doesn’t look too bad in that outfit, although to me the skirt should have a sleeker silhouette since the sleeves are so puffy.
With all the injustice, inequality, suffering and violence going on around the world, this year Trooping coat dresses, Garter robes and Ascot hats gave me the ick more than usual.
I think if Zara, Sophie, and Beatrice had their dresses shortened or more fitted it would like better.
I will give Bea’s ensemble a pass…her hat and makeup are on point. Yes, the dress should be shorter, but she looks better than the rest of these lazy rich socialites. Overall…Cringefest!
They are all looking a little tired. Beatrice looks refreshed…as refreshed as she can get!
I’ve just realised that the dark eye brows and blonde hair make her look like Lucius Malfoy in drag