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The daughter of billionaire Aga Khan, Princess Zahra Aga Khan, joined the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh in another carriage. And Princess Margaret's children, the Earl of Snowden and Lady Sarah Chatto, also joined the royal procession.

The King and Queen are set to present trophies to the winners in the feature race of the week, the Gold Cup. The couple, who took on Queen Elizabeth II’s racing horses, have a thoroughbred entered in the King George V Stakes and will be hoping for their first Royal Ascot win of 2024.

The event was founded by Queen Anne in 1711 after she declared Ascot ideal for "horses to gallop at full stretch", and has today become a major social event as much as a sporting attraction. Writing in the official programme, Charles and Camilla wished the racegoers the "best of luck" in chasing the "thrill of a Royal Ascot winner".

At King Edward VII Stakes (Royal Ascot), Princess Zahra Aga Khan's horse Calandagan has now won 3 consecutive Group races in 3 months. He’s the 2nd foal o/o Gr.3 placed #Calayana (#Sinndar), from the family of Clodovil.

Calandagan dominated the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes (2400m) on Friday, becoming the first French-trained winner at Royal Ascot since Watch Me in the 2019 Coronation Stakes.

ike Watch Me, Calandagan was sent over by Francis-Henri Graffard, who trains the son of Gleneagles for his owner/breeder HH The Aga Khan.

With an outside draw in 13, Stephane Pasquier rode a quiet race on Calandagan. The partnership came wide in the straight and powered away to win by six lengths, with Space Legend and Royal Supremacy filling the places.

Calandagan was gelded after two runs as a juvenile and came into Friday’s race on the back of two G3 victories at Longchamp.