The five days Britain's most famous horse racing event is started and the Royal family is always there to the races but fans are missing Queen Elizabeth due to her ongoing mobility issues this time on the opening day, however, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall will lead the royal processional around the track.
Charles' nephew, Peter Phillips, will also ride in the carriage with the couple. His mother Princess Anne will ride in another carriage. Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi also attended the glam event.
Queen Elizbeth issued an official statement,
"I have been most grateful for the continued kindness shown to me by the racing community. In my Platinum Jubilee year, I was interested to learn that in support of The Queen's Green Canopy initiative, Ascot Racecourse and the Crown Estate have planted seventy oak trees in Windsor Great Park, each of which is linked to a local school."
"I hope you all have an enjoyable and memorable time, and I wish connections of the horses running this week the very best of luck."
