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King Charles and Queen Camilla Treat Coronation Contributors at Royal Ascot
King Charles and Queen Camilla celebrated Prince William’s 41st birthday in style by attending the Royal Ascot races for a second day in a row.
The royal couple arrived by horse-drawn carriage into the parade ring, leading a second day of racing and festivities.
They were accompanied by some special guests, including Lord and Lady Halifax, Lord Soames, Lady Sarah Keswick, Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall, and musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Before the daytime event, Queen Camilla wore a pale pink coat dress by Anna Valentine and a Philip Treacy hat, while King Charles tipped his top hat as they arrived on the grounds.
The royal couple used the occasion to treat some of their coronation contributors and close friends with prime seats at Royal Ascot.
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Lord Lloyd Webber composed the anthem Make a Joyful Noise for King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation in May.
He is also presenting the trophy for the Queen Mary Stakes.
With his wife Madeleine, he owns a stud and has bred several prize-winning horses.
Another notable guest at the races was Alan Titchmarsh, who has been a prominent supporter of Queen Camilla’s online reading and literary club and a backer of the King’s interest in gardens and farming.
He is presenting the cup for the Windsor Castle Stakes later in the afternoon.
The first Royal Ascot of King Charles’ reign is keeping a tradition going as it was a fixture on the royal calendar during the 70-year reign of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth.
The races began on Tuesday when Charles and Camilla were joined by many of the Queen’s family, including her sister, Annabel Elliot, and her son, Tom Parker Bowles.
The racing lasts until Saturday, by which time William and Kate are expected to have joined the other royals’ guests.
The Earl of Halifax and the Countess of Halifax rode with King Charles and Queen Camilla in the first carriage.
In the next carriage, with Charles’ brother Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, was one of the King’s oldest friends Lord Soames and one of the Queen’s close pals Lady Sarah Keswick.
Lady Keswick is one of Queen Camilla’s companions, on hand to help her at royal engagements.
In the third carriage were the King’s niece Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall, and in the fourth was musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The royal couple used the occasion to treat some of their coronation contributors and close friends with prime seats at Royal Ascot.
They were accompanied by Lord and Lady Halifax, Lord Soames, Lady Sarah Keswick, Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall, and musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The races are a constant topic of family conversation, according to Zara, who recently told PEOPLE that horses are in their family.
“Our horses are in our family, so there’s always discussions about performances and things like that.
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