Royal Ascot

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An estimated 5, people live here. Royal Ascots proximity to the City centre, commercial nodes, beaches and other recreational facilities make it a very popular area to stay.

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Skip to main content. What does The Queen do at Ascot? Share this article:. In an Act of Parliament ensured that the Ascot Heath would be kept and used as a racecourse for the public in the future, securing racing at Ascot for future generations.

The administration of the Royal Racecourse is handled on behalf of the Crown by a representative appointed by the Monarch.

Up until , the racecourse was managed by the Master of the Royal Buckhounds. Lord Churchill was appointed His Majesty's Representative in , responsible for running the course and determining entrance to the Royal Enclosure.

Between and racing was not run at Ascot. The racecourse was commandeered by the army with the Grandstand providing accommodation for gunners of the Royal Artillery.

Racing resumed on the 15th May with an eight-race card. The first post-war fixture was held on the 21st May , when the then year-old Princess Elizabeth attended Ascot for the first time.

The first National Hunt meeting was held at Ascot in , the course having been established using turf from Hurst Park Racecourse , which closed in As an owner and breeder of racehorses, the Queen takes a keen interest in racing.

The jockeys riding the Queen's horses can be identified by her racing colours: purple body with gold braid, scarlet sleeves, and a black velvet cap with gold fringe.

The Racecourse was reopened by the Queen on 20th June The main part of the redevelopment programme was the construction of the 30m x m lightweight parasol roof structure of the grandstand, this was designed and built by Austrian specialist contractor Waagner-Biro.

In all, Ascot hosts 18 days of flat racing each year, totalling roughly flat races each summer. Grass is cut to a regulation 4 inches exactly for flat racing.

The first jumps fixture was held at Ascot in Included are both steeplechase and hurdle races, with around 50 jumps races in all being held at Ascot each season.

Grass is cut to a regulation 5 inches exactly for jumps racing. Royal Ascot evolved from the first four-day race meeting held at Ascot in , although the meeting as it is known today only really started to take shape with the introduction of The Gold Cup in The Gold Cup remains the feature race of the third day of Royal Ascot, traditionally the busiest day of the week, when high fashion and exquisite millinery take centre stage alongside flat racing's most elite stayers.

During the racecourse's redevelopment in , the Royal Meeting was held at York Racecourse. Each of the five days of Royal Ascot begins with the Royal Procession at 2pm, when the Queen and other members of the royal family arrive down the straight mile in the Royal Landaus, accompanied by the playing of the National Anthem and the raising of the Royal Standard.

This tradition was started in by King George IV. Approximately horses race across the five days. Eighteen Group races, eight of them Group 1, are staged each year and are broadcast to audiences in almost territories around the world.

Ascot employees increase by more than 6, temporary staff, with over 33, items of temporary furniture and 20, flowers and shrubs grown especially for the Royal Meeting.

There are four enclosures in total at Royal Ascot, three of them open to the public. The Royal Enclosure is the most prestigious, with access strictly limited.

First-time applicants must apply to the Royal Enclosure Office and gain sponsorship from someone who has attended the Royal Enclosure for at least four years.

Existing members are sent invitations by Her Majesty's Representative to request badges each year. Badges are hand written and can only be worn by the named person.

The Royal Enclosure has the strictest Dress Code, with men wearing grey, navy or black morning dress and top hat , and women wearing formal daywear and a hat with a solid base of 4 inches or more in diameter.