Prince Charles leads royals as glamorous fans flock to Ascot for day one as punters prepare to bet record £100MILLION

Prince Charles leads royals as glamorous fans flock to Ascot for day one as punters prepare to bet record £100MILLION

[{"selector":"#anim-1770a0ac-3289-4f2b-9a42-bb5ba72f1661","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b5d37701-d955-4f5f-8a3c-7cf43a083bab","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-5deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(5deg)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] Fans descended on Royal Ascot in their thousands to celebrate day one of the meet. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrived at Royal Ascot in the early afternoon

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[{"selector":"#anim-7c0389b7-738b-4cf4-b23d-a76cd52c958a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3393270e-b0dc-44e8-973e-b7f21a29d411","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-5deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(5deg)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] A number of senior members of our Royal Family are expected. Mike and Zara Tindall arrived for day one of the five-day festival

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[{"selector":"#anim-fc6f1608-0e46-46bf-8c0b-3684a5d81684","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b77397c1-ab08-46d0-815b-411ed6ba9d5a","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-5deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(5deg)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] Tens of thousands of gallons of booze are expected to be quaffed as temperatures soar. Footballing legend Michael Owen was spotted on day one

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[{"selector":"#anim-158005b7-b221-40b7-969c-1b5c01dd5546","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-62d41aa2-7164-4af3-8121-ef1572f8960a","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-5deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(5deg)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] A further 280,000 pints of beer and 125,000 glasses of Pimm's are expected to be sold. GMB presenter Charlotte Hawkins was another celebrity spotted