Queen Camilla recycles outfit from Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding.Photo:Samir Hussein/WireImage, Chris Jackson/Getty
Samir Hussein/WireImage, Chris Jackson/Getty
Queen Camillawent no farther than her royal closet to find an outfit for Royal Ascot.
There’s a reason the ensemble looked familiar: it was the same outfit that Camilla wore toPrince HarryandMeghan Markle’s May 2018 royal wedding. Coinciding with many wedding guests' choice to wear pastel colors — including Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland in mint green andKate Middletonin light yellow — Camilla’s pink ensemble was perfect for the spring nuptials.
Doria Ragland, Prince Charles and Camilla at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 2018 royal wedding.JANE BARLOW/POOL/AFP via Getty
JANE BARLOW/POOL/AFP via Getty
British Vogueeditor Edward Enninful once asked the royal if he had considered wearing something new for such an occasion, to which Charles replied, “I’ve considered it. But in the case of that particular morning coat, as long as I can go on getting into it, I only wear it a few times a year, in the summer, so obviously you want to keep those sorts of things going.”
“But if I can’t fit into them, then I just have to have something new made,” Charles, now 75, continued. “But I’m not sure quite how radically different they can be at my age.”
Queen Camilla arrives at Royal Ascot.Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Chris Jackson/Getty Images
While Queen Elizabeth is closely associated with Royal Ascot for her lifelong love of horses and regular attendance at the event, Queen Camilla and King Charles looked animated as they watched the races on Tuesday and Wednesday during the first time the event was held since Queen Elizabeth’s death in September.
They looked through binoculars at points as they stood beside Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh.
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Queen Camilla, King Charles and Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh react to a race at Royal Ascot.Chris Jackson/Getty
Chris Jackson/Getty
Others in the parade included Lord and Lady Halifax, riding with the King and Queen, and following were Lord Soames, one of the King’s oldest friends, and Lady Sarah Keswick, one of Queen Camilla’s companions who helps her at royal engagements.
And there were many nods to Queen Elizabeth, including amessage from King Charles and Queen Camilla in the programthat said the event “always played a central role in Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s calendar and the naming of the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes will be a most appropriate way to mark this lifelong interest.”
Queen Elizabeth owned many racehorses, producing an impressive 24 winners at Ascot. Some photos of the late Queen’s prizewinning horses will be displayed at the event, and King Charles and Queen Camilla wrote that they were sure “this exhibition will prompt many happy memories.”
source: people.com
