The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were in the third carriage, accompanied by Gus Christie, the executive chairman of Glyndebourne, and Danielle de Niese, his wife, an opera singer.
Following up in the fourth and final carriage were Matt Ramsden, a former joint master of the Beaufort Hunt, Luke Irwin and his wife, Alice Irwin, a niece of the Queen.
In their foreword to the official race-day programme, the King and Queen wished racegoers a “thrilling” week of action, reflecting upon how the event attracted some of the best horses from across the globe, ridden by leading jockeys and watched by vast television audiences.
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