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Mike Tindall has offered a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into
\none of the most recognisable traditions of the royal calendar,
\nrevealing that Royal Ascot\u2019s famous carriage procession can quickly
\nbecome \u201ca nightmare\u201d in hot weather.<\/p>\n
The former England rugby star, who is married to Zara Tindall, Royal Ascot, founded in 1711 by Queen Anne, remains one of the Speaking from Ascot Racecourse ahead of this year\u2019s meeting, \u201cIf it\u2019s too hot, it\u2019s a bit of a nightmare,\u201d he joked. \u201cThe The event\u2019s famously strict dress code requires men in the Royal Despite the discomfort, Tindall said the tradition remains one \u201cThat British history, that is the history we are trying to The procession itself has changed little since its formal Tindall explained that participants are first transported in \u201cYou jump in cars, the fleet of cars they use are very old, \u201cIt\u2019s about a 20-minute carriage ride from start to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the moments he enjoys most comes before the procession \u201cThey always let the children out and wave their British flags,\u201d \u201cYou turn on to the track down the middle of the course, and the Tindall and his wife have become regular fixtures at Royal Ascot This year\u2019s Royal Ascot meeting runs from 16 to 20 June and is <\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source royalcentral.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mike Tindall has offered a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into one of the most recognisable traditions of the royal calendar, revealing that Royal Ascot\u2019s famous carriage procession can quickly become \u201ca nightmare\u201d in hot weather. The former England rugby star, who is married to Zara Tindall, lifted the lid on the elaborate routine behind the daily […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2428349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2435050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mike-Tindall-jokes-about-one-royal-and-almost-gets-into.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435051,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435050\/revisions\/2435051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nlifted the lid on the elaborate routine behind the daily spectacle
\nat the Berkshire race meeting during an appearance on The
\nLuxury Dispatch with Tom Chamberlin<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nbiggest social and sporting occasions in the British calendar, with
\nthe Royal Procession still serving as its defining ceremonial
\ncentrepiece.<\/p>\n
\nTindall described the experience of taking part in the procession
\nalongside senior royals including King Charles III and Queen
\nCamilla.<\/p>\n
\nsweat is ongoing. Don\u2019t take the hat off, or it\u2019s like a pool of
\nwater drops out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nEnclosure to wear top hats and morning dress, even during periods
\nof intense summer heat.<\/p>\n
\nof the most special experiences connected to the royal family\u2019s
\nsupport of racing.<\/p>\n
\ncontinue,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Royal Procession down the course. It\u2019s
\nstill a standalone feature of what happens at Royal Ascot.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nintroduction in 1825. Each afternoon, members of the royal family
\ntravel in horse-drawn landaus through Windsor Great Park before
\narriving along the straight mile at Ascot Racecourse to the sound
\nof the national anthem.<\/p>\n
\nhistoric state cars before boarding the carriages for the final
\nstretch of the journey.<\/p>\n
\nhistorical, good old-fashioned sort of cars, state cars, and they
\ntake you to the edge of the Great Park,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\nreaches the racecourse itself, when local schoolchildren gather
\nwaving Union flags as the carriages pass through the park.<\/p>\n
\nhe said, before describing the atmosphere as the royal party
\nfinally enters the track.<\/p>\n
\nanthem starts \u2013 it\u2019s quite special.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nin recent years, frequently attracting attention for their
\nappearances in the Royal Enclosure and their close relationship
\nwith senior royals.<\/p>\n
\nexpected to feature strong attendance from members of the royal
\nfamily throughout the week.<\/p>\n