The Queen has attended Royal Ascot every year since she came to the throne in 1952, and today Her Majesty was on fine form as she attended one of her favourite events of the year with her family.
Her Majesty, 92, was picture perfect in a pale blue outfit, teamed with a matching hat adorned with pretty pink flowers.
The monarch rode in the traditional carriage procession to the parade ground with her cousin Princess Alexandra, who was elegant in cream.
The Queen arrived at the course in her traditional carriage procession and among her guests in the royal box are the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.
Camilla, who looked smart in a green coat dress, rode in a carriage with her husband joined by his nephew Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn.
And she proved she’s not afraid to recycle her old outfits, sporting the same coat she wore to a garden party at Buckingham Palace just a month ago.
Guest of honour! The Queen was all smiles today as she stepped into the parade ring at Royal Ascot, known to be one of her favourite events of the year
The Queen teamed her outfit with one of her favourite diamond brooches and a blue hat adorned with pink peonies
Prince Charles was joined by his wife Camilla who paired her green coat with a striking white hat trimmed with floral cut outs
Camilla recycled an eye-catching green coat she wore just a month earlier to a Buckingham Palace Garden party in honour of Prince Charles 70th birthday
The Queen arriving at Royal Ascot in the traditional carriage procession with Princess Alexandra
Prince Charles was accompanied by his wife Camilla, 70, who looked elegant in a green coat dress
The Queen looked delighted to be attending Royal Ascot for the second time this week, as it’s known to be one of her favourite events of the year
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, also joined the royal party this afternoon – following the Queen’s lead in a blue dress with a matching hat.
Charles is due to present the winning prizes in the aptly named Prince of Wales’s Stakes.
The Duke of Cambridge stakes takes place this afternoon, but the Earl of Wesex rather that Prince William will be presenting the trophy.
And his wife Kate, who has attended in previous years, is likely to remain at home with her newborn, Prince Louis.
Sophie Wessex was joined by her husband Edward who is due to present the trophy for the Duke of Cambridge stakes in the absence of Prince William
Prince Charles looked dapper in a top hat and three piece suit as he arrived at Royal Ascot
Charles and Camilla joined the Queen this afternoon for one of the events she cherishes the most
Her Majesty waved to the crowds as she pulled up in the parade ring with her cousin Princess Alexandra
Prince Charles and Camilla were joined in their carriage by Autumn Phillips
The Queen enjoyed a chat with her racing manager John Warren (right) in the parade ring
Also absent from this year’s Royal Ascot is Zara Tindal who is recuperating after giving birth to her second child, a baby girl, on Monday.
Royal Ascot racegoers who took a punt on blue as the colour of the Queen’s hat were set to cash in this afternoon.
Bookies traditionally take bets on the colour of the head of state’s hat, and they hope to have better luck than Tuesday when the favourite yellow was heavily backed.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, followed the Queen’s lead by donning a blue dress with a matching hat
The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles were joined by Autumn Phillips who opted for a blue ensemble by Beulah London
The Queen, who has a lifelong love or horse racing, looked in her element as she began her afternoon at Ascot
The monarch paused to chat with a fellow racing fan in the parade ring after arriving at Royal Ascot
Her Majesty attended today’s events with members of her family, but was not joined by the Duke of Edinburgh
Her Majesty is a keen racing fan and is expected to attend Royal Ascot every day this week
William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said they had shortened the odds on blue from 7-2 to 2-1 favourite earlier today, adding: ‘We will be feeling blue if another hat horror occurs today.’
Nicola McGeady of Ladbrokes said: ‘Punters kicked off day two in high spirits after correctly predicting that the Queen would wear a blue hat.
‘Tomorrow is Ladies Day, and the early money suggests that Her Majesty will opt for green rather than pink.’
Charles is due to present the winning prizes in the aptly named Prince of Wales’s Stakes
Her Majesty was on top form as she chatted to fellow racegoers in the parade ring
The Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn made up the royal party
The Queen is also expected to attend tomorrow for the busiest race day with the feature Gold Cup race set to be one of the most prestigious events of the whole festival.
The Queen has had 22 winners over 60 years and in 2013, she became the first reigning monarch to win the Gold Cup with one of her horses when her filly, Estimate, stormed to victory.
She has described her visits to Ascot with her family as among her ‘most cherished’ memories and has been going to the festival since she was 19-years-old.
Her Majesty arrived by horse drawn carriage as is customary for Royal Ascot
Her Majesty was greeted by fellow racegoers as she arrived in the parade ring by carriage
The Queen was perfectly co-ordinated as ever in a pastel coat over a blue and pink floral dress
Her Majesty was handed a racing booklet so that she could keep up with the action on track