Royal Ascot is an annual event held every June in Ascot, England. Founded by Queen Anne in 1711, this five-day festival is renowned for its rich heritage, world-class racing and British pageantry, attracting over 250,000 racegoers and a global television audience spanning more than 180 territories.
In 2025, the event will take place from Tuesday through Saturday at Ascot Racecourse. The event features 36 races, including eight Group 1 contests, with a total prize fund of £10 million, drawing elite horses, jockeys, and trainers from around the world. International contenders from Australia, Japan, France, Ireland, the United States and beyond are set to compete, underscoring the event’s global prestige.
Members of the royal family, including Queen Camilla, Kate Middleton and Prince William, are expected to attend the event.
Here, see photos from the 2025 edition of Royal Ascot.
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Image Credit: Getty Images Queen Camilla and King Charles III speak to each other as they attend day three of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall in Gieves & Hawkes bespoke.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: UK Press via Getty Images Zara Tindall on day three of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Princess Beatrice of York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi smile as they attend day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025 – Day Four
Image Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Lady Eliza Spencer and Lady Amelia Spencer attend day four of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: UK Press via Getty Images Princess Beatrice, Counsellor of State on day three of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Image Credit: Samir Hussein/WireImage Queen Camilla attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Queen Camilla smiles as she attends day two of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Image Credit: Getty Images Flora Gibbs attends day three of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Image Credit: Getty Images Talitha Howden, David Howden,Kitty Howden and Jemima Howden attends Royal Ascot on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Charlotte Hawkins (wearing a Susanna London dress, Nerida Freiman hat and Boodies jewellery) and Mark Heyes attend the 3rd day of Royal Ascot on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Olivia (wearing a vintage outfit and bag from Pylones Paris) attends the 3rd day of Royal Ascot on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Marvin Brooks (wearing a Rathbones tailor suit) and Louise Roe (wearing a Karen Millen dress and hat) attend the 3rd day of Royal Ascot on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Lili Piper (wearing all Lipsy) attends the 3rd day of Royal Ascot on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Georgia Toffolo attends the 3rd day of Royal Ascot on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Nur Karaata Uquv attends the 3rd day of Royal Ascot on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Zara Tindall smiles as she attends day three of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Princess Beatrice of York and Eduardo Mapelli Mozzi attend day three of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Image Credit: Getty Images Jerry Hall attends day three of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon and Isabella de la Brigadiere attend day three of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Princess Beatrice of York reacts as she attends day three of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Emma French (wearing an Awon Golding hat) attends the 3rd day of Royal Ascot on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: WireImage Carole Middleton attends day two of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Queen Camilla and King Charles III during the award presentation of the Gold Cup on day three of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Tegan Dalman (wearing a Karen Millen dress and hat and Mango shoes) attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Vanessa Ryle, The Earl of Derby & Katherine Foster-Brown attend Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Alexandra Bertram (wearing an Awon Golding hat, Taller Marmo dress, Aspinal of London bag, Garrard earrings and a Longines watch) attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Valerie Stark attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Flora Macdonald Johnston (wearing a Lock & Co hat, The Irish Twin dress, Swaine bag and Manolo Blahnik shoes) attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Laura Anne-Barr attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Image Credit: Getty Images Natalie Rushdie attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Image Credit: Getty Images Scarlet Gray attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Valerie Stark attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Georgia Toffolo attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Flora Gibbs attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Charlotte Hawkins attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Jemima Howden attends Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images David Howden, Fiona Howden & HRH Duchess of Edinburgh (L) attend Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Lisa Tan (wearing a Lisa Tan hat) attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 A racegoer (wearing a Marta Holod hat) attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Anouska Lancaster attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Angela Menz (wearing a Lisa Tan hat) attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Mike Tindall and Anne, Princess Royal share a joke as they attend day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images King Charles III and Queen Camilla smiles and wave as they attend day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Princess Beatrice of York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi smile as they attend day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Queen Camilla and King Charles III react as they attend day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Phoebe Gregory (wearing an Amy Money millinery hat and Reformation dress) attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025 – Day One
Image Credit: Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Im Lennon Gallagher in Gieves & Hawkes and Isobel Richmond in Self-Portrait
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Tatyana Brain (wearing a vintage Harrods hat and Sandro suit) attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Peter Phillips attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Sandra Cooke (wearing a Cara Meehan hat, Zimmerman dress and Aquazzura shoes) attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: WireImage Zara Tindall attends day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Liubor Clark (wearing a Karen Millen dress and Marta Holod hat) attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Bella Good attends the 1st day of Royal Ascot on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Harriet Sperling smiles as she attends on day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Rosie Turner attends day two of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Francesca Cumani attends day two of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Scarlet Gray attends day two of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Georgia Toffolo attends day two of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Members Of The Royal Family Attend Royal Ascot 2025 – Day Four
Image Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Princess Eugenie of York and King Charles III attend day four of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Members Of The Royal Family Attend Royal Ascot 2025 – Day Four
Image Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images King Charles III laughing on day four of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Members Of The Royal Family Attend Royal Ascot 2025 – Day Four
Image Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Queen Camilla attends day four of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Members Of The Royal Family Attend Royal Ascot 2025 – Day Four
Image Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Zara Tindall attends day four of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Members Of The Royal Family Attend Royal Ascot 2025 – Day Four
Image Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York attends day four of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Royal Ascot
Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Georgia Toffolo attends the 4th day of Royal Ascot on June 20, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Flora Gibbs (wearing a Self Portrait suit, Vintage hat and Tiffany & Co earrings and necklace) attends the 4th day of Royal Ascot on June 20, 2025 in Ascot, England.
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Image Credit: Getty Images for Royal Ascot 202 Chloe (wearing a Holland Cooper dress) attends the 4th day of Royal Ascot on June 20, 2025 in Ascot, England.
