Overview
- The Princess of Wales made a visible return to Royal Ascot on Wednesday, joining the Royal Procession in a daffodil yellow Roksanda dress, a matching Jane Taylor hat, and sentimental jewellery including Princess Diana’s pearls and the late Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond earrings.
- During the carriage procession she shared a warm, unscripted exchange with a young spectator, telling a shy child, “I can still see you,” a moment widely shared and praised by onlookers.
- She spent time in the Windsor Enclosure with family members including her mother Carole Middleton and other royals, and later left Ascot earlier in the evening with Prince William.
- Royal Ascot this week has drawn senior royals and public figures, and Queen Camilla described the meeting as ‘the best of Britain’ in a candid ITV interview as the five-day festival runs through June 20.
- The appearance follows the Princess’s cancer treatment and her announcement of remission earlier this year, and is being framed by Kensington Palace as a measured step in a phased return to public duties that will be managed for pace and public engagement.