There are four main enclosures at Royal Ascot: the Royal Ascot Royal Enclosure, Queen Anne Enclosure, Village Enclosure and Windsor Enclosure. Horse owners and trainers at Royal Ascot also have a designated area often supplied with free catering throughout the meeting.

To this day, membership to the Royal Enclosure is by invitation only, and it takes planning—one needs to be sponsored by two Members who have attended the Royal Meeting for at least four years, and to reapply each year. Membership is not guaranteed, by any means.

While 12,000 guests are now allowed at Royal Ascot, all attendees are also required to get COVID tests before entering the event. Here, read about Royal Ascot’s history, and what the event looked like in prior years.

The Queen Anne Enclosure

The best day for the racing purist, Tuesday sees the curtains open on a spectacular five days at Royal Ascot.

Dresses and skirts should be of modest length defined as falling just above the knee or longer. Dresses and tops should have straps of one inch or greater. Strapless, off the shoulder, halter neck and spaghetti straps are not permitted. Dresses and tops with sheer straps and sleeves are also not permitted.

According to the Academia Cravatica – a Croatian organisation dedicated to the preservation of the cravat, a cravat is merely “a scarf or piece of fabric worn around the neck”. Why are the Croatians bothered? Because that’s where cravats come from.

As of this week, the Queen has also missed a significant portion of Royal Ascot 2021, but there is still time for the monarch to attend the races. Royal Ascot 2021 runs until Saturday, June 19, so there is still time for the Queen to make an appearance.

The Queen is expected to attend three days of the five-day event. While Ascot is usually packed with pomp and ceremony, this year it is understood the traditional royal carriage ride that sees the Queen driven from Windsor Castle to the race course’s royal enclosure has been axed from the schedule.

No. The event definitely now goes ahead. How many spectators are permitted is not confirmed as yet, but given the success of Britain’s vaccination programme there appears to now be no danger of Royal Ascot being called off.

Royal Ascot 2021 Live: Festival comes to an end and Queen leaves delighted after first return to racecourse since 2019. The final day of racing at Royal Ascot took place today after an eventful few days. Day five of the event will see the last few races and potentially, we might get to see the Queen (Saturday, June 19) …

The Queen Anne Enclosure is located around the iconic Ascot Grandstand and grants guests access to the Parade Ring Steppings, Bandstand, Trackside Lawns and ground floor of the Grandstand.

Queen Elizabeth is back at the races! The British monarch returned to her beloved Royal Ascot horse race after the pandemic forced her to miss last year’s event. Unlike most years, the Queen did not attend the Ascot’s opening day, as she had an in-person meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

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