As part of my duties as the Face of Ascot, I returned for King George Day at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday for lunch and a photo shoot.
King George Day at Ascot Racecourse
I arrived mid-morning with my boyfriend and two of our friends. We headed up to the Parade Ring Restaurant, where we were welcomed with a glass of champagne.
A friendly hostess showed us to our table, which was preemptively furnished with four bottles of wine and a bottle of champagne. Not bad for eleven o’clock in the morning.
The weather was gorgeous, so we stepped out onto the balcony to enjoy the sunshine and survey the Parade Ring below, getting excited about King George Day at Ascot Racecourse as we did.
Lunch was served at noon, so we sat down to our four-course meal, throughout which we were served copious amounts of champagne, Pimm’s, and, of course, the wine that was already on our table.
The English certainly know how to put on a boozy lunch. Thankfully my friends and I had enough self-restraint to refrain from embarrassing ourselves.
After lunch we spent the afternoon at King George Day on a regular rotation of going to the balcony to watch the horses circle around the Parade Ring, moving to our reserved seats by the racetrack to watch the races, and circling back to our table to eat and drink more.
After five cycles of this lovely leisurely pursuit at Ascot Racecourse, it was time to head down to the Parade Ring for my photo shoot.
While my friends sipped champagne in a room reserved for the owners of winning horses, I gallivanted around the grounds with the official photographer.
I posed for pictures in the Parade Ring, standing in front of the circling horses, then moved over to the actual racetrack itself.
Walking across the uneven grass field in four-inch heels with thousands of people standing behind me was a bit unnerving, but I made it safely across the track and smiled for another set of photos.
After the session I retired to the Winning Connections Room for another glass of champagne with my friends and some of the people I’d met at Royal Ascot.
When it was time to head home from King George Day at Ascot Racecourse, we made our way back to London feeling happy and very well taken care of. It was a fabulous way to spend a summer day in England.
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