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King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s runners at Royal Ascot 2024

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s runners at Royal Ascot 2024

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are both expected at Royal Ascot this week, and they could have a winner on their hands with four of their horses in action

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be at Royal Ascot 2024((Image: Getty))

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to have four horses running at Royal Ascot 2024.

The Royal couple are expected to be present at the Berkshire racecourse to cheer on their equine competitors this week. They will be two of tens of thousands of spectators who will decent on the iconic racecourse for five days of thrilling horse racing.




Last year, King Charles was visibly moved when Desert Hero, a horse bred by his late mother Queen Elizabeth II, clinched victory in the King George V Stakes.

Desert Hero is set to return to Royal Ascot this year, alongside three other horses owned by the Royal family. Mirror Sport take a closer look at the horses that King Charles and Queen Camilla will be rooting for this week.

Desert Hero

Last year’s King George V stakes winner, who triumphed at odds of 18/1, will be aiming for a repeat performance in the Group Two Hardwicke Stakes on Saturday. Currently, the four-year-old is joint third favourite with odds of 10/1 to win.

Trained by William Haggas, he finished second in the Group 3 Gordon Richards Stakes in his seasonal opener, before placing a disappointing fifth as favourite in the Aston Park Stakes at Newbury. He’ll be hoping to bounce back from this setback when he returns to the scene of his victory last year, reports the Express.

Desert Hero was victorious at Royal Ascot last year((Image: Getty))

Hard to Resist

Hard to Resist is scheduled to race on Friday in the Sandringham Stakes, a handicap contest. The race is slated for 5:05pm and will mark the filly’s first appearance of the season.

The three-year-old hasn’t been seen since a disappointing fourth-place finish at Chantilly in the Prix Miesque last October. He is currently 14/1 to win at the royal meeting.

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