Trendy racers stood out with their country chic when they arrived today as Carol Vorderman with VIPs for the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Contrasting plaids and fabrics were the theme of the day, and dazzling guests swept country chic in attendance. The Day of the Golden Cup, in which the “cream of the crop” competes with each other before the afternoon festivities come to an end.
The 61-year-old TV personality chose an extraordinary appeal for the event with her typical pheasant plumage, brown jacket and leather skirt.
Meanwhile, other celebrities attended, including model Rosie Tapner, Jade Holland Cooper, and Pixie Lott.
This year’s festival welcomes gamblers for the first time since 2020 at Cheltenham, after the pandemic forced organizers to hold last year’s event behind closed doors.
Carol Vorderman leads the stylish racers who are striking their country’s elegance today as they come to the last day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Horse racing fans celebrate their return to Cheltenham Racecourse in style today as the fourth and final day of the annual event begins (pictured left and right)
This year’s festival welcomes gamblers for the first time since 2020 at Cheltenham, after the pandemic forced organizers to hold last year’s event behind closed doors.
Race participants wore eye-catching hats when they arrived for the final day of the event in Cheltenham.
Jade Holland-Cooper posed for the shoot with her boyfriend Oliver Cheshire, along with Superdry founder husband Julian Dunkerton and close friend Pixie Lott.
Jade opted for a gorgeous brown suit for this event, while Pixie Lott wore a black and white plaid shirt dress (pictured together)
The race event was accused of being a super broadcast event after being one of the last major sports competitions with spectators in March 2020.
Key guests, including Andrew Parker Bowles, comedian Lee Mack, and football player Charlie Austin, contracted the virus after attending the show that year.
But that hasn’t stopped racing fans from attending the Gloucestershire course this year, and up to 250,000 people are expected to attend over the four days.
Several famous faces were seen among them, 77-year-old rocker Rod Stewart and his 51-year-old wife Penny Lancaster and members of the royal family.
But a noble face is missing: The Duchess of Cornwall was forced to cancel her scheduled visit after she missed an event for the second time this week.
Camilla recently recovered from a Covid crisis but left with a mild cough and it is clear she froze on her own after her illness.
Checks, contrast plaid fabrics and 90’s inspired suits were the theme of the day, while glamorous guests shaped country chic.
For today’s trip to Cheltenham, the TV personality chose a trendy pheasant-style headdress along with a brown and khaki outfit
Groups of runners looked pleased to be back on the track and posing for a shoot in the spring sun (pictured)
Cheltenham was one of the last major sporting events held with spectators before the Covid lockdown in March 2020.
The Duchess spent the day presenting the trophy to the winning owner, jockey and trainer of Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase.
He visited the Irish Cultural Center in west London with the Prince of Wales for St Patrick’s Day on Tuesday, but canceled a show at an evening event where he was to meet with High Commissioner Charles and the Commonwealth Secretariat on Monday.
Both attended the Commonwealth Day service earlier in the day.
Clarence House has confirmed that the Duchess will not be attending the Cheltenham Festival, but declined to comment further.
Last week, the Duchess announced that she had a mild cough following the virus.
When he met a group of record-breaking aid rowers at Clarence House, he told them, “Well, it’s been three weeks and I still can’t take a picture of it. My voice is probably suddenly lost and I’m starting to cough and stutter.
Cheltenham was one of the last major sporting events to be held with spectators before the Covid blockade in March 2020.
With the country under severe Covid restrictions, last year’s event was held behind closed doors.
And so much has been planned for this year’s four-day festival that it will be held for fans for the first time in two years.
First held in 1860, the festival has become the four biggest days of the jumping season.
The event is held at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire and regularly hosts over 250,000 people a year.
It features a series of “Championship” races that decide who the best horses of the year are.
The main events are the Champion Hurdle on Tuesdays, the Champion Chase on Wednesdays, the Stayers’ Hurdle on Thursdays and the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Fridays.
Despite the increase in Covid cases and requests to cancel the festival in March 2020, the event was given the green light to move forward.
While Italy was already in quarantine, mass rallies were banned in the UK three days later.
More than 60,000 fans a day were crammed into booths, bars, restrooms, and rows of food trucks with little protection apart from a few hand sanitizer stations scattered around the runway.
Meanwhile, a fan claimed that the fans were “hugged like sardines” during the four-day festival.
While organizers pointed out that the event followed the rules of the time, the festival has faced criticism, including Sir David King, who was the government’s chief science adviser from 2000-2007, who said it was “the best possible way to prevent its spread”. accelerating the virus.
A report by MPs later attributed 41 deaths and another 37 deaths from Covid at Cheltenham to Liverpool’s decision to host the Champions League match against Atletico Madrid in March 2020.
Lawmakers said it was unclear whether the deaths were a direct result of attending events or related activities, such as travel or people gathering in bars.
Source: Daily Mail
