Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (5L), stands with members of the Royal family, including Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (L), and Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, (3L), as they observe a minutes' silence to commemorate the victims and survivors of the recent attacks and tragedies that have happened in Britain, on day one of the Royal Ascot horse racing meet, in Ascot, west of London, on June 20, 2017. (AFP Photo)
Ascot, United Kingdom: The most glamorous week in the racing calendar Royal Ascot opened on a sombre note on Tuesday with a minute's silence for victims of the London tower block fire and terror attacks in Britain.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla; and Prince William and Kate were all in attendance after arriving in a traditional carriage procession.
They joined race-goers in observing a moment of silence for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, the attacks at London Bridge and the Manchester concert bombing.
The estimated 45,000 crowd paid their respects after Queen Elizabeth II had come down the track in a carriage leading the traditional Royal Procession.
Security was heightened as a result of the terror outrages with sniffer dogs on the approaches to the racecourse and armed police on hand as they have been at other recent major British sporting events.
The minute's silence honoured the memories of the estimated 79 people to have perished in the tower block fire in west London last week and the scores killed in attacks in Manchester and London.