Royal Ascot - Trophy Presenters

We are delighted to welcome the following here today

The Albany Stakes

Mrs Oti Mabuse

Oti Mabuse is a South African television presenter, talent show judge and Latin dance champion. She captured the hearts of the British public as a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing and is the only professional to have won the show consecutively, winning in 2019 and 2020. In television she has appeared as a dance captain on The Greatest Dancer, a panellist on The Masked Dancer and a judge on Dancing on Ice. In 2022, Oti embarked on a journey of self-discovery in her BBC 1 documentary Oti Mabuse: My South Africa and with her sister Motsi in ITV’s emotional DNA Journey. She entertained the nation’s young children during lockdown with her CBeebies’ show Boogie Beebies, hosted the hit ITV show Romeo & Duet, and took on this year’s Comic Relief Challenge - Frozen. This year she launched Oti Mabuse’s Breakfast Show, shown every Saturday morning on ITV1.

The Commonwealth Cup

TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales

The Duke of Edinburgh Stakes

HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh

The Coronation Stakes

HM The King

The Sandringham Stakes

General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen

Born in Tidworth and raised in Norway, Gibraltar and Iraq, General Sir Patrick Sanders was commissioned in 1986 into The Royal Green Jackets. He has commanded on operations in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He has commanded 20 Armoured Brigade, the 3rd (UK) Division and the Field Army. He was promoted to General in 2019 and became Chief of the General Staff in June 2022. He is Colonel Commandant of the Honourable Artillery Company and Honorary Colonel of the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment. He speaks French, Norwegian, colloquial Spanish and a little Arabic, Pashtun, Dari, Albanian and Serbo-Croat. Married to Fiona Bullen, they have one son, Kit. General Sanders enjoys cycling, all forms of skiing, shooting, whisky and Tottenham Hotspur FC.

The King Edward VII Stakes

Mr

Rio Ferdinand OBE

Rio Ferdinand had an illustrious playing career as a centre back for Manchester United and England. Rio won every major domestic honour while playing for Manchester United and was honoured with the England Captaincy in 2010. Recently he was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. Since retiring, Rio has worked in the media as a pundit for BT Sport. In 2017, the BBC1 documentary Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad won the Robert Flaherty Award for Single Documentary at the 2018 BAFTA Awards. He was awarded an OBE in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to association football and charity having set up the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, a charity which works with young people and helps community development.

The Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes

Mr Steve Cram CBE

Steve Cram is one of the country’s most successful athletes. His career was forged alongside Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett to form a period of unprecedented success in British athletics and since retiring has become one of the BBC’s most respected commentators. In a career spanning over three decades, Steve’s many achievements include 6 Gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and the European and World Championships. Following an incredible season in 1983 Steve was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year and in 1986 he was awarded an MBE, followed by a CBE in 2018. At the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, Steve returned from injury to take a Silver medal in the 1500m behind Coe. The following year he broke world records in the 1500m, 2000m and Mile, all within 19 days.