Smiling Michael and Carole Middleton, who have spent months at the Princess of Wales' side, make first public appearance since Kate's cancer diagnosis at Ascot alongside other royals

The Princess of Wales' mother and father - Carole and Michael Middleton - have attended the second day of Royal Ascot, in their first public appearance since their daughter's cancer diagnosis. Prince William chats to his mother-in-law Carole Middleton and cousin Zara Phillips as the royals congregated for the second day of Royal Ascot Prince William, wearing his full morning suit, including a top hat, offered a wave to Ascot goers In his father's absence, the heir to the throne led royals in the carriage procession, with Princess Eugenie looking elegant in a pale pink ensemble Princess Beatrice spotted chatting to Zara Tindall ahead of this afternoon's race meet at Ascot A family affair, despite the absence of the King and Princess of Wales, there was a strong turnout of royals today. Three women showcased their bright ensembles as they arrived at the second day of Royal Ascot This person set out to stand out from the crowd with their eye-catching purple ensemble and matching fascinator Male attendees also pulled out all the sartorial stops for the annual horse racing event in Berkshire and dressed to the nines Lisa Snowdon donned a patriotic football themed hat, commissioned by Ladbrokes to pay tribute to the England team at the Euros Model and television personality, Lisa Snowdon, appeared in high spirits as she arrived at the event Louise Roe matched the stunning flowers on display at the annual event with her pink-themed outfit A racegoer put on a bright display in a fuchsia hat with an avant-garde flower-themed fascinator The sun was shining as racegoers arrived at the second day of Royal Ascot in their bright and bold attire Yesterday, the King and Queen joined punters at the famous racing meet, with the royal couple likely hoping to add to their tally of Royal Ascot winners. A woman showcased her glamorous sense of style in a white flowing dress featuring an elegant belt British model Louise Roe and presenter Scott Wimsett looked glamorous at the event One glamorous woman donning a peacock-themed hat was caught in a moment of laughter at the Berkshire racecourse Model and TV host Rosie Tapner, 28, looked sophisticated in a cream suit for the occasion Sports broadcaster Rupert Bell posed for a photograph next to model Rosie Tapner Glamorous racegoers at the second day of Royal Ascot posed for photographs in their bright ensembles Former One Direction member Harry whose style has included jumpsuits, feather boas, skirts and dresses, became Daniel's first customer after buying all the boxy short-sleeved shirts from the designer's graduate collection in 2015.