A smiling Carole and Micheal Middleton have arrived at Royal Ascot for the second day of the annual horse race meeting.

The Princess of Wales’s parents Carole and Micheal Middleton have made their first public appearance since their daughter’s cancer diagnosis.

The smiling and smartly dressed couple have been pictured arriving for the second day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting.

Carole looked stunning in a floral light blue organza dress by Self Portrait which she paired with a colour-matching fascinator.

Princess Kate’s mother kept her hair down and beamed at photographers during the famous Berkshire meet.

The Princess of Wales is not at the annual event that is popular with senior members of the Royal Family as she continues her cancer treatment.

Kate has been absent most of the year after having been diagnosed with a form of cancer but made her triumphant return last weekend, when she attended Trooping the Colour in London.

Even though her attendance should not be seen as a full return to public duties, royal fans were delighted to see their beloved royal for the first time in six months.