The Cheltenham Festival does offer a veritable who’s-who of British celebrities and pop culture icons: a bonafide melting pot of celebrity and normalcy, where you have a genuine chance of standing at the bar with Mary Berry and Sir Andy Murray! Cheltenham Festival: 5 Interesting Facts One True Undisputed Champion Local residents Nick Knowles and Dom Joly will no doubt be prowling the stands and enjoying the atmosphere of the Cheltenham Races as the action unfolds - as they do every year! Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson are also regulars at the event, though the later may well be tending to his farm: an apt reason, given he possibly wishes to keep a low profile at present. It is a safe bet that we may see an appearance from members of the Royal Family, Zara Phillips and Camilla, the Queen Consort herself: though King Charles may be too busy for such a function so early into his reign. Though, we can imagine the festival will be used as an occasion to celebrate her life, her love of racing and the majestic horses she cared so dearly about. Since the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II, this year’s Cheltenham Festival will undoubtedly be a bittersweet affair: the first racing festival since she left us. Much like The Grand National, The Cheltenham Festival has become ubiquitous with celebrity turnouts. The crowds in the stands and private boxes will surely see the genesis of new champions and favourites: Facile Vega the runaway pick in the Supreme Novices Hurdles.Ĭheltenham Festival: A Celebrity Occasion Running for four days – from the 14 th to the 17 th of March – the Cheltenham Festival 2023 is said to have the potential to captivate audiences like never before: finally, out of the doldrums, in a post COVID-19 Lockdown world. Providing edge-of-the-seat drama, the glory of victory and the heartbreak of defeat, the Cheltenham Festival – and the signature Gold Cup – provides a narrative rollercoaster the likes of which Hollywood wish it could harness with its conveyor belt of remakes and endless sequels. Not only does the Cheltenham Festival draw massive crowds, year after year, but it brings the eyes of causal and avid fans to the product of horse racing, the world over. The Cheltenham Festival is a certified showpiece in the UK’s national events calendar, as well as one of the peaks of the racing year.
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