Dressing down for BBC Ascot crew

The Queen has given a dressing down to two members of a BBC TV camera crew for not adhering to Royal Ascot's strict dress code.

The pair - one in a T-shirt, the other in an open-necked shirt - were spotted in the paddock by the Queen who made her feelings known. Ascot's chief executive Douglas Erskine-Crum said: "I understand that as the Queen passed the BBC TV crew in the paddock before the St James' Palace Stakes, she remarked that two members of the crew were inappropriately dressed.

"I've spoken to a representative from the BBC and I think those filming in the paddock will, in future, be better attired. This is no big thing"

Ascot's dress code says " gentlemen are encouraged to wear a jacket and tie or a suit". Jeans and shorts are not allowed. A BBC source told the Racing Post: "This was the first time we had been allowed in the parade ring for a Group 1 Race meeting. We've not been there before because of the Queen's presence.

She saw the crew and may have been surprised. Their dress may have drawn her attention but I don't think that was the issue."

The row comes just months after news presenter Peter Sissons was lambasted for not wearing a black tie when he announced the death of the Queen Mother.

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