A Biscuiteers guide to royal ascot

We've been busy collaborating with Ascot Racecourse to create a biscuit collection fit for the Royal enclosure; we give you the Ascot Collection. This exclusive collection is packed with everything you would expect to see on the day from the Queen's royal silks and saddle, to a lucky horse shoe and not forgetting a very special hat for Ladies' Day!

With Ascot in full swing we've been placing our bets and stalking the promenade of hats and fancy dresses already on show!

Things you might not know about royal ascot...
1. Ascot Racecourse has been in operation since 1711 when Queen Anne rode out from Windsor Castle and declared this area of East Cote the perfect place for her horses to run full stretch

1. The King's Representative at Ascot in the early 1900's, Viscount Churchill, would sift through applications for the Royal Enclosure, marking each of them "certainly", "perhaps" or "certainly not". Actors and actresses were not considered to be eligible!

2. The tradition of the Royal Ascot picnic is one that can be traced back to the very earliest race meetings. With the arrival of the motorcar at Ascot in 1912 came the more modern tradition of the picnic in the car park

3. Butlers, candelabra and silver service are still in evidence at picnics in Number One and Two car parks - Some berths in Number One are even passed down informally from generation to generation

4. Divorcees were banned from the Royal Enclosure until 1955, when the divorce laws were changed

5. The 2005 the Royal Meeting was held in York while Ascot was rebuilt. Everything moved north – even the bell used to tell jockeys to get ready for the next race

6. In 2010, 35,000 strawberry scones, 35,000 rounds of sandwiches, 30,000 eclairs, 1,400 lobsters and 1,400 kilos of smoked salmon were washed down by 50,000 bottles of Champagne and 8,000 bottles of Pimm's
If you're attending...
The yummy biscuits in our Ascot tin make the perfect addition to your race-day picnic, they are sure to be the envy of the car park! Once you've polished off your biscuits, our beautifully illustrated tin makes the ideal place to store all of your mementos from your day at the races, whether it be the race day programme, photos from the day or those winning betting slips!
...How to celebrate if you’re not attending?
- We’re not attending but that doesn't mean you can’t have a right royal knees-up. Place a bet (we usually pick the horse with a smashing name) and then you have something to watch out and cheer for.

- Get your friends or family together and watch all the action with some prosecco or cocktails.

- Look at our other blog posts to get our vanilla biscuit recipe and royal icing recipe and top tips for first-class biscuit making!
Whether you're lucky enough to be attending Royal Ascot this year, or watching with friends and family at home, the Biscuiteers Ascot Tin is a fabulous addition to festivities- Just make sure that you're not too busy tucking into your biscuits and miss that photo finish!