The queues for the water dispensers were longer than those for the bars on the first two days at Royal Ascot, as the mercury rose to 28C.
The stifling heat meant hundreds of racegoers have already been treated in the racecourse medical centre. One unfortunate spectator had to be taken to hospital on Tuesday with suspected heatstroke and with crowds up on the first couple of days, finding a shaded area was not always easy.
