Lady Victoria Starmer embraced the warm weather in a bright orange sundress as she arrived at Ascot Racecourse today – without the prime minister.
Sir Keir Starmer, 62, will likely be preparing for his talks with US President Donald Trump, who he is expected to meet the prime minister on Monday after a trip to Scotland.
This left Lady Victoria, 52, free to attend the The King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, in Berkshire, on Saturday afternoon.
The rarely seen wife of Sir Keir was dressed for the warmer weather in a bright orange shirt dress, which buttoned through the middle.
She was photographed gleefully cheering on competitors at the racecourse, as the annual King George Racing Weekend got under way.
The mother kept her brunette hair neat for the occasion, tucked simply behind her ears.
She completed her look with very simple make up and wore a charm bracelet on her right wrist.
Lady Victoria has been dubbed a ‘reluctant political spouse’ in the past – but she always seems to support her husband Sir Keir when it comes to the big occasions.
Lady Victoria Starmer embraced the warm weather in a bright orange sundress as she arrived at Ascot Racecourse today – without the prime minister
The rarely seen wife of Sir Keir was dressed for the warmer weather in a bright orange shirt dress, which buttoned through the middle
The glamorous mother-of-two and NHS occupational health worker was snapped in an all-white ensemble as she joined her husband at Trooping the Colour last month.
She wore a midi length frock with a v-neck, short sleeves, and small buttons down the front.
Lady Victoria paired her dress with a large fascinator, also in white, and coordinating heeled pumps.
Her chestnut locks were worn loose, and she opted for a chic make-up look, with a fresh base, pink blush, and natural lip.
She was photographed sitting next to her husband as they enjoyed the parade.
And they were not the only attendees representing politics at the event: such is the importance of the parade that senior representatives from allied nations also attend.
The PM posted today on X: ‘Sending my best wishes to His Majesty The King today at Trooping the Colour. God Save The King.’
She was photographed gleefully cheering on competitors at the racecourse, as the annual King George Racing Weekend got under way
The mother kept her brunette hair neat for the occasion, tucked simply behind her ears
She completed her look with very simple make up and wore a charm bracelet on her right wrist
Lady Victoria has been dubbed a ‘reluctant political spouse’ in the past – but she always seems to support her husband Sir Keir when it comes to the big occasions
Trooping the Colour is a centuries-old tradition that marks the Sovereign’s official birthday.
Victoria and Sir Keir married in 2007 – 13 years before Sir Keir became Labour leader. They met sometime in the early 2000s, when both were working as lawyers.
Victoria drafted documents for a case her future husband was working on during his time as a barrister at Doughty Street chambers, according to the Evening Standard.
Their first date was at a Camden pub, where they enjoyed inexpensive pizzas – but they now live in a £1.75 million Camden townhouse in Sir Keir’s Holborn and St Pancras constituency.
Speaking on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories in 2020, Sir Keir revealed how he met Victoria, explaining: ‘I was doing a case in court and it all depended on whether the documents were accurate.
The couple, who wed in 2007, met when they were both working as lawyers in the noughties (pictured: Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool)
‘I [asked the team] who actually drew up these documents, they said a woman called Victoria, so I said let’s get her on the line.’
When he spoke to Lady Victoria, who was then working as a ward sister in the NHS, he grilled her on the documents.
Shortly before hanging up, he said he heard just one comment from her.
He explained: ‘She said, “Who the bleep does he think he is?”, then put the phone down on me. And quite right too.’
Lady Victoria grew up in Gospel Oak, north London, where her mother was a doctor, before forging out a career as a solicitor.
She served as a governor at her children’s school and now works in occupational health for the NHS.
