Shocking moment mass Royal Ascot brawl erupts as Queen watches horses nearby

This is the moment a shocking brawl erupted at Royal Ascot – while the Queen cheered horses nearby.

The jaw-dropping scenes were captured at around 3.20pm on Friday.

The melee erupted in the Windsor Enclosure, with footage going viral after surfacing online.

Punches were thrown and “girls were knocked over” amid the sickening scenes at the iconic racecourse.

The Berkshire venue was left stunned by the fight, which began when a group of male racegoers started pushing and shoving each other.

It soon spread into a nearby seated bar area, where a woman dressed in blue is seen getting knocked off her chair.

“Two guys started pushing and shoving each other. Then a fight broke out, throwing punches and knocking girls over,” one disgusted told the Mirror.

“I was shocked by it.

“I couldn’t believe my eyes.

“You don’t expect to see that at Ascot.”

One man lies motionless on the grass at one moment in the video.

He begins to stir slightly before being helped to his feet.

Someone can later be heard shouting “get away”.

Another witness told  The Sun  : “There is always fisticuffs at big events like this when the drink is flowing but this one looked really nasty.”

A  Thames Valley Police  spokeswoman said: “An incident near the turnstiles is being investigated as an affray and happened at about 7.20pm on Friday.

“Three people were arrested: two men aged 59 from Epsom, Surrey, and aged 26 from Chelmsford, Essex, and a woman aged 26 from Chelmsford.

“They have all been released under investigation.”

A venue spokesman said: “The incident was unfortunate and unrepresentative of the overall mood at the racecourse.

“With over 75,000 people in attendance, sadly it is difficult to eradicate all antisocial behaviour.

“Our security staff can and do remove people, and we operate a system whereby staff who identify antisocial behaviour give one warning.”