Eileen had lunch with King Charles at Windsor Castle. It delivered her son a Melbourne Cup

The romance of the Melbourne Cup lies in the idea that anyone can win Australia’s most famous race, be it the battler or the blueblood. This year, royalty reigned in the sport of kings. Ciaron Maher, who cut his teeth in the stables of the legendary Bart Cummings , did what the Cups King himself could not – training the trifecta of the great race for the first time in its 165-year history.