It's reported that £100,000 has been spent on extra security at Royal Ascot this year, to counter the threat of any disruption from animal rights activists. Jonathan Swain reports from the racecourse.

@SwainITV Why don't you ever see the animal rights activists protesting outside of halal slaughter houses?

@SwainITV Gran says anyone running onto the tracks should be tasered and jailed for 5 years and given a Celtic season ticket for life on their release. We need punishments to distract this behaviour. Gran is 75 next year & she didn’t fight two world wars for this!

@SwainITV The protesters aren't the problem it's the exploitive and cruel sport of horse racing that is!

@SwainITV Yeah I bet the tax payer is picking up the bill for the extra security there

@SwainITV Oh p*ss off, not more of our money that’s spent on the Royals. It’s not like we are going to run out of them we loose one or two of them.

@SwainITV Unfortunately to some respect it’s a cruel sport, these horses are bred to race and flighty. If they break/damage a leg, they get shot - sometimes on the track, I don’t care who you are, no one really wants to see that. So in some respects I agree with protesters

@SwainITV Protect cruelty! Awesome stuff 👏🏻 🤮

@SwainITV I hope ALL the TOFFS there are paying for it NICE few days out if you are a cop —police officer enjoy on US your Ascot visits 🤷‍♂️

@SwainITV Clearly no cost of living worries with this lot!

@SwainITV This is disgusting , they should be fined and the money used towards the security bill