The Duchess of Edinburgh looked in high spirits today as she watched a Paralympics Equestrian event in Versailles today.

Sophie, 59, smiled for the cameras as she sat in the stands alongside her husband, Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh. 

The pair travelled to France to watch the athletes compete and were intently watching the competition to cheer on Team GB.

The mother-of-two donned a chic floaty black quarter-sleeved dress embroidered with daisy print. 

She accessorised her look with a simple pair of gold hoop earrings and a pair of oversized sunglasses. 

Sophie wore her blonde tresses down in a sleek, straight blow-dry, pinning some of her hair back from her face so she had a clear view of the action. 

The Duke and Duchess were snapped discussing the competition and Sophie was snapped applauding the Paralympians. 

Edward was dressed casually and sported a blue gingham print shirt along with a black blazer, a red handkerchief and navy suit trousers.

He jazzed up his look with a navy Paralympics cap and a pair of sunglasses, as the weather is a sunny 22 degrees in Versailles today. 

Britain's Grade V team is in tenth place behind the USA and Italy. Norway, the Netherlands and Germany are in first, second and third place.

Many members of the Royal Family enjoy watching Equestrian and some have even won Olympic gold medals in the sport themselves.   

The Princess Royal's daughter, Zara Tindall, 43, is a serious international equestrian competitor.

She garnered a gold medal at the European Eventing Championships in 2005 in addition to attaining a silver medal at the World Equestrian Games in 2006.

Zara previously won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics as part of the Great Britain Eventing Team. 

Anne herself competed at the 1976 Olympics during the three-day equestrian event, but she did not get a medal. 

She had, however, won an individual gold medal at the 1971 Burghley Three-Day Event and won individual and team silver medals in 1975 at Luhmuhlen.

Sophie and Edward were snapped watching another Paralympics event in Paris on Wednesday - as the Duke struggled to see the game behind a tall spectator.

The pair got into the Team GB spirit cheer on wheelchair fencer Oliver Lam Watson.

Sophie enthusiastically cheered on the British athlete while enjoying the event with her seat neighbours - however Prince Edward, 60, struggled to see past a tall spectator who was sitting in front of him.

The 59-year-old Duchess was seen in the stands chatting and cheering with British Ambassador to France, Mena Rawlings and Chief Executive of Paralympics GB, David Clarke.

However, in several photos of the royal couple, Edward appeared to be craning his neck around the gentleman in front of him in an attempt to see what was happening.

At one point, the Duke even whipped out a pair of binoculars to get a better view of what was going on in the stadium.