A 45-year-old racegoer, who wanted to remain anonymous, painted a bleak picture, saying: “£100 a ticket and the toilets are like a First World War latrine. “Everything is expensive, the festival ...

Attending an immersive World War II parachute training program was my ... swept the barracks, or cleaned the latrine. The few free minutes before lights out were reserved for spit-shining jump ...