Royal Ascot blends centuries of tradition with spectacular milliery as some 300,000 visitors descend on the racecourse each June.
The most exclusive area, the Royal Enclosure, enforces strict dress codes including top hats for men, and a ban on fascinators.
British royals are important guests of the event, including King Charles, Queen Camilla, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William who all attended this year.
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In the British social calendar, no event quite matches the prestige, pageantry and formal dress protocols of Royal Ascot. Members of the monarchy wave from carriages, aristocrats don faintly cartoonish top hats and extravagant millinery threatens to obscure the view at every turn. There’s also horse racing.
