AP Photos: At Royal Ascot, the hats are almost as important as the horses
1 year, 9 months ago

AP Photos: At Royal Ascot, the hats are almost as important as the horses

Associated Press  

LONDON — Every summer, British royals and thousands of others get dressed to the nines for Royal Ascot, a glamorous annual horse racing event that dates back to 1711, when Queen Anne founded Ascot Racecourse in southern England. This year’s standouts included a giant sunflower, several feathered numbers, and an “Alice in Wonderland”-themed hat with playing cards, a clock and a ribbon that read “We’re all mad here.” Some 300,000 visitors usually attend the Royal Ascot over five days. This year, King Charles III and Queen Camilla were among them, and some attendees at Ladies Day Thursday said they had designed their hats specifically to pay tribute to the new monarch. The king’s niece, Zara Tindall, said Queen Elizabeth II would have been “proud and excited” to see the royal horse win.

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