17th-21st June 2014
Some facts:
Ascot’s first ever race took place on 11 August, 1711, with each horse carrying a weight of 12st. The race consisted of three separate heats, each of four miles (about the same as the Grand National), so the winner – name sadly unknown – would have been a mighty strong beast.
What to wear? Woe betide anyone forgetting the rigid dress code, dating back to the days of Beau Brummell. It’s toppers and morning dress in the Royal Enclosure, suit and tie in the Grandstand where ‘Ladies are required to dress in a manner appropriate to a smart occasion. Many wear hats, although this is not obligatory.’ If they didn’t, why would the BBC be sending Kate Silverton to check ’em out?
Divorcees were banned from the Royal Enclosure until 1955, when the divorce laws were changed.
A cartoon:
A fascinator is a small, decorative item worn instead of a hat by women at special socioccasions such as weddings.
Some hats
Some hats
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