Flowers and dragons as hats take stage at Ascot Ladies’ Day
Colorful blooms, buzzing bees and roaring dragons made an appearance at Royal Ascot on Thursday as revelers showed off their best millinery at the British horse-racing event’s Ladies’ Day.
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Women wore a range of eye-catching hats, many of them decorated with feathers and flowers of all colors and sizes.
Others opted for quirkier choices such as a hat made up of honeycomb with bees, a pair adorned with roaring dragons and one carrying a bottle of fizz and two glasses.
The race meeting, held in Ascot just outside London, lasts five days and has become as much known for the fashion as for the sport.
ASCOT, England (Reuters)
(Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Alison Williams)
Horse Racing – Royal Ascot – Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain – June 21, 2018 Racegoer poses before the start Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
Horse Racing – Royal Ascot – Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain – June 21, 2018 A racegoer poses before the start of the racing REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Horse Racing – Royal Ascot – Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain – June 21, 2018 Racegoers pose before the start of the racing Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
Horse Racing – Royal Ascot – Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain – June 21, 2018 Racegoers before the start of the racing Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
Horse Racing – Royal Ascot – Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain – June 21, 2018 Britain’s Princess Anne and husband Tim Laurence arrive before the start of the racing REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
