Royal Ascot 2015 (16-21 June) has not let us down. Where else are the sporting (and fashion) stakes quite so high?
For royalists there’s the suspense of The Queen’s outfit colour choice, for fashionistas the hat offering ranges from couture to comedy (equally enjoyable spectacles) and for the people who took it steady at lunch and can see out from under their hat to watch the horses in action, this year’s racing has given us our fair share of thrills and spills.
And the best part? It’s not over yet. Tune in to Channel 4 for all the top class action from Ascot this afternoon and tomorrow.
Royal Ascot 2015 in pictures
Where does British pomp and ceremony better than Royal Ascot?
Donning a hot pink ensemble, The Queen arrives on the first day of racing with Prince Philip, Prince Harry and the Duke of York
The French-trained Solow takes The Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday with Maxim Guyon
Prince Harry makes an apprearance on the first day of the meeting, pictured here with trainer Robert Cowell, who won the King’s Stand with 20-1 chance Goldream
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Royal Ascot in numbers: lobster, limos, champagne and top-class racing
This Tuesday (16 June 2015) will kick off five days of world class racing and pageantry at Royal Ascot. We
On Tuesday The Queen unveiled a statue of the unbeaten Frankel, created by sculptor Mark Coreth
Gleneagles takes the St James’s Palace Stakes for jockey Ryan Moore on the first day of the meeting
The Coventry Stakes is won by Buratino and William Buick
Celeb spotting: Damian Lewis and his wife Helen McCrory with Sheikh Rashid, after Buratino’s win
Gok Wan, pictured here with Denise Lewis, is on hand for fashion tips and tricks at Royal Ascot
Acapulco gets washed down after taking the Queen Mary on Wednesday with Ryan Moore
Frankie Dettori clinches the Tercentenary Stakes with the Roger Charlton-trained Time Test on Thursday – making it his 51st Royal Ascot winner