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Millinery mania: a.k.a. Royal Ascot
Place your bets: What colour hat will the Queen wear?
Heads will roll: History favours proper hats
After a dress-code tweak at last year’s Royal Ascot, the fascinator was all but dead
Betting big on the Queen’s hat
At today’s Royal Ascot, those who bet on green would have cleaned up with 10-1 odds
Gambling big bucks on the Queen’s hat colour. Truly.
A whopping $640-million will be bet at this year’s Royal Ascot, on everything from who will get kicked out and, well, horseracing
Regal guessing games: from hats and brooches to whether or not Philip will be by the Queen’s side
On Saturday, it’s the Queen’s birthday. No, not her real one (that’s on April 21), but rather her “official” me day, held in June in the hopes for better weather for all the troops that gather for the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony. Then on Monday, everyone moves to Windsor Castle for a church service for members of the Order of the Garter, the world’s oldest order of chivalry, and certainly one with the kookiest outfits. And finally, a week of pure fun and delight for the Queen—watching horses race at Ascot.
Week in Pictures: June 11th – June 18th, 2009
The best pictures from the last seven days