THE most glamorous event in the horse racing calendar is back and Royal Ascot guests are dressed to the nines for the occasion.
While the nail-biting races are the main focus, all eyes are on the show-stopping outfits worn by Ascot arrivals and A-list attendees.
This year racing fans have certainly pulled out all of the stops, pairing towering fascinators with bold dresses.
Every Ascot ticket-holder is required to abide by the venue's very strict dress-code – stating that all dresses should be a "modest length" and straps should be "once inch or greater".
Despite any restrictions, guests are turning heads with their fashion choices.
Una Healy arrived in a hat inspired by legendary jockey Frankie Dettori, as he takes part in his final royal meeting.
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Italian Frankie, who is widely regarded as the most famous jockey in the world, has won the Ascot Gold Cup eight times.
The 2023 season is set to be Dettori’s farewell year, with the 52-year-old set to retire at the Breeders’ Cup in Santa Anita, California.
Royal Ascot was held behind closed doors in 2020, and in 2021 limited racegoers were admitted after it was selected to take part in a Covid event research programme.
Approximately 400 helicopters and 1,000 limousines will descend on Royal Ascot with an average of 60,000 racegoers each day.
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And once guests are there, they will indulge in fine dining curated by 350 chefs serving 35,000 spears of English asparagus, more than 10,000 steaks, 8,000 Cornish crabs, 7,000 rumps of English lamb, 5,000kg of salmon and 3,500 fresh lobsters throughout the week.
On top of this, the Royal Meeting will also serve more than a quarter of a million finger sandwiches, 240,000 hand-crafted cakes, 120,000 buttermilk scones, 110,000 cups of tea, 7,000 punnets of mixed berries and 1,200kg of Cornish clotted cream.
The gates open at 10.30am each day and the first race is at 2.30pm.
The last of the seven races on each day will be at 6.10pm.
And don't forget, at 2pm on each day of racing is the royal procession.
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