Royal Ascot 2011 race hats
A Ladies Day hat at Ascot. (Carl de Souza / AFP/Getty Images)
The Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot, England is celebrating its 300 years of horse racing at the Royal Racecourse. Hats have become a large part of the tradition’s fashions. Here we take a look at some of the hats from the opening day.
A Ladies Day hat at Ascot. (Carl de Souza / AFP/Getty Images)
A Ladies Day hat at Ascot. (Carl de Souza / AFP/Getty Images)
Racing fans react after the first race on Ladies Day at Ascot Racecourse. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
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A Ladies Day hat at Ascot. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
A Ladies Day hat at Ascot. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
A Ladies Day hat at Ascot. (Carl de Souza / AFP/Getty Images)
A Ladies Day hat at Ascot. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
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A woman shows off her balloon hat on Ladies Day at Ascot. (Charlie Crowhurst / EPA)
A Ladies Day hat at Ascot. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
Milliner David Shilling attends Ladies Day at Ascot. (Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images)
The special hats were on view even on the train ride to Ascot. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
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Royal Ascot hats (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
Royal Ascot hats (Alastair Grant / Associated Press)
Actress Holly Vallance. (Alastair Grant / Associated Press)
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Camilla, duchess of
Royal Ascot hats (Alastair Grant / Associated Press)
Isabelle Christensen. (Alastair Grant / Associated Press)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
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From left, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
Princess Haya Bint al Hussein. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
Royal Ascot hats (Charlie Crowhurst / EPA)
Royal Ascot hats (Charlie Crowhurst / EPA)
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