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Royal Ascot Collection (page 2)

Founded by Queen Anne in 1711 Royal Ascot is a major event on the British social calendar.  Held over 5 days in June, the annual race meeting held at the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, England, remains a heady mix of pomp, tradition, fashion, class distinction and, of course, sport.

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Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Royal Drive

Royal Drive
1914: Royalty in an open carriage drive down the course at the Ascot race meeting. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Ascot Cup Day

Ascot Cup Day
Cup Day at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, 1882. The Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) arrive on the course in an open carriage

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Ascot Races

Ascot Races
circa 1900: Spectators at Ascot. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Boulters Lock

Boulters Lock
June 1910: Crowds gather at Boulters Lock on Ascot Sunday. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Spectator Convoy

Spectator Convoy
circa 1920: A traffic jam at Ascot Races. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Punting At Ascot

Punting At Ascot
June 1913: Boulters Lock on Ascot Sunday, packed with punts and racegoers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Ascot Punters

Ascot Punters
1st June 1913: Racegoing crowds watch the punts negotiate Boulters Lock on Ascot Sunday. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Racing At Ascot

Racing At Ascot
The Royal Ascot race meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, 1820. Engraving by James Pollard (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Arrival At Ascot

Arrival At Ascot
Spectators arrive at the Royal Ascot race meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, 1846. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Emperors Plate

Emperors Plate
The race for the Emperors Plate under way at the Royal Ascot race meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, 1845. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Fashions At Ascot

Fashions At Ascot
Spectators in the paddock during the Royal Ascot race meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, 1908. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: En Route To Ascot

En Route To Ascot
Coaches make their way down the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park, on their way to Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire on Cup Day, 1871. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: The Road To Ascot

The Road To Ascot
Racegoers on their way to Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, 1846. Entitled A Sketch on the Road. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Ascot

Ascot
Cup Day at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, 1889. The Masses and the Classes by Sydney P. Hall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Ascot Heath Races

Ascot Heath Races
Spectators at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, June 1791. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: En Route To Ascot

En Route To Ascot
Coaches make their way down the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park, on their way to Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, 1846. Entitled The Road to the Races. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Ascot Luncheon

Ascot Luncheon
Luncheon time behind the Grand Stand at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, 1872. Original Publication : Illustrated London News - pub. 15th June 1872 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Ascot Heath Races

Ascot Heath Races
A race at Ascot in Berkshire, 1820. Drawn and engraved by James Pollard. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Ascot Races

Ascot Races
1900: Fashionable crowds at the Ascot Races. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Ascot Ladies

Ascot Ladies
Illustration depicting two women, each wearing ornate flowing gowns, at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, England, Great Britain, 1880

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Oatlands Sweepstakes

Oatlands Sweepstakes
The Oatlands Sweepstakes under way at the Royal Ascot race meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, 1791. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Picnic At Ascot

Picnic At Ascot
Spectators enjoy a picnic at the Royal Ascot race meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, 1844. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Charabancs

Charabancs
circa 1920: Charabancs travelling to and from Ascot Races. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: To The Races

To The Races
circa 1920: Traffic on its way to Ascot Races. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoyal Ascot Collection: Ascot Grandstand

Ascot Grandstand
circa 1865: A crowd of racegoers on the grandstand at Ascot. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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