30 outfits the Queen has worn to Royal Ascot
1949
The Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) and her sister Princess Margaret arriving at Royal Ascot way back in the 1940s. Ascot has been associated with the royal family since 1711, when Queen Anne was out riding near Windsor Castle and decided the piece of ground would be perfect for racing horses.
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1951
Princess Elizabeth and her mother looking elegant in hats and pearls.
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1952
The royals were back again the next day, with the Duke looking equally dapper!
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1960
The Queen and The Queen Mother at the Royal Hunt Cup. We love this fitted floral dress.
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1963
The Queen leaving the Royal Enclosure in a pastel blue ensemble.
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1970
Her Majesty has always loved a matching hat and coat combination, as this photo from 1970 proves!
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1970
The Queen attends Ascot with the then 19-year-old Princess Anne, pictured in yellow.
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1973
The Queen wears a green coat and dress, with matching hat from Parisien milliner Simone Mirman. Simone once recalled the moment she was first asked to meet Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace: 'I was in a terrible state of nerves. It was my first encounter with royalty.'
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1976
The Queen popping off to a polo match after Royal Ascot - we love this red and white get-up!
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1979
Soaking up the sun in a striped outfit - the Queen in the late 70s.
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1979
The Queen with her winning horse, Expansive. She has had 22 Ascot winners in total.
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1984
Always a fan of matching accessories, the Queen wore a white handbag, hat, gloves and shoes in 1984.
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1990
Bet you never expected to see HRH in cherry print? Here's the Queen rocking it in the early 90s.
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1996
The Queen and Princess Margaret both opt for vibrant block colours and brooches.
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2000
Seeing in the new millennium at Ascot with a lavender hat and coat.
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2001
Giving a whole new meaning to the term 'Royal mint', the Queen wore this pastel hue in the early noughties.
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2002
Matching the blue skies with her outfit, the Queen looks merry as she arrives for one of her favourite events of the year.
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2002
We're kind of obsessed with this orange hat by Frederick Fox, a milliner whose creations have also graced the heads of Princess Diana, Joan Collins and Hilary Clinton.
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2005
Did you now that purple is apparently the Queen's lucky colour? No wonder she wears during a day at the races!
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2007
Obviously the Queen's hot pink outfit is a hit, but her diamond brooch deserves particular attention. Her Majesty has owned this since she was a Princess, and wore it in her engagement photos back in 1947.
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