Royal Ascot, a fashion and sport tradition in the United Kingdom

Los exotic hats, horse racing Thoroughbreds and the monarchs returned this Tuesday to the Ascot racecourse, in the county of Berkshire, England, for the inaugural day of the Royal Meetingan annual event that takes place every June since 1771 and brings together the British royal family and nobility.

If last Saturday Catherine Middleton, Princess of Wales, made a celebrated appearance from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, during the “Trooping the Colour” —“birthday” of the monarch*—, today King Charles III was not far behind: He and Queen Camilla attended the first day of Royal Ascot, the horse racing competition that runs until next Saturday.

He Royal Ascot, first held in 1911during the third week of June, led to a tradition that remains in force and without a doubt sport and fashion come together.

Fashion is the protagonist At this event, there was a strict dress code. For example, the sovereigns, in compliance with protocol, wore a top hat: he wore a top hat, she wore a hat that matched her dress.

A picture of Royal Ascot in the UK

Behind the royal carriage were Princess Anne, Charles’ sister, and Lady Gabriella Kingston, widowed since February of this year, both wearing discreet pastel-coloured hats.

Considered one of the most important social events of the year In the UK this year it runs from Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd June.

“Trooping the Colour”

Just last Saturday the Parade for the birthday of King Charles IIIalso known as “Trooping the Colour”, which begins with a procession involving horses, musicians and hundreds of soldiers in full dress uniform leaving Buckingham Palace.

Prince Williamdressed in military uniform, attended the ceremony on horseback, in which troops dressed in ceremonial finery parade before the king with their regiment’s flag, or “colour.”

A picture of Royal Ascot in the UK

The display of precision marches and martial music has its origins in the days when a regimental flag was an essential rallying point in the fog of battle.

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