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Royal Hats and Behatted Royals at Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot in 2008 - The Bizarre and the Fashionable Share the Limelight

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Royal Ascot, the June race meeting at the Ascot Racecourse is as much about the British social season, dressing up and seeing Royals on parade as it is about racing and horse flesh. Every year, the fashionable and the genuinely lovely compete with the truly bizarre for the attention of the news photogs. Royal Ascot for 2008 was no different. Alongside some very pretty hats, a very pretty girl wore a bathtub and a toilet on her head. No kidding. Have a look -

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Princess Eugenie at Royal Ascot in 2008Princess Eugenie, Daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Fergusson Zara Phillips Greets HRH Prince CharlesFamily Reunion at Royal AscotAutumn PhilipsAutumn Philips, Pretty in Pink at Royal Ascot in 2008Princess Anne, Princess Royal and Princess BeatriceHRH Princess Anne and Princess Beatrice Arrive at Royal Ascot in 2008

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