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Royal Ascot is from an age old, extremely English traditions that distinguish us from other european cultures. The official nature of Royal Ascot displays just what it means of having our Royal Family out in public, in action amongst the ordinary people . The inevitable news reports of the entrances by horse draw carriage, commentary about who’s wearing what, hats of course, and a comprehensive sophistication and politeness that hides the real motives, which is of course having a bet. The Royal Family give a distinguished edge to the proceeding and are as a whole, heavily concerned with horses. At Royal Ascot however, the Royal Family are more important in that they determine parts of the day with a strong bearing on the sense of style. The Royal Family are not looked upon as trend setters when it comes to fashion but Royal Ascot is their time to show the world that they still have everything of their regal and distinguished behaviour. James Sherwood, a renowned fashion guru remarked about Her Royal Highness The Queen, `In the last 10 years the queen has bloomed and looks both happy and glorious. This is largely due to her dresser Angela Kelly and younger designers such as Stewart Parvin. As Miuccia Prada recently said, the Queen is in simple terms the most elegant woman on the planet.` James is one of the commentator at Royal Ascot for the BBC and stated `It is the public who try to dress dreadfully to get on the television who I usually have the harshest words for.` This being the case there are many warnings from all style enthusiasts that to choose your clothing for Royal Ascot is all about remaining within those all important rules. The rules are a direct result of the anti-‘WAG’ sentiment and to up hold the sense of occasion. For women any strapless, halter necked, spaghetti strapped necklines are not allowed. All midriffs must be clothed and trousers must be to the floor and if at all possible part of a ensemble. Skirts or dress length must be no higher than two inch above the knee and bare legs are frowned upon. Females must be dressed in a traditional hat or "substantial fascinators." The guideline also warns against streaky tan lines, chewing gum, using mobile phones and comments that pants are appropriate but we have no need to see them. The Queen opted for pastels so too did the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Anne, The Countess of Wessex and Some other members of the Royal house. However, the press took notice of the younger female Royals including Zara Phillips who had previously been noted as a rebel in the past appeared to be incredibly stylish and chic in her 50’s inspired ensemble. It was Princess Eugenie’s hem line that raised a few eyebrows as it is on the shorter side of knee length and possibly more than two inch above the knee, but the Royal Ascot spokesperson declared to not have noticed the outfit in question and claimed "As long as it is not a miniskirt and is in keeping with the rest of the outfit then the wearer would be allowed into the Royal Enclosure."
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Chelsea is a freelance columnist, writing intermittent overviews on anythingequine.co.uk, who specialise in a range of equine clothes and horse riding boots.
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