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Royals, horses, show-stopping hats: Royal Ascot in pictures

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Royals, horses, show-stopping hats: Royal Ascot in pictures

This year's Royal Ascot is taking place in Berkshire, southern England. Queen Elizabeth II did not attend the event. It was the first time she had missed it in 70 years. The weeklong event is Britain's most popular race meeting. Some 300,000 people visit it over five days. This year’s Ascott coincided with a mini heatwave. It hit almost 33 degrees Celsius on Friday. Men were allowed to remove their jackets, ties and top hats in the afternoon.

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