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Royal Ascot is one of those long standing, very British traditions that separate us from other cultures. The traditional nature of Royal Ascot demonstrates just how important it is of having our Royals out and about in action amongst the ordinary people . The huge amount of news coverage of the entrances by carriage, commentary about who’s wearing what, hats of course, and a comprehensive sophistication and well mannered nature that conceals the real action, which is of course gambling. The Royal Family add an inevitably dignified edge to the proceeding and are on the whole, heavily involved with the equine world. At Royal Ascot however, the Royal Family are more important in that they influence certain aspects of the day with a strong bearing on the style. The Royal Family are not looked upon as trend setters when it comes to fashion but Royal Ascot is their day when it comes to showing the world just what it means to dress and act in a distinguished manner. James Sherwood, a noted fashion expert stated about The Queen, `In the last decade 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 simply the most elegant woman on the planet.` James comments as part of the BBC team at Royal Ascot and explained `It is the public who try to dress disgracefully to get on the television who I usually have the sternest words for.` This being the case there are many warnings from all style guru’s that to dress for Ascot is all about sticking to those all important rules. The new rules are a direct result of the anti-‘WAG’ sentiment and up keep the sense of occasion. For women any strapless, halter necked, spaghetti strapped necklines are not acceptable. All midriffs must be clothed and trousers must be to the floor and if possible part of a trouser suit. Skirts or dress hem lines must be no more than two inches above the knee and bare legs are against guidelines. Ladies must also wear a traditional hat or "substantial fascinators." The guideline also frowns upon streaky tan lines, chewing gum, using mobile phones and remarks that knickers are essential but we have no need to see them. Her Majesty opted for pastels and so did the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Anne, The Countess of Wessex and a few other minor royals. However, much was made of the more youthful female Royals especially Zara Phillips who had previously been viewed as a rebel showed herself to be very fashionable and elegant in her 50’s inspired outfit. 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 claimed to not have seen the dress 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 part-time journalist, writing intermittent pieces on Anything Equine, who specialise in a range of equestrian clothing and saddles.
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