A multi-coloured assortment of flamboyant and inventive hats were on parade yesterday at Royal Ascot's Ladies Day. With an array of exotic creations, women guests vied for the attention of ...

Aaron Barschak, the comedian who gatecrashed Prince William's birthday party, may have made an attempt to confront the Queen at Royal Ascot, a racegoer claims. "Comedy terrorist" Barschak wandered ...

To see our great pictures from the first day at Ascot, click on the link in the box below. Miss McEntee was not the only exhibitionist yesterday among a record first-day crowd of 51,000.

That sparked the tradition of wearing morning suits which persists to this day. Divorcees were barred from the Royal Enclosure until 1955. Ascot has 288 private boxes with room for over 4,500 people.

Daily Mail journalists select and curate the ... swapping in boots for pumps if you get a particularly wintry day). Come June, Ascot fashion generally has a sunnier demeanour, although for Royal ...