Guide to Royal Ascot

Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot

Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot to be run in memory of Sir Henry Cecil

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot Ascot Racecourse has announced that the 2013 Queen’s Vase, to be run next Friday, 21 June, will be titled ‘The Queen’s Vase In Memory of Sir Henry Cecil’. Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine. She loves going […]

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Royal Ascot – 30 facts from 300 years

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Racing for Change highlights “30 facts you need to know” about Royal Ascot, as part of its Tercentenary celebrations. 1. It was Queen Anne who first saw the potential for a racecourse at Ascot three centuries ago. 2. The first race meeting ever held on

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Royal Ascot Dress Code, Dress codes for Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot 2011 Fashion – Racegoers

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Royal Ascot takes its fashion seriously and in 2011 hosted several fashion shows as part of its hospitality. However, the fashion show was not just restricted to the catwalk. Lady racegoers looked gorgeous and glam while all the gentlemen looked dapper in their morning suits.    

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Royal Ascot 2011: Interview with Ilda di Vico

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Whist at Royal Ascot 2011, Eclipse Magazine’s Fashion & Beauty Editor Karen Grace spied an eye-catching black and white hat only to find the wearer was self-taught milliner Ilda di Vico – who kindly agreed to a quick chat: Tell me about the outfit

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Royal Ascot 2011 – An Interview with Todd Lynn

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] One of the winners of the British Fashion Council’s 2011 Fashion Forward sponsorship, Canadian-born designer Todd Lynn showcased his razor sharp, androgynous rock-style tailored designs at Royal Ascot for the first time. Eclipse Magazine’s Fashion & Beauty Editor Karen Grace was on hand to

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Royal Ascot 2011 Fashion Show – Vivienne Westwood

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In 2011 hospitality guests at Royal Ascot were treated to a fashion show by Vivienne Westwood. Westwood created a series of gowns and Stephen Jones the hats, to celebrate the racecourse’s 300-year anniversary. Collectively named the Three Graces, each ensemble represents a different century

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Royal Ascot presents the finest of the British fashion-pack

This year, the Royal Ascot Fashion Show makes a highly-anticipated return, presenting the ultimate in elite British couture from catwalks across the globe. For five consecutive days (Tuesday 14th June–Saturday 18th June 2011), racegoers can delight in some of the finest British garments and accessories from around the world in the stunning panoramic surroundings of

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Charity chic at the races

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”] Reading the newspapers and watching the news last week you would have seen some of the glorious images from this year’s Royal Ascot. Each year we see how stunning the ladies look and we are in awe of the glamour that returns to the Berkshire racecourse each year. However,

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Fabulous hats from Royal Ascot 2009

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Of course Royal Ascot is about top-class racing, but visitors to the festival also have a great time with plenty of fun and fashion – as this photo-selection shows… Pictures: John Whistler and Lee-Ann Day-Whistler from www.famousracehorses.co.uk [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] Allison GrahamAllison is the Publisher of Eclipse Magazine.

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