The Royal Family at Royal Ascot Pictures
50 Memorable Royal Family Moments From Royal Ascot Over the Years
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Ever since Royal Ascot was founded by Queen Anne in 1711, the annual five-day event has allowed the royal family to make countless memories with one another. Queen Elizabeth II is a particularly big fan of horse racing (and has her own race horses), so it's a big family affair. In June, the family gathers at Ascot Racecourse to enjoy some racing and betting in their Sunday best. Last year was the queen's 65th year attending the annual event, and she's back again this year.
From the Queen's bright outfits to Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice's celebrations, and, of course, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's first time at the event together, these photos will make you feel like you were actually there. If you've never had an invite into the royal enclosure, we've rounded up some of our favorite moments the royals have shared at Ascot over the years.
The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, 1967
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Princess Margaret, 1952
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The Royal Family, 1952
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, 1967
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Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Margrethe of Denmark, 1980
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Sarah Ferguson and Princess Diana, 1991
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The Queen Mother and Frankie Dettori, 1997
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Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II, 2003
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Prince Edward and Prince Charles, 2009
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Prince Charles, Camilla, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie, 2011
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Princess Anne and Princess Beatrice, 2011
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Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Andrew, 2013
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Princess Eugenie and Queen Elizabeth II, 2013
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Queen Elizabeth II, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Charles, 2013
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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, 2013
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Princess Anne, 2014
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Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, 2014
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Charles and Camilla, 2014
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Prince Andrew and Queen Elizabeth II, 2014
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Princess Beatrice, 2014
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Princess Beatrice, 2015
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Prince Harry and Zara Tindall, 2015
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Zara Tindall and Princess Beatrice, 2015
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Countess of Wessex and Autumn Phillips, 2015
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Queen Elizabeth II and Zara Tindall, 2015
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The Duchess of York and Princess Eugenie, 2015
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Prince William and Kate Middleton, 2016
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry, 2016
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Prince Harry and Frankie Dettori, 2016
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Kate Middleton, 2016
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, 2016
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Princess Anne and Kate Middleton, 2016
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Queen Elizabeth II, 2016
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Prince William and Kate Middleton, 2016
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Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, 2016
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The Duchess of York, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Andrew, 2016
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Princess Eugenie and Queen Elizabeth II, 2016
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The Countess of Wessex, 2017
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Princess Anne and Queen Elizabeth II, 2017
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Princess Anne, 2017
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Queen Elizabeth II, 2017
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Princess Beatrice, 2017
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The Duke of York and Queen Elizabeth II, 2017
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The Countess of Wessex and Meghan Markle, 2018
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, 2018
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Kate Middleton, 2019
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Princes Charles and Zara Tindall, 2019
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Kate Middleton and Prince William, 2019
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Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, 2019
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Kate Middleton and Zara Tindall, 2019
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