Royal Ascot, the crowd at Cheltenham is typically strictly racing devotees, but nonetheless it is just as competitive.The Queen Mother was an avid patron of the racing event with her own horses taking part in the festival.
In 1980, the event organisers renamed the National Hunt Two-Mile Champion Chase to the Queen Mother Champion Chase, in honour of her 80th birthday and her loyal support.For the Royal family, it's an exciting event - it is famously a favourite of Princess Anne's as well as her daughter Zara Tindall, who lives nearby on the Gatcombe Park estate.When it comes to sartorial matters for the racegoers, it is a rule of thumb to dress practically and in more traditional country attire, rather than adopting a fancy fascinator as.
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