TV presenter and conservationist Anneka Tanaka-Svenska wears a hat designed by Louis Mariette during the first day of Royal Ascot. The five-day meeting is one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar. Top hats and tails remain compulsory in parts of the course while a daily procession of horse-drawn carriages brings the queen to the track. (Adrian Dennis / AFP/Getty Images)
The Royal Ascot horse race has been held at the famous Berkshire, England, course since 1711 and tradition is a hallmark of the meeting -- the hats are always a sight to see. Here’s a look at some of the more memorable hats from the races.
Visitors arrive to the opening day of Royal Ascot, which is well-known for its strict dress code of hats. (Tal Cohen / EPA)
A racegoer wearing a floral headpiece on the first day of Royal Ascot. (Adrian Dennis / AFP/Getty Images)
Hats large and small adorn heads at Royal Ascot’s opening day. (Tal Cohen / EPA)
Hat designer Tracy Rose on the first day of Royal Ascot. (Adrian Dennis / AFP/Getty Images)
Milliner David Shilling doffs his hat during the first day of Royal Ascot. (Adrian Dennis / AFP/Getty Images)
Award-winning milliner Mimi Theobold and her husband, Doug, pose for a photograph during the first day of Royal Ascot. (Adrian Dennis / AFP/Getty Images)
There is no shortage of large hats at Royal Ascot. (Tal Cohen / EPA)
British classical singer Katherine Jenkins arrives at the opening day of Royal Ascot. (Tal Cohen / EPA)
At Royal Ascot, the hat completes the outfit. (Tal Cohen / EPA)
Kaye Ceille, a senior vice president at Avis, looks down to view her phone as she walks through the public enclosure on the first day of Royal Ascot. (Alastair Grant / Associated Press)
Visitors with colorful hats attend the opening day of Royal Ascot. (Tal Cohen / EPA)
Danish fashion designer Isabella Kristensen is pretty in pink. (Eamonn M. McCormack / Getty Images)
Racegoers on the first day of Royal Ascot. (Adrian Dennis / AFP/Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth II, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles attend Day 1 of Royal Ascot, wearing hats, of course. (Eamonn M. McCormack / Getty Images)
