The Craziest Hats From the Royal Ascot Race

Britain Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse - 14/6/16 Racegoers before the races begin Reuters / Toby Melville Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
Race-goers before the races begin at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 14, 2016.Toby Melville—Reuters
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A racegoer poses for photographers on Ladies Day at the Royal Ascot horse racing meet in Ascot, west of London on June 16, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLISJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images
A racegoer poses for photographers on Ladies Day at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 16, 2016.Justin Tallis—AFP/Getty Images
Britain Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse - 16/6/16 Ladies Day Racegoer wears hat Reuters / Andrew Boyers
A Ladies Day race-goer at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 16, 2016.Andrew Boyers—Reuters
Belinda Studwick poses for photographers as she wears an ornate hat on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot, England, Tuesday, June, 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Belinda Studwick poses for photographers as she wears an ornate hat on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 14, 2016.Alastair Grant—AP
A woman wears an ornate hat made from peacock feathers on the second day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot, England, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
A woman wears an ornate hat made from peacock feathers on the second day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 15, 2016.Alastair Grant—AP
Britain Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse - 14/6/16 Model Anneka Svenska has her hat adjusted before the races Reuters / Toby Melville Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
Model Anneka Svenska has her hat adjusted before the races at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 14, 2016.Toby Melville—Reuters
Britain Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse - 15/6/16 General view of a racegoers hat as she arrives Reuters / Toby Melville Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
A racegoer's hat as she arrives at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 15, 2016.Toby Melville—Reuters
Britain Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse - 16/6/16 Ladies Day Racegoers wear hats Reuters / Toby Melville
Ladies Day race-goers wear hats at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 16, 2016.Toby Melville—Reuters
Britain Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse - 16/6/16 Ladies Day Racegoer wears hat Reuters / Toby Melville
A racegoer's hat at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 16, 2016.Toby Melville—Reuters
epa05369162 Race-goers arrive on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot, near London, Britain, 16 June 2016. The annual event is a five-day social / horse racing meeting. EPA/ANDREW COWIE
Race-goers arrive on Ladies Day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 16, 2016.ANDREW COWIE—EPA
Britain Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse - 14/6/16 Racegoers before the races begin Reuters / Toby Melville Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
Race-goers before the races begin at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 14, 2016.Toby Melville—Reuters
A racegoer poses for photographers on the first day on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meet, in Ascot, west of London, on June 14, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLISJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images
A race-goer poses for photographers on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 14, 2016.Justin Tallis—AFP/Getty Images
Race-goers arrive on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot, near London, Britain, 16 June 2016. The annual event is a five-day social / horse racing meeting. EPA/ANDREW COWIE
Race-goers arrive on Ladies Day at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 16, 2016.Andrew Cowie—EPA
ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 17: Actress Anna Friel on the fourth day of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2016 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Actress Anna Friel at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 17, 2016.Chris Jackson—Getty Images
Racegoers pose for a photgraph as they arrive to attend the fourth day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 17, 2016. The five-day meeting is one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar. Horse racing has been held at the famous Berkshire course since 1711 and tradition is a hallmark of the meeting. Top hats and tails remain compulsory in parts of the course while a daily procession of horse-drawn carriages brings the Queen to the course. / AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNISADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images
Race-goers pose for a photograph at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, U.K., on June 17, 2016.Adrian Dennis—AFP/Getty Images

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