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Image: Anneka Tanaka-Svenska poses at the Royal Ascot horse racing festival in Ascot

Red Carpet

Hats off at the Royal Ascot 2014

Take a look at the big, colorful and grandiose styles from the legendary horse racing festival, held June 17-21.

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Hats off at the Royal Ascot 2014

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 19: Sophie Countess of Wessex attends Day 3 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2014 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images)
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Sunflower power

TOPSHOTS A race-goer wearing a flamboyant hat poses for photographers on Ladies Day at the annual Royal Ascot horse racing event near Windsor, Berkshire, on June 19, 2014. The five-day annual fusion of high-end fashion and top-class racing is one of the highlights of global horse racing and the pinnacle of the English social calendar. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURTCARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images
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Cruella de Vil style

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 19: Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein attends Day 3 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2014 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images)
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Full feathered

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 19: A Racegoer attends Day 3 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2014 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images)
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Why so blue?

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Katherine Jenkins attends Day 3, Ladies Day, of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2014 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
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Orange peel hat

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Princess Beatrice of York attends Day 3, Ladies Day, of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2014 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
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Pretty in pink

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 19: Princess Anne The Princess Royal attends Day 3 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2014 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images)
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Lilypad

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 19: Ester Dahnalova attends Day 3 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2014 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images)
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Image: Lisa Tan and Angela Menz pose on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot

Two of a kind

Milliner Lisa Tan (L) and Angela Menz pose on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING SOCIETY)
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Winging it

epaselect epa04262413 A race-goer shows off her butterfly hat on the opening day of Royal Ascot in London, Britain, 17 June 2014. Royal Ascot runs through 21 June. EPA/ANDY RAIN
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Image: Racegoers attend the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England

Top hats

Racegoers attend the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING SOCIETY)
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Image: Nahla Dankha poses on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot

Sticking to it

Nahla Dankha poses for photographers on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING SOCIETY)
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Image: Parsons poses on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot

Are you tweeting this?

Rachael Parsons poses for photographers on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING SOCIETY)
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Image: Anneka Tanaka-Svenska poses at the Royal Ascot horse racing festival in Ascot

Making waves

Anneka Tanaka-Svenska poses for photographers with a hat by milliner Louis Mariette on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hackett ( BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING SOCIETY)
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Mustard and ketchup

Racegoers pose on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING SOCIETY)
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Preaching from the bleachers

Racegoers mingle in the Parade Ring at Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 17, 2014. 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 / LEON NEALLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images
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Coming up roses

Model Eliza Cortez (C) poses between two \"Greencoats\" on the first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 17, 2014. 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 / LEON NEALLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images
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Image: Racegoers Travel To The First Day Of Royal Ascot

Flower power

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 17: Racegoers travel by train from Waterloo station to Ascot racecourse to attend Royal Ascot on June 17, 2014 in London, England. The 'Royal Ascot' horse race meeting runs from June 17, 2014 until June 21, 2014 and has taken place since 1711. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)
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Seeing red

A group of racegoers poses for photographers on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING SOCIETY)
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Ruffling feathers

Designer Anouska Lancaster poses for photographers on the first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 17, 2014. 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 / LEON NEALLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images
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Not so mellow yellow

June 17, 2014 - Ascot, England, United Kingdom - Photographers take pictures of a female racegoer on day one of Royal Ascot. (Credit Image: © Henry Browne/Action Images/ZUMA24.com)
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