Racegoers & Royals At Royal Ascot – Day 1

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM – JUNE 20: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II arives in a horse drawn carriage to officially open the new grandstand on first day of Royal Ascot, at the Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2006 in Ascot, England. The event has been one of the highlights of the racing and social calendar since 1711, and the royal patronage continues today with a Royal Procession taking place in front of the grandstands daily. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)