Jolly good! Queen Elizabeth II backs the winning horse at the Royal Ascot races
Britain's Queen Elizabeth wins big at the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England, June 20, 2013. The Queen's horse, Estimate, won the Royal Ascot's Gold Cup event on Thursday, the first time the race was won by a reigning monarch.
Why does the Queen look so happy?TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
But wait - what do we have here?TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
Hats!Alastair Grant/The Associated Press
So many hats.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
Hats and horse racing go together, you see, especially on this particular day, “Ladies' Day,” at the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot.DARREN STAPLES/Reuters
Lovely hats...DARREN STAPLES/Reuters
Royal baby themed hats...DARREN STAPLES/Reuters
British flag hats?....DARREN STAPLES/Reuters
Doggie hats...DARREN STAPLES/Reuters
Man hats.DARREN STAPLES/Reuters
Hats hats hats...TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
Anyway, back to the Queen!TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
Here we have the Queen’s pick, Estimate, jockeyed by Ryan Moore.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
The royal booth. GO ESTIMATE!DARREN STAPLES/Reuters
Check out the Queen’s granddaughters, Princess Beatrice (left) and Princess Eugenie, cheering on their granny’s horse.Tim Ireland/The Associated Press
Now this is adorable.DARREN STAPLES/Reuters
Queen Elizabeth smiles as she is presented with The Gold Cup by her son Prince Andrew after her horse Estimate won the feature race during ladies day. It was the first time the race was won by a reigning monarch.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
Happy day.Tim Ireland/The Associated Press