Queen Elizabeth II returns to Royal Ascot after COVID-19 hiatus

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Associated video above: Queen Elizabeth’s Floral Gown Might Be a Nod to Her Nice-Granddaughter LilibetQueen Elizabeth II was smiling broadly as she attended the ultimate day of the Ascot races on Saturday, the place environmental protesters urged the monarch to press politicians to behave quicker in opposition to local weather change.The 95-year-old queen, a eager racing fan and racehorse proprietor, has attended Ascot virtually yearly of her seven-decade reign. She was absent final 12 months when the occasion was held with out spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. Her return got here two months after the dying of her husband, Prince Philip, at 99. Wearing a mint-green outfit and matching hat, the queen was applauded by the gang as she arrived to cheer on 4 horses she owns that have been racing on Saturday. She smiled broadly as she inspected one in all her horses, Attain for the Moon, after it completed a detailed second.The annual racing assembly west of London is a heady mixture of horses, extravagant headwear, fancy costume, champagne and strawberries with cream. Protesters from environmental group Extinction Revolt unfurled a banner studying “Racing to Extinction” on the racecourse on Saturday. The group mentioned 4 ladies glued themselves to their banner and chained themselves to the fence in a protest meant to be seen by the queen. She was not close by on the time.

Associated video above: Queen Elizabeth’s Floral Gown Might Be a Nod to Her Nice-Granddaughter Lilibet

Queen Elizabeth II was smiling broadly as she attended the ultimate day of the Ascot races on Saturday, the place environmental protesters urged the monarch to press politicians to behave quicker in opposition to local weather change.

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The 95-year-old queen, a eager racing fan and racehorse proprietor, has attended Ascot virtually yearly of her seven-decade reign. She was absent final 12 months when the occasion was held with out spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. Her return got here two months after the dying of her husband, Prince Philip, at 99.

Wearing a mint-green outfit and matching hat, the queen was applauded by the gang as she arrived to cheer on 4 horses she owns that have been racing on Saturday. She smiled broadly as she inspected one in all her horses, Attain for the Moon, after it completed a detailed second.

The annual racing assembly west of London is a heady mixture of horses, extravagant headwear, fancy costume, champagne and strawberries with cream.

Protesters from environmental group Extinction Revolt unfurled a banner studying “Racing to Extinction” on the racecourse on Saturday. The group mentioned 4 ladies glued themselves to their banner and chained themselves to the fence in a protest meant to be seen by the queen. She was not close by on the time.

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