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Queen Elizabeth attends the Royal Ascot ladies day in

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip arrive at the Royal Ascot on ladies day near Windsor on June 18, 2009. The five day racing event is seen as the pinnacle of Britain's flat racing season. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)

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