It's officially Royal Ascot week, which can only mean one thing - absurdly eccentric hats bigger than your house.
So we bring you a spectacular array of head-turning headgear - and a few famous faces at the races - on the grounds of Ascot Racecourse below:
1. A race-goer wears a plume of feathers plucked from a peacock on her head.
2. Good old Lizzie Cundy had joked on Twitter that her extravagant red and white hat may be too big to fit in the car...
3. Even Piers Morgan adheres to the strict dress code in a grey top hat while Danielle Lineker wears an oversized sun hat.
4. Can you guess which star is hiding underneath that giant blue feathered butterfly creation?
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It's Jackie St Clair (you know, Simon's ex-girlfriend)!
5. A flamboyant female race-goer dons a giant pink, yellow and red rose headpiece at Ascot.
6. Prince Andrew and a dapper Prince Harry wore matching black top hats on the first day of Royal Ascot yesterday (June 17).
7. A race-goer enjoys a tipple while wearing a giant yellow headpiece which matches her dress.
8. Sir Bruce Forsyth wears a smart top hat (and avoids a windy wardrobe malfunction) while wife Merced Wilnelia dons an eye-catching lime green and pink creation.
9. She needn't bother pointing... A race-goer wears a giant red rose and amuses members of staff at Ascot.
10. The problem with hats is that it's near impossible to greet one with cheek kisses! Zara Tindall and Princess Michael of Kent experience this problem first hand.
11. Model and presenter Anneka Tanaka-Svenska wears an unusual creation adorned with roses - must make a trip to the ladies' very awkward.
12. Another race-goer dons a white crocheted horse on her head to celebrate Royal Ascot.
13. And the shy and retiring Jackie St Clair's back, this time wearing a humongous exotic-looking flower aloft her head.
14. And finally, anyone for Pimms?
Ladies' Day - one of the biggest days in the racing calendar - commences at Royal Ascot tomorrow (June 19).

Naomi Gordon is news writer mainly covering entertainment news with a focus on celebrity interviews and television.

























