The Royal Ascot gathering is certainly one of the racing and social highlights of the British summer.First held in 1711, the first four-day get-together took place in 1768 with the Gold Cup commenced in 1807 and in 2002, the meeting expanded to five days to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
The course closed for a £185m redevelopment in 2004, and the 2005 Royal meeting was staged in York which proved a memorable experience.
The new Ascot as well as an impressive new Grandstand, was released in June 2006 by the Queen, the owner of the Ascot estate.
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