By Chris Guy posted on 23 Jun 2025 in Urban

Royal Ascot

In 1985 I was studying 'A' level photography at Watford College and we had a day out at the races! I shot two rolls of film that day and looking back think they provide a nice cameo of life and fashions in the 1980s. I'm publishing these now, in Royal Ascot Week, 40 years on from that grand day out.

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Polka dots

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Car Park Attendent

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The Policeman and The Commissionaire

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Polka Dot Jacket

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Cool Sunglasses

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Early arrivals

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Freshen Up

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Eye Wear

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Grandstand Entrance

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Spotted

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Queuing

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Out on the Course

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Jumping the Fence

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Spectators

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Checking the Form

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Lads

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Ladies

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Bookmaker

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Nice 'Tach

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Jacket On

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Gloves On

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Spotted Again

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Looking

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Top Hat and Sunglasses

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Double Exposure Picnic

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Street View