Queen Elizabeth in Peter Enrione & a giant brooch at Royal Ascot: fabulous?

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Here are some photos from Day 1 of the Royal Ascot. For the first day, many royals came out to play. Queen Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry, the Duke of York, Princess Beatrice, Princess Anne and Zara Phillips were all in attendance. I’ve included as many clear shots as I could find, but just know: Beatrice was in very few photos, for whatever reason. Anne always avoids the cameras whenever possible as well. Oh, and regarding Zara’s yellow dress, which seemed suspiciously bunchy in the midsection: there are now rumors that Zara is expecting again!

The Queen wore a vibrant hot pink coat and floral dress for Day 1. Her dress was by Peter Enrione and I’m almost positive that the hat and coat were repeats. I think the coat was probably done by Angela Kelly, the Queen’s longtime dressmaker. As for the Queen’s constant Brooch Realness, I just fell down the fabulous-jewelry rabbit hole trying to ID the brooch. I’m pretty sure that it is not the Queen’s famous pink sapphire brooch – which you can see here – just because in previous photos, that brooch looks much smaller than this one at Royal Ascot. I’m also in love with this post about the Queen’s newly-seen brooches in 2014. Alas, I still can’t find any reference to the one she’s wearing here. Those pink stones are not pink diamonds, but they could be pink sapphires or pink topazes. Pink tourmalines?

What else? Royal Ascot is THE event for crazy hats, and I always just thought that was an unspoken custom. As it turns out, it’s a real rule for attending Royal Ascot. People Magazine spoke to “royal milliner” Rachel Trevor-Morgan, who said: “Royal Ascot rules are very strict — you must wear a hat or headpiece that is at least 10 cm wide. Your hat will be the most memorable part of your outfit, so try to make as much effort as possible.” No fascinators are allowed either, you have to wear a real hat. Women also cannot show their shoulders or midriffs, and sunglasses are frowned upon.

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  1. LadyMTL says:

    I’ve always had a thing for hats, and I’ve rarely had an opportunity to wear one. One day I should try to get to Royal Ascot just so I can indulge and go hat-crazy, lol.

    I also love the Queen’s brooch, and I’m not normally a big fan of pink stones.

    • Lozface says:

      I love hats too! I’m lucky the Spring Racing Carnival is big here in Melbourne. It gives me lots of opportunities to dress up and wear hatS and fascinators. The races are lots of fun. I’d love to check out Ascot one day. It looks amazing.

    • Sumodo1 says:

      I was writing something here, but now I see the brooch has been identified.

    • AnnieRose says:

      I live in Louisville, so I get an excuse to wear a hat at least once a year! Woo!

  2. Katie says:

    The Princess Royal is one of my favorite royals! Also, Zara is definitely expecting. Congrats to her.

    • What was that says:

      That outfit of hers first appeared in approx 1980..no joke ..one of the papers ,probably the mail has it worn about 5 times through the years!!!!

  3. Nikki says:

    The queen is fabulous, as always! But isn’t what Zara’s wearing a fascinator?

  4. Caity says:

    The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor is always my go to to id anything royal jewel related. They directed me to this site:

    http://queensjewelvault.blogspot.com/2015/06/queen-victorias-crown-ruby-brooch.html?m=1

    It’s apparently a brooch that belonged to the Queen Mum, and this is its debut on the Queen!

  5. *North*Star* says:

    Apparently the brooch is made with rubies.

    I thought HM looked in fine form. Sophie and Zara really knocked it out of the ballpark! Camilla and Birgitte looked good, with Anne and Beatrice getting a meh. Harry, once again, looks off. Is it just me???? Hopefully he’s just bummed about leaving the Army or the cameras got some uncharacteristicly bad shots.

  6. herladyship says:

    I’m hoping Sartorial Splendor does a piece on that brooch. Gorgeous!

  7. Kiddo says:

    I like the second lady’s yellow outfit and hat (not the one checking her own bum).
    SO MUCH fwa fwa fwa.

  8. PunkyMomma says:

    The Queen looks so spectacular in that shade of pink. And I’d take any one of her brooches -they’re all to die for – especially that ruby!💕💕

  9. Green Is Good says:

    I Love that color on QEII!

  10. The Original Mia says:

    I saw plenty of pics of Beatrice with her cousins. I loved her skirt, but I would have killed for her shoes.

    The family seems to have a great relationship with each other. Big difference from the way these same people were acting at Trooping and the polo match.

    • Elly says:

      yes, i know people like to bash Beatrice for her style, but she takes risks and i loved some of her outfits. She looked good this time, but IMO the awesome shoes were way too dark and heavy for that long skirt. Other shoes would have been better… or maybe a shorter skirt.

      I don´t think Zara is pregnant. If i remember well she said she will return to sport now and ride for medals again.
      Sadly DailyMail brings this “pregnant headline”. The horror for every woman with little bit tummy.

      • notasugarhere says:

        I doubt she’s pregnant too. She’s made it clear she’s trying to make the 2016 Olympic team.

    • *North*Star* says:

      I didn’t like the shoes and with with that outfit. Plus, I’d like to see her hair up with that hat. Like Anne (and Maxima), Beatrice is pretty bold with her choices — I’ll give her that. 😃

      And I love seeing them all interact, it’s very refreshing how normal it is.

  11. NUTBALLS says:

    I love it when QEII flashes a big smile… I always smile in return! That vibrant shade of pink looks wonderful on her.

  12. GingerCrunch says:

    Princess Anne looks like she walked off the set of Downton…and I LOVE it! Those are my colors. Sigh.

    • cubfan34 says:

      Zara Phillips has said she wants to compete in the 2016 Olympics and would not be pregnant again until they were over with.

    • oneshot says:

      yes, that mustard is absolutely divine, and even more so since it’s a tricky colour to pull off! Hard to believe it’s a repeat from 30+ years ago, she actually wore the coat to Ascot back in the 80s.

  13. CarrieUK says:

    I really want to go to Royal Ascot one day, it’s so fabulous!

  14. Sarah says:

    Harry in his Ascot suit. My word…..Yum.

  15. Jen43 says:

    It would be so fun to dress up like that for a day. I love when women of a certain age wear bright colors. I hope I do the same when i am that age.

  16. GingerCrunch says:

    Is that hat decree in place to keep English milliners in business? Besides the tradition and all, of course!

  17. AmandaPanda says:

    I’m going tomorrow! I have a big hat! So much fun.

  18. Chinoiserie says:

    Isn’t the woman in the last picture wearing a fascinator?

  19. canadiangirl says:

    Omg look at the queen! She is the bomb! Lol! I love her look. It makes me proud to br born in England and living in Canada 🙂
    Ann looks quite lovely too come to think of it…

  20. oneshot says:

    I’m no fan of the concept of royalty, but lord do I love their accoutrements. The Queen is astonishingly spiffy for her age, and forever impeccable – I love it. Though I love Princess Anne’s outfit more, that coat silhouette and hat are killing me. So much more interesting to look at than some of the younger-gen royals.

    I don’t know whether to thank or blame whoever left that link to the Royal Order of Splendour blog last week, that blog is AMAZING but I’ve gone straight down the rabbit hole of Tiara Thursdays (Queen Margrethe’s floral aigrette tiara and QEII’s Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara have become my faves, now), and this despite being a woman who dislikes wearing jewellery at all! Sparkly things are so beautiful to look at…

  21. Long live the queen!

  22. wow says:

    I wonder if Zara is pregnant again?

    The Queen’s dress reminds me of the yellow and white dress Kate wore after debuting Princess Charlotte.

  23. bermudashortz says:

    She’s absolutely OWNING that outfit!

  24. mamalama says:

    Is it just me, or does anyone else see “Wicked Witch” when they look at Princess Anne? Not commenting on her as a person…just saying the look is a bit…severe…

  25. Flower says:

    The stones in the brooch, especially the drop, are a bit too large for pinks sapphires. I think they are rubelite (pink tourmaline) they are a little too dark for pink topaz even with the bright pink coat beneath the stones.

    • Flower says:

      ….. ignore the above post , I have been doing some research and I can’t believe those huge stones are actually RUBIES set into an old Victorian brooch by Queen Alexandra or alternatively the rubies were said to be part of the gifts presented to Queen Mary by Indian Maharaja’s at the Delhi Durbar in 1911. Rubies that size would sell for at least 20million today with royal provenance.