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Just 33 pictures of the Queen looking truly thrilled to be at Royal Ascot

  • <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.ascot.co.uk/horse-races-and-events/royal-ascot/overview" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Royal Ascot;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Royal Ascot</a> kicks off this month and, as royal fans will know, the annual horse-racing event is <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/content/the-queen/" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:the Queen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">the Queen</a>'s favourite time of year. </p><p>The Queen has a life-long love of the sport and many of her own horses compete at the racecourse. This explains why she often looks adorably excited - more so than in most other scenarios.</p><p>To celebrate the royal occasion, we dug deep into the archives to bring you a selection of the Queen having the time of her regal life at Ascot over the years. You're welcome.</p>
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    Royal Ascot kicks off this month and, as royal fans will know, the annual horse-racing event is the Queen's favourite time of year.

    The Queen has a life-long love of the sport and many of her own horses compete at the racecourse. This explains why she often looks adorably excited - more so than in most other scenarios.

    To celebrate the royal occasion, we dug deep into the archives to bring you a selection of the Queen having the time of her regal life at Ascot over the years. You're welcome.

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    1957

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    1973

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    1987

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    1989

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    1990

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    1996

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    1997

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    2000

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    2002

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  • <p>With Prince Harry</p>
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    2003

    With Prince Harry

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    2007

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  • <p>With her granddaughter, Zara Tindall</p>
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    2007

    With her granddaughter, Zara Tindall

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    2009

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    2012

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  • <p>With the Duke of Edinburgh</p>
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    2012

    With the Duke of Edinburgh

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  • <p>With her racing advisor John Warren</p>
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    2013

    With her racing advisor John Warren

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    2013

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  • <p>With Prince Andrew, the Duke of York</p>
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    2013

    With Prince Andrew, the Duke of York

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    2013

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    2013

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    2014

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    2014

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    2015

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    2015

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  • <p>With Zara Tindall</p>
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    2015

    With Zara Tindall

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    2016

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    2016

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    2016

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    2016

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    2016

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  • <p>With the Duke of Edinburgh</p>
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    2017

    With the Duke of Edinburgh

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    2017

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    2018

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<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.ascot.co.uk/horse-races-and-events/royal-ascot/overview" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Royal Ascot;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Royal Ascot</a> kicks off this month and, as royal fans will know, the annual horse-racing event is <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/content/the-queen/" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:the Queen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">the Queen</a>'s favourite time of year. </p><p>The Queen has a life-long love of the sport and many of her own horses compete at the racecourse. This explains why she often looks adorably excited - more so than in most other scenarios.</p><p>To celebrate the royal occasion, we dug deep into the archives to bring you a selection of the Queen having the time of her regal life at Ascot over the years. You're welcome.</p>
<p>With Prince Harry</p>
<p>With her granddaughter, Zara Tindall</p>
<p>With the Duke of Edinburgh</p>
<p>With her racing advisor John Warren</p>
<p>With Prince Andrew, the Duke of York</p>
<p>With Zara Tindall</p>
<p>With the Duke of Edinburgh</p>
Olivia Blair

There is nothing HRH loves more than horse racing at Ascot.

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