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In Pictures: Haute couture and horsing around at Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day

Bright summer dresses, vibrant frocks and extravagant headpieces were all on display as thousands of revellers descended on the Berkshire racecourse this morning.

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What happened In Pictures: Haute couture and horsing around at Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day.
The headline split The center frames it as "In Pictures: Haute couture and horsing around at Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day". The right frames it as "Royal Ascot heats up! The sun shines on Ladies Day as UK prepares for 'heat dome' to bake...".
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CenterIn Pictures: Haute couture and horsing around at Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day

The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report

Right / center-rightRoyal Ascot heats up! The sun shines on Ladies Day as UK prepares for 'heat dome' to bake nation in six-day heatwave

Daily Mail UK · Right · News report

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Daily Mail UKNews report · Jun 18, 2:23 PM

Royal Ascot heats up! The sun shines on Ladies Day as UK prepares for 'heat dome' to bake nation in six-day heatwave

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Bright summer dresses, vibrant frocks and extravagant headpieces were all on display as thousands of revellers descended on the Berkshire racecourse this morning.

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The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Jun 18, 2:18 PM

In Pictures: Haute couture and horsing around at Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day

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