The ascot tie is generally referred to as an ascot, and is a form of cravat that is traditionally worn at weddings in a pale grey shade of silk, frequently with a pattern...

No sooner will the running of the 2009 Epsom Derby and Epsom Oaks are over when attention will immediately turn to the five days of top class racing that takes place not too far from the Downs at Epsom, at what is known worldwide as Royal Ascot which has been on the sporting calendar for nearly 300 years and is still one of the jewels in England’s sporting crown and a true spectacle both on and off the turf...