Having been in the unenviable position of having to cart one of those inelegant "manbasher's" around for twenty odd years I can say, without much fear of contradiction, that those Handbags/USK's were all designed by military men as a penance for women who dared tread in a mans world. OK, so that was many moons ago but any past or present member of the armed forces will tell you that it takes years to propose any sort of alteration to any part of 'The Uniform". Then comes the design, followed by the obligatory unsatisfactory prototype, followed by the . . . . . . . . .
Edward holds the rank of Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
As MARG has said, those blooming handbags are an absolute nuisance and I don't know of anyone brave or foolish enough to reprimand the Chief Commandant for Women in the Royal Navy over a silly bag!
According to some sources, only the Earl and Countess of Wessex and the Duke of Kent were there, HM was not there.
The Ascot Stakes is a class 2 handicap race over 2 mile and 4 furlongs, for horses aged 4 years old and above, run during the Royal Ascot meeting.
Ascot Stakes Royal Ascot Betting 2009
The pictures shown were from The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, 25th July. There are a huge variety of 'Stakes', as well as The Ascot Stakes, if you look to the bottom of the linked page, it shows a few.
That is so very cool!
