In a grass car park, six ladies await the opening of a bottle of Champagne by an unseen male friend during the day at Royal Ascot horse racing week. Surrounded by picnic hampers, trays of food and a bottle of Pimms (the gin-based cocktail drink). They are dressed in either plain or garish colours and with their long bare legs women sit at the rear of a Range Rover car. The day is overcast, with threatening clouds behind the party but despite this, they are in a bubbly and excitable mood. Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and social season.
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