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  • British Asians ready themselves before the Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London, the capital's financial and historic district, on 13th November 2021, in London, England. Alderman Vincent Keaveny has been elected as the 693rd Lord Mayor of the City of London. The Show dates back to the 13th century, when King John allowed the ancient City of London to appoint its own Mayor and each newly-elected mayor has been making the same annual journey through the streets for over 800 years.
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  • Hooded penitents (Nazarenos) in candlelit procession during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. <br />
The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
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  • Five elderly women on-lookers are lined against a wall outside the famous Ascot race course on Ladies' Day, the annual event on the English sporting and social calendar in June. Each are standing in order of size, from tallest (who holds a Tesco supermarket bag) to smallest and watch as two posh couples arrive for the day's racing dressed in showy dresses for the ladies and the men in formal top hat and tails. The posh lady in the front is in yellow and holds on to her straw hat on this windy summer day. Each wears their red Ascot badges allowing them entry to this exclusive royal event attended by the Royal Family and the hoi polloi of English society. We see the two sides of the class system but it is a humerous scene. There is good nature between the two groups with smiles exchanged with one couple but discomfort from those behind.
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  • Members of the 'Guild of Young Freemen' (in red) walk past The Worshipful Company of Plasterers' (in blue) along London Wall before the Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London, the capital's financial and historic district, on 13th November 2021, in London, England. Alderman Vincent Keaveny has been elected as the 693rd Lord Mayor of the City of London. The Show dates back to the 13th century, when King John allowed the ancient City of London to appoint its own Mayor and each newly-elected mayor has been making the same annual journey through the streets for over 800 years.
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  • Chic women (and a man) walk past serving Coldstream Guards soldiers collecting cash for charity during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A formally-dressed gent walks past serving Coldstream Guards soldiers collecting cash for charity during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Young girls walk past soldiers from the Coldstream Guards (from nearby Windsor barracks and deploying to Afghanistan later this year) after a day's racing during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Formally-dressed gentlemen donate coins to soldiers from the Coldstream Guards (from nearby Windsor barracks and deploying to Afghanistan later this year) <br />
during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Hundreds of union jack flag bunting stretches back downhill through woods towards the local station during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Official Gatekeepers seen through the crown design at the entrance during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Members of the royal household's carriage troop process through Ascot during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Members of the royal household's carriage troop process through Ascot during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A view through the window of one of the Queen's Rolls-Royce's during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Teenage girls waiting in a transport movement area during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Wealthy punters with bottles of empty Champagne laid out enjoy a morning car park party on grass, hours before the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Wached by older men, three teenage girls smile as they walk through the high street during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A womens' daytrip group from Wales enjoy a summer's morning, hours before horse racing starts during the annual Royal Ascot festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A womens' daytrip group from Wales enjoy a summer's morning, hours before horse racing starts during the annual Royal Ascot festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A womens' daytrip group from Wales enjoy a summer's morning, hours before horse racing starts during the annual Royal Ascot festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A womens' daytrip group from Wales enjoy a summer's morning, hours before horse racing starts during the annual Royal Ascot festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A womens' daytrip group from Wales enjoy a summer's morning, hours before horse racing starts during the annual Royal Ascot festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot44-19-06-2013.jpg
  • The milliner Liz Felix (www.lizfelixhats.com) wearing one of her own creations during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Customers enjoy fresh air in seats of a generic restaurant with its front window open during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Flower seller and ladies in hats enjoy morning drinks bar during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Ladies in hats enjoy morning drinks bar during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Ladies in hats enjoy morning drinks bar during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Women chat at a side entrance next to officers from Thames Valley police helping with security during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Lady wearing an extraordinary hat makes a call on her smartphone during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Formally-dressed family arrive at the racecourse during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • With betting promo girls looking on, a lady partner of an unseen gentleman dressed in formal menswear, passes back his top hat during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Large lady in pink arrives with family or friends during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A smartly-dressed gentleman walks past betting promo girls during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A smartly-dressed gentleman walks past betting promo girls during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Formally-dressed racegoers wait for colleagues or friends during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Formally-dressed racegoers wait for colleagues or friends during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A minibus of women arrive at the racecourse during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Bouncers security provide muscle for society drinks bar people during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A lady poses with official gatekeepers during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Women infront of a a jocket poster during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Man with large belly touts for tickets next to a society bar in the street during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Ladies swap shoes during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Wealthy friends enjoy bubbly and fizz during the annual Henley Regatta on a particularly hot afternoon at the Henley boat races, England. Dressed in quintessentially English blazers and English jackets and dresses, they are in jovial spirits during this annual festival of high-society, serious rowing and general clowning around on the rural Thames. In 1829 a boat race challenge was held between teams representing the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The venue chosen was a straight stretch of the Thames at the small town of Henley-on-Thames. Now held July and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and social season for the hoi polloi
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  • Wealthy friends enjoy bubbly and fizz during the annual Henley Regatta on a particularly hot afternoon at the Henley boat races, England. Dressed in quintessentially English blazers and English jackets and dresses, they are in jovial spirits during this annual festival of high-society, serious rowing and general clowning around on the rural Thames. In 1829 a boat race challenge was held between teams representing the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The venue chosen was a straight stretch of the Thames at the small town of Henley-on-Thames. Now held July and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and social season for the hoi polloi
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  • Hundreds of union jack flag bunting stretches back downhill through woods towards the local station during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Thames Valley Police officers walk past serving Coldstream Guards soldiers collecting cash for charity <br />
during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A tall lady wearing an extremely wide hat squeezes through a gap back into a car park after a day's racing during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Official Gatekeepers seen through the crown design at the entrance during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Members of the royal household's carriage troop process through Ascot during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Wealthy punters with bottles of empty Champagne laid out enjoy a morning car park party on grass, hours before the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A womens' daytrip group from Wales enjoy a summer's morning, hours before horse racing starts during the annual Royal Ascot festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A womens' daytrip group from Wales enjoy a summer's morning, hours before horse racing starts during the annual Royal Ascot festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • A womens' daytrip group from Wales enjoy a summer's morning, hours before horse racing starts during the annual Royal Ascot festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • The milliner Liz Felix (www.lizfelixhats.com) wearing one of her own creations during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Ladies in hats enjoy morning drinks bar during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Ladies in hats enjoy morning drinks bar during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot34-19-06-2013.jpg
  • Lady wearing an extraordinary hat makes a call on her smartphone during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot30-19-06-2013.jpg
  • Arriving ladies refuse to buy a flower posy during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot28-19-06-2013.jpg
  • A woman infront of a a jocket poster during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot27-19-06-2013.jpg
  • Formally-dressed gentlemen arrive at the racecourse during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot24-19-06-2013.jpg
  • Awkward moment trying to put formal attire again as ladies are photographed for a photocall during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot22-19-06-2013.jpg
  • A top hatted and tailed gentleman is persuaded to buy a buttonhole flower for his suits during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot16-19-06-2013.jpg
  • Top hatted and tailed gentlemen refuse to buy buttonhole flowers for their suits during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot15-19-06-2013.jpg
  • A minibus of women arrive at the racecourse during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot11-19-06-2013.jpg
  • CLose-up of a punter with her handbag and racing betting newspaper during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot07-19-06-2013.jpg
  • Women infront of a a jocket poster during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot06-19-06-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Buyers bid for the best quality animals while sellers gather to hear the prices their sheep have fetched during the sale in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction26-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Buyers bid for the best quality animals while sellers gather to hear the prices their sheep have fetched during the sale in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction24-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Buyers bid for the best quality animals while sellers gather to hear the prices their sheep have fetched during the sale in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.  d.
    sheep_auction19-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Buyers bid for the best quality animals while sellers gather to hear the prices their sheep have fetched during the sale in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction22-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Buyers bid for the best quality animals while sellers gather to hear the prices their sheep have fetched during the sale in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction17-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Travellers' horses rest during the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    sheep_auction13-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Kept tight in pens, the animals  have been marked with aerosol spray to identify their ownership before the sale commences in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction11-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. An official auctioneer (right) and a stockwoman climb over the fences as the sale commences in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction10-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England.
    sheep_auction06-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A young traveller tries out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boy parades around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair25-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A teenage traveller adertises a pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. The young man rides bareback around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair24-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Young travellers try new ponies at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair23-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Young travellers try out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boys parade around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair21-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A young traveller tries out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boy parades around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair20-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A young traveller tries out a new pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. The young woman rides bareback around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair19-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Travellers from across the West Country and beyond try out Romany carriages and horses at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England.Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair16-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Young travellers try out Shetland ponies at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair12-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Young travellers try out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boys parade around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair06-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Travellers' horses rest during the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair01-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Hooded penitents (Nazarenos) in candlelit procession during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
    seville_nazarenos-4-17-April-2011.jpg
  • Hooded penitents (Nazarenos) in candlelit procession during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
    seville_nazarenos-3-17-April-2011.jpg
  • Hooded peninitents (Nazarenos) during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
    seville_nazarenos-9-18-April-2011.jpg
  • Hooded peninitents (Nazarenos) during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
    seville_nazarenos-24-18-April-2011.jpg
  • Hooded peninitents (Nazarenos) during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
    seville_nazarenos-23-18-April-2011.jpg
  • Hooded peninitents (Nazarenos) during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
    seville_nazarenos-20-18-April-2011.jpg
  • Hooded peninitents (Nazarenos) during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
    seville_nazarenos-15-18-April-2011.jpg
  • Hooded peninitents (Nazarenos) during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
    seville_nazarenos-14-18-April-2011.jpg
  • Hooded peninitents (Nazarenos) during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
    seville_nazarenos-13-18-April-2011.jpg
  • Hooded peninitents (Nazarenos) during Seville's annual Easter Holy Week (Semana Santa de Sevilla) one of the most important traditional events of the city. The annual celebrations mark the story of Christ's crucifixion and the Nazarenos walk through the historic Andalucian city in front of the devout in a series of processions. Several hundred members of the 57 religious brotherhoods (or Hermandades) from many of city churches accompany giant floats (Pasos) depicting the road to Calvary. The brotherhoods (founded in the mid 14th century) are associations of Catholic laypersons organised for the purpose of performing public acts of religious observance; in this case, related to the Passion and death of Jesus Christ and to perform public penance.
    seville_nazarenos-12-18-April-2011.jpg
  • Buyers for sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England.
    sheep_auction29-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Herdsman manhandles sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Surrounded by animals, a herdsman pulls sheep apart before the auctioneer arrives in this pen to start bidding in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction27-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Sheep up for auction at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep Fair in Somerset, England. Kept tight in pens, the animals  have been marked with aerosol spray to identify their ownership before the sale commences in this picturesque village in the Mendip Hills. Unauthorised visitors are forbidden to enter the catle pens, avoiding the spread of epidemics like Foot and Mouth. According to tradition, Priddy Sheep Fair moved from Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death, although evidence has been found of a Fair being held at Priddy before that. There is a local legend, which says that as long as the hurdle stack shelter remains in the village, so will the Fair.
    sheep_auction12-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A teenage traveller adertises a pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. The young man rides bareback around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair27-21-08-2013.jpg
  • Young travellers try out a Shetland pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Leading round the horse on a rope, the traveller boys parade around a field on the outskirts of the village. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair26-21-08-2013.jpg
  • A young traveller tries out a new pony at the ancient annual Priddy Sheep (and horse) fair in Somerset, England. Set in the Mendip Hills, in the south-western English county of Somerset, the Priddy Sheep fair is host to an odd mix of farmers and travellers (commonly and incorrectly known as gypsies). In this field set aside purely for travellers, many with West Country accents but also with nearby Welsh and Irish too, deals are done with a traditional spit on the hand and a smacking of palms, selling a pony to another family. The Priddy Sheep Fair moved from the city of Wells in 1348 because of the Black Death.
    priddy_fair22-21-08-2013.jpg
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