Racegoers walk past a statue by sculptor Nic Fiddian Green during the first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 18, 2013.  The five-day meeting is one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar. Horse racing has been held at the famous Berkshire course since 1711 and tradition is a hallmark of the meeting. Top hats and tails remain compulsory in parts of the course while a daily procession of horse-drawn carriages brings the Queen to the course.