Blonde Girl With A Black Veil Fascinator, Camiknicker Teddy Lingerie, Gloves, Stockings And High Heels On The Chair At Home

At the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in April 2011, various female guests arrived wearing a fascinator. Amongst them was Princess Beatrice of York, who wore a piece designed by the Irish milliner Philip Treacy. The unusual shape and colour caused quite a media stir and went on to become an internet phenomenon with its own Facebook page. Princess Beatrice used the publicity to auction it off on eBay, where it garnered 99,000 Euros. The sum was donated to charity by her.
In 2012 Royal Ascot announced that women will have to wear hats, not fascinators, as part of a tightening of the dress code in Royal Ascot's Royal Enclosure. In previous years female racegoers were simply advised that "many ladies wear hats."