I-Sport of Kings - ne-Queens - e-Queen's Own Racecourse
Uma uke wazibuza ukuthi kungani bebiza ngokugcwele ukugijima emidlalweni yamakhosi , usuku eRoyal Ascot ngoJuni luzokwenza konke kucace.
Umhlangano wezinsuku ezingu-5 uhlangana, e-Ascot Racecourse eBerkshire - nje kuphela emgwaqeni ovela eWest Queen's weekend, Windsor Castle - idonsela kahle kakhulu futhi inakekele kahle amahhashi emhlabeni. Bafika bezokwazi ukuncintisana ngezikhwama ezicebile eBrithani - ngo-2015 imali eyinkokhelo yayinganiselwa ku-£ 5.5 million - futhi abanikazi babo baphakathi kwabantu abacebile kakhulu futhi abadumile kakhulu emhlabeni, kubandakanya ama-sultans namakhosikazi, ama-movie, abaphathi bezezimboni kanye inhloko yamakhanda aseYurophu amaningi.
Kodwa i-Royal Ascot ingaphezu kwesenzakalo esibalulekile ekhalendeni yamazwe ngamazwe. Ingenye yezenzakalo zomphakathi ezisemqoka zentwasahlobo enhle kakhulu yaseNgilandi kanye nonyaka wezemidlalo ehlobo (okubandakanya ukuqhudelana kweWithledon tennis kanye neHenley Royal Regatta ). Futhi-ke, uma uwake wezwa nge-Ascot nhlobo, cishe usuyazi ukuthi idume ngamafashoni ayo, ikakhulukazi izigqoko ze-Ascot ezidangayo, futhi ngezikhathi ezithile.
Ngenhlanhla, thina sonke esingenazo izigidigidi zama dollar ayizigidigidi futhi singenalo umqhele emakhanda ethu ememori yamuva, uRobert Ascot nayo yinto eningi yentando yeningi. Noma ubani ongakwazi ukuphakamisa intengo ithikithi - okungenani £ 27 kulokho eyaziwa ngokuthi Silver Ring (ngaphezulu mayelana amanani kanye nezindawo ithrekhi kamuva) - futhi ubani ongadonsela ndawonye ingubo evumelana ikhodi yokugqoka wamukelekile. Nakuba lo mncintiswano uhlezi ezweni eliseCrown Estate, livikelwe njengesikhungo somphakathi ngesenzo sePhalamende esivela ngo-1813.
Kungani i-Royal Ascot?
Ukuxhumeka kobukhosi bomcimbi kokubili kungokomlando futhi kuyamanje. Baye begijima ku-Ascot iminyaka engaphezu kweyikhulu. Le nkambo yasungulwa yiNdlovukazi u-Anne ngo-1711 ngoba wayekujabulela ukubethelwa kumahhashi futhi wayefuna ukuguqulwa eduze kwaseWelsor, isigodlo sakhe esithandayo.
Ama-royals agcina isithakazelo kumahhashi nasemidlalweni yamahhashi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi futhi iNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth manje ayikho. Amahhashi avela emagcekeni akhe avame ukuncintisana futhi ngo-2013, ihhashi lakhe, Ukulinganisa, iphumelele i-Gold Cup - umjaho ophakathi nendawo kaLadies Day. Ukufika kwenkathi yasebukhosini, emotweni yabo evulekile, ekuqaleni kosuku ngalunye lweRoyal Ascot ingenye yezinto ezibucayi zezibukeli.
Usuku lwamaLadies eRoyal Ascot
Umncintiswano omkhulu weRoyal Ascot yiGold Cup, umjaho wezintathu ezinezinyanga ezine oye waqhutshwa iminyaka engaphezu kuka-200. Igijima ngosuku lwe-Ladies, ngoLwesine lokuhlangana, lapho amafashini nezambatho bezungeze umncintiswano omkhulu.
Uma kungenzeka ukuthi useSiteshini se-Waterloo ngalolo suku, uzobona indawo ehlala nabesifazane besigqoko esiqhakazile nezingubo ezimibalabala. Ungase ubone amadoda ezingubo zokusa kanye nezigqoko eziphezulu. Abaqambi, abahlonishwayo kanye nabagibeli bezinhlanga ezivamile bancintisana ukuze baphume.
Ngonyaka ka-2012, amafashoni ayenamahloni kangangokuthi i-dress encane eyayibizwa nge-Royal Enclosure ne-Grandstand yayikhiwe. Yacacisa inyama encane encane, ubude besikwele esincane futhi izigqoko ezifanele. Amadoda e-Royal Enclosure kwakudingeka ukuba agqoke izibopho futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izibophezelo zasekuseni noma izikhwama ezinama-waistcoats kwakudingeka.
Manje, uma uvakashela iwebhusayithi esemthethweni ye-Royal Ascot (okuyinto ejabulisa kakhulu indlela), uzothola amafomethi wefomethi kanye nomhlahlandlela wesitayela seRoyal Ascot .
Uma Ungathanda Ukuya
Amathikithi atholakala kwi-website ye-Ascot ngoJanuwari kanye nezinsuku ezithandwayo (Ladies Day ngoLwesine kanye noMgqibelo nangeSonto lomcimbi) zithengiswa masinyane. Ngokuvamile kungenzeka, nakuba uthole amathikithi ase-Silver Ring okungenani ekupheleni kukaMeyi. Lezi yizigaba zamathikithi ze-Royal Ascot:
- I-Royal Enclosure - Ukungenela kuyimemo kuphela futhi abafakizicelo kumele baxhaswe ngumuntu oye waya kwiRoyal Enclosure okungenani iminyaka emine. Lesi sakhiwo sinemithetho eqondile yokugqoka futhi amadoda ngokuvamile agqoka izigqoko eziphezulu noma ingubo ehlelekile yesizwe.
- I-Queen Anne Enclosure (eyayisendulo i-Grandstand) - Noma ubani angathenga amathikithi omkhulu we-Ascot wesimo se-art (esakhiwe ngezindleko zama £ 200million phakathi kuka-2004 no-2006). Ikhodi yokugqoka ikhululekile kakhulu kodwa isalokhu ihlelekile. Amathikithi ase-Grandstand ngo-2016 abiza i-£ 75 kuya ku-£ 85, kuye ngokuthi usuku.
- I-Windsor Enclosure (Esikhathini esithile i-Silver Ring) - Lena yindawo yangaphandle ngaphesheya kwethrekhi ukusuka ku-grandstand. It inikeza umbono omuhle kakhulu omkhulu we-Ascot. Ayikho ikhodi yokugqoka kodwa abantu bavame ukugqoka isikhathi. Amathikithi ngo-2016 avela ku-£ 34 kuya ku-£ 43. Ama-Pickics, izingubo zokugqoka nezihlalo zokubamba zivunyelwe kodwa ngeke kube yi-Royal Ascot ngaphandle kwemithetho embalwa futhi kunezinqubo ezisebenza kuma-picnics. Uma uya futhi uhlela ukuletha ukudla, hlola inqubomgomo yePiknicki kuqala (kuqala).
- Amathikithi ase-intanethi nge-Royal Ascot iwebhusayithi.