A dress code assistant carries baskets with pashmina shawls to give to attendees who fail to dress appropriately on the first day of the Royal Ascot 2012 horse racing event, in Ascot, west of London, on June 19, 2012. The five-day meeting is one of the highlights of British horse racing and a pinnacle of the English social calendar. The Royal Ascot races have brought in a strict new dress code and are handing out waistcoats, ties, pashminas and other items for those who are deemed to be improperly attired. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT