On Sunday I attended the Kings Plate. The first Kings Plate in 70 years! I've been going to the Queens Plate for years, for as long as I can remember my family has been in attendance. However this is the first KINGS plate! The name changes based on the gender of who is sitting on the throne. Queen Elizabeth II was Queen for 70 years so its been The QUEENS plate since her father, King George VI was on the throne. Now its King Charles so the name has changed.
The Kings Plate is a horse race but its also an event where everyone gets dressed up in their best dresses and suits along with a an elegant hat/fascinator. There are fun tents, live music, food trucks an even an outfit contest ! I look forward to it every summer. However... this year was different. Since the grounds are under construction they couldn't set anything up outside so it was basically just the races. There were no things to do in between which was a bit disappointing. The fun part of the event is walking around outside showing off your outfit, getting a drink and sitting under the many umbrella tables they set up around the grass. It doesn't look like it from the photos but it was a also a bit crowded since everyone was inside the building vs spread out all over the grounds. They usually have a big pink flower wall at the entrance with the event logo but this year that was replaced with a small white wall promoting a car brand.... It was uninspired. We waited in line for 30 minutes and the line didn't move, we got bored and walked away. Usually its very fast and well organized so I'm not sure what happened. I don't want to sound negative, It was still a fun day, I got to dress up and I had some popcorn! But I hope they are able to restore the event to its former glory for next year.
As for my outfit, I wore this pink 1950s dress with a 1950s hat. I've had them in my closet for a while but I've never worn them together. Actually I've never worn this dress. I felt like the combination was a bit too over the top for a random dinner so the Kings Plate was the perfect occasion to wear them!
I filmed a little tiny vlog for my youtube channel which you can find below !
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