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  • Five elderly women on-lookers are lined against a wall outside the famous Ascot race course on Ladies' Day, the annual event on the English sporting and social calendar in June. Each are standing in order of size, from tallest (who holds a Tesco supermarket bag) to smallest and watch as two posh couples arrive for the day's racing dressed in showy dresses for the ladies and the men in formal top hat and tails. The posh lady in the front is in yellow and holds on to her straw hat on this windy summer day. Each wears their red Ascot badges allowing them entry to this exclusive royal event attended by the Royal Family and the hoi polloi of English society. We see the two sides of the class system but it is a humerous scene. There is good nature between the two groups with smiles exchanged with one couple but discomfort from those behind.
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  • Five elderly women on-lookers are lined against a wall outside the famous Ascot race course on Ladies' Day, the annual event on the English sporting and social calendar in June. Each are standing in order of size, from tallest (who holds a Tesco supermarket bag) to smallest and watch as a posh racegoer arrives for the day's racing dressed in a formal jacket and tails and will also have on red Ascot badges allowing him entry to this exclusive royal event attended by the Royal Family and the hoi polloi of English society. We see the two sides of the class system but it is a humorous scene. There is good nature between the two groups with smiles exchanged but here the man strides past knowing he is under inspection from the common people.
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  • Arriving hoi polloi for Royal Ascot's Ladies Day parade to a private members' enclosure gate, watched by the Common People. Ladies' Day is the annual event on the English sporting and social calendar in June, held at the famous Ascot race course. A young boy and his mother gawp at the fashionistas - the glitterati  - of the sporting calendar who parade past in outlandish costumes, making fashion statements of their wealth and ostentation. A man has a young woman on his arm – he sears a top hat and tails and she, a purple and mauve number. <br />
They will also have on red Ascot badges allowing them entry to this exclusive royal event attended by the Royal Family and the hoi polloi of English society. We see the two humorous sides of the class system.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Londoners chatting in their Sunday Best after a gathering in West London, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Vintage Rolls Royce Silver Cloud car parked in front of the classic architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Vintage Rolls Royce Silver Cloud car parked in front of the classic architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Vintage Rolls Royce Silver Cloud car parked in front of the classic architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Vintage Rolls Royce Silver Cloud car parked in front of the classic architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Chimney pots high above the architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Red brick mansion buildings are part of the architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Red brick mansion buildings are part of the architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Wilton Crescent is part of the classic architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Red brick mansion buildings are part of the architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Red brick mansion buildings are part of the architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Sign for Eaton Square in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Mix of architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Mix of architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Polishing the brass doorbell in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture In Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Sign for the tradesmens entrance in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Sign for the tradesmens entrance in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Expensive Hotel in Havana, Cuba, stairways and columns.
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  • Students from Whitley Bay High School , aged mainly  17-18, Newcastle, celebrate their leaving prom, following graduation from A levels. In recent years American style prom nights to celebrate graduation from high School have been gaining popularity in the UK. These pictures are part of a set  <br />
commissioned for the Times magazine that  look at this teenage rite of passage across three schools in the UK.
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  • The Orangery restaurant at Kensington Palace, set in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century. In a selected few boroughs of West London, wealth has changed over the last couple of decades. Traditionally wealthy parts of town, have developed into new affluent playgrounds of the super rich. With influxes of foreign money in particular from the Middle-East. The UK capital is home to more multimillionaires than any other city in the world according to recent figures. Boasting a staggering 4,224 'ultra-high net worth' residents - people with a net worth of more than $30million, or £19.2million.. London, England, UK.
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  • A smart elderly lady walks into a late sun on a chilly afternoon on the Kings Road, Chelsea, London, England. Striding past the viewer she has a determined look on her face, a purpose for reaching her destination without delay and oblivious to other influences. Other shoppers are walking in her directionand their faces are also lit by the sunshine but in the background they are less prominant than the woman in the foreground. With so little highlights, this image is full of low-key shadow making it dark and gloomy. Kings Road Chelsea is a chic street that found modern fame during the Sixties when pretty young things paraded their new-found fashion clothing.
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  • A couple just off the train from Waterloo are en-route to Ascot racecourse on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot racing week. Not looking particularly happy to have arrived, two elderly women look at the clothes worn including the man's top hat and tails. Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and English social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe’s best-attended race meeting. There are sixteen group races on offer, with at least one Group One event on each of the five days. The Gold Cup is on Ladies' Day on the Thursday. There is over £3 million of prize money on offer.
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  • A husband and wife make their way along a pavement towards the entrance of the Ascot racecourse where the annual Ladies' Day event is held as part of the English social season calendar. Leading the way and carrying two walking sticks and in a polythene bag, his best jacket for the dress-code is important if one is allowed access to the private enclosures. He wears a top hat and waste coat as he hobbles along with wife in tow. She is behind him rummaging through her handbag perhaps looking for tickets or cash. Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and social season.
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  • A street view of London’s affluent King’s Road, United Kingdom.  This area is famous for its rich residents, often nicknamed Sloane Rangers and it expensive retail shops which attracts many shoppers from around the world.
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  • Smartly dressed women walking past one of the many designer shops on the King’s Road, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.  This district of London is very affluent and is famous for its international retailers, leading restaurants and cafes and luxury offices.
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  • A waiter carries a tray of drinks to a table at George, a private members club in Mayfair, London, United Kingdom.  Mayfair is a very affluent area of London  famous for its exclusive venues and private members clubs.
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  • Two British builders walk past and admire a white Lamborghini car parked on Charles Street, Mayfair, central London, United Kingdom.  Mayfair is as a very affluent district of London.
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  • Vintage car passes along The Strand in part of a wedding procession. London, UK. A beautiful old classic vehicle in a new age.
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  • Sign for the famous Ritz in London. Famous for it's afternoon teas, and exclusive hotel rooms.
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  • Woman outside the famous Ritz in London. Famous for it's afternoon teas, and exclusive hotel rooms.
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  • Robin & Val,  spectators,  take their grooming seriously as do some of the contestants. The hairdryers are out and the shampoo is flowing at the Great Yorkshire Show, one of Britain's biggest agricultural shows.   Its famous for its competitive displays of livestock. The event, established in 1837, attracts over 125 000 visitors a year and has over 10 000 entries to its pedigree competitions ranging from pigeons and rabbits to bulls and shire horses. At the heart of the show is the passion of the exhibitors who spend hundreds of hours ( and pounds)  training, preparing and grooming their animals.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Vintage Rolls Royce Silver Cloud car parked in front of the classic architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
    20161002_belgravia architecture_036.jpg
  • Vintage Rolls Royce Silver Cloud car parked in front of the classic architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
    20161002_belgravia architecture_033.jpg
  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Architecture in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • Sign for Cliveden Place in Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
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  • The Star Tavern pub In Belgravia London, United Kingdom. Belgravia is a district in West London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminsters Grosvenor Group.
    20161002_belgravia architecture_003.jpg
  • The Orangery restaurant at Kensington Palace, set in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century. In a selected few boroughs of West London, wealth has changed over the last couple of decades. Traditionally wealthy parts of town, have developed into new affluent playgrounds of the super rich. With influxes of foreign money in particular from the Middle-East. The UK capital is home to more multimillionaires than any other city in the world according to recent figures. Boasting a staggering 4,224 'ultra-high net worth' residents - people with a net worth of more than $30million, or £19.2million.. London, England, UK.
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  • An expensive Aston Martin car drives down the King’s Road, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.  This street is part of a very affluent area of London and its famous for its rich residents and designer shops.
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  • Three people sit outside The Only Running Footman gastro pub/restaurant on Charles Street, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom.  It is described as a quintessentially British pub and is located in the heart of Mayfair which is an affluent area famous for its upmarket retailers, leading restaurants and luxury offices.
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  • Two very posh Belgian ladies window shop in one of Belgium's smartest chocolatiers in the famous Galleries de la Reine in central Brussels. Wearing fur coats and warm hats, they epitomise wealth and prosperity in late 1980s Europe. Golden packaging is seen in this wonderful display where individual chocolates and shaped hearts and cakes show their exclusive values.
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  • A group of attractive young ladies sit together in a train compartment. They are all on their way from London's Waterloo mainline station to Royal Ascot in Berkshire for Ladies Day during the Royal Ascot racing week. Wearing their best clobber and obligatory headwear for the posh event, the seated females are dressed in summer skirts and tops, in readiness for a warm day at the races. Sharing a joke and with plastic glasses filled with champagne from a bottle that one has been serving from, the 7 women are in good spirits in their private first class compartment that has a number 1 on the outside door. Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and social season.
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  • A view of a new posh residential development in Qingxi Township, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, on July 28, 2010. Like many towns in the Pearl River Delta region, Qingxi was a sleepy town surrounded by farms before economic reforms but is now the home to hundreds of factories.
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  • Posh court-type chair seen through the window of a hotel in central London. We look through the window where an upper net curtain splits the image two for us to see the empty seating.
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  • While two mates in tartan uniform trousers look a little bashfully, a more forward friend from the same Scots regiment soldier chats to two young women during 50th anniversary celebrations of wartime VE Day. Bending down to make himself heard and perhaps to impress the two rather posh females into sharing their phone numbers. They are in Hyde Park to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day on 6th May 1995. In the week near the anniversary date of May 8, 1945, when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Germany and peace was announced to tumultuous crowds across European cities, the British still go out of their way to honour those sacrificed and the realisation that peace was once again achieved.
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  • As if separated by many decades, we see an older generation beach guard from a bygone era and a much younger lifeguard, both resting on the seafront of the posh Essex seaside town of Frinton-on-Sea, England. If simply comparing the colour schemes of the past, to the modern day, we might guess that in the gentleman on the right’s day, people wore more formal blues, with collar and tie and polished shoes on the hottest day - reminiscent of Victorian times when pomp and tradition rather than practicalities were important . Nowadays, complimentary reds and yellows adorn the uniform of the lad trained in water injuries and life-saving. He is barefoot and sits comfortably against the sea defence wall in peak cap and t-shirt. This is a scene describing the generation gap, of youth versus experience - the classic English seaside holiday.
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  • From a low angle we see, waving a cheery hello to a friend, a rather plump resident of the posh Essex seaside town of Frinton-on-Sea holds on to her oversized sunglasses, her cushion and a portable transistor radio – all of which she has been using whilst on the sea front that we see in the distance behind her round body. Wearing ‘Tory blue’ (the colour favoured by the Margaret Thatcher during the eighties) the lady has her straw hat tied under the folds of fat of an ample chin and appears to be calling an English Coo-ee! call to the out-of-sight acquaintance.
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  • An aerial view of crowds of racegoers on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot racing week. Top-hatted gentlemen and women in posh frocks gather before the next race, planning which horses to back. Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and English social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe’s best-attended race meeting. There are sixteen group races on offer, with at least one Group One event on each of the five days. The Gold Cup is on Ladies' Day on the Thursday. There is over £3 million of prize money on offer.
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  • A view of a new posh residential development in Qingxi Township, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, on July 28, 2010. Like many towns in the Pearl River Delta region, Qingxi was a sleepy town surrounded by farms before economic reforms but is now the home to hundreds of factories.
    QS100730Dongguan001.jpg
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