Royal Ascot has a rich history going back to the reign of Queen Anne in 1711, and Ascot racecourse has been a famous part of popular culture for decades. The 1964 film My Fair Lady (which is set during the Edwardian era) features a famous scene set at Ascot, in which Audrey Hepburn's Eliza Doolittle loses her cool during a race and screams at the horse, within earshot of earls and peers.