Aishwairya Look Splendid at Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot, the traditional equine celebration that forms the height of the racing calendar in the UK and dates back to 1711, has a new queen in presence this year – none other than the Queen of Bollywood, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

This is Aish's first time at the Royal Ascot. She did get to see the royal procession. The Queen Elizabeth too wearing a lovely colour was seen, she has such a presence.

Royal Ascot is as much a haute couture fashion parade for the gentry as it is about the racing and Aish didn’t disappoint in a crisp grey suit topped by a magnificent black hat of plumes and features in the Ascot tradition.

She was so much herself in that hat that she simply stole attention.

On the other hand what keeps her occupied is working with L’Oreal to launch a new trust called Beautiful Beginnings which will seek to provide education to underprivileged girls. Aish has long argued that transferable skills and financial independence are what women need most to help them.

This project is actually an idea conceived by the Bachchan bahu herself and she suggested it to the company. She has done films on women’s empowerment and now she wanted to do something more concrete to help such girls.

Beautiful Beginnings is a training program for young women from disadvantaged backgrounds -- both social and economic -- where free education will be given to them so that their career opportunities rise.