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The clubs started out as an exclusive means for aristocrats and the landed gentry to escape from the heavier aspects of their lives - but the barriers of gender and social class have largely fallen away.
Perhaps it should come as no surprise given her reputation as one of the most stylish women in the world, but the Princess of Wales can trace back her roots to Yorkshire textile manufacturing.