Since O is the center of the circumscribed circle, we calculate that
∠BAO=21(180∘−∠AOB)=90∘−∠ACB=90∘−∠EFA=∠FAR,
where we also used the fact that BCEF is a cyclic quadrilateral due to Thales, and that R is the orthogonal projection of A onto EF. From this, we conclude that A,R, and O are collinear. To show that DR and OQ are parallel, it is sufficient to show that ∣AD∣∣AR∣=∣AQ∣∣AO∣.
Due to the cyclic quadrilateral BCEF, we have that △AEF∼△ABC. Under this similarity, the altitude AR maps to the altitude AD. (Alternatively, one can simply show that △ARE∼△ADB.) From this, it follows that ∣AD∣∣AR∣=∣AB∣∣AE∣.
On the other hand, we know that
∠POB=21∠COB=∠CAB=∠EAB
due to symmetry and the fact that O is the center of the circumscribed circle. Also, ∠OBP=90∘=∠AEB. Thus, we find that △POB∼△BAE, which implies that ∣AB∣∣AE∣=∣OP∣∣BO∣.
Furthermore, the lines AO and PQ are parallel because they are both perpendicular to EF, and the lines AQ and OP are parallel because they are both perpendicular to BC. This means that AOPQ is a parallelogram, and in particular, that ∣OP∣=∣AQ∣. We also know that ∣BO∣=∣AO∣. Therefore, we conclude that
∣AD∣∣AR∣=∣AB∣∣AE∣=∣OP∣∣BO∣=∣AQ∣∣AO∣
which implies that DR and OQ are parallel.