Monthly Archives: May 2013

Funeral of Danish Count Christian of Rosenborg

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The funeral of Count Christian of Rosenborg (1942-2013) was held at Lyngby Church today. Count Christian (formerly Prince Christian of Denmark) was the son of Prince Knud (who was a younger brother of King Frederik IX) and was a cousin to Queen Margrethe. He and his older brother Ingolf were in line to inherit the Danish throne until changes to the Danish succession Act in 1953 allowed for women to inherit. Christian was a naval officer like his father and uncle and retired from the Royal Danish Navy ten years ago. He and his wife Countess Anne-Dorthe were fixtures at the big royal events before their health began to deteriorate a number of years ago.

The funeral was attended by Queen Margrethe who repeated an elegant black straw hat with wide silk band around the crown.

Princess Benedickte wore an embellished black straw hat with a slightly raised brim on one side.

Princess Marie repeated the dark grey Garbo hat she wore last October for the Slovakian state visit.

Princess Astrid of Norway also attended. She wore a black hat with rolled brim, veil and flower at the back.

Countess Sussie of Rosenborg, wife of Christian’s brother Ingolf, wore a black straw hat with raised brim, flat crown and poof of feathers at the side.

Count Christian’s three daughters, Countess Camilla, Countess Josephine and Countess Feodora welcomed guests to their father’s funeral. Each wore a black straw hat with modest detail.

Photos from Stella, Corbis and Abacca

Dutch King and Queen Begin Inauguration Tour

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of The Netherlands began their inauguration tour with a visit to the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe (they are visiting every province in Holland over the next month). Máxima repeated the interesting metallic pillbox hat she wore in April 2011 while on a state visit to Germany.

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This is the most interesting hat as it appears to be entirely covered in either metal snaps or washers. The effect and texture that is created is quite striking and truly unique. With matching metallic trim on her dress and coat (and another lovely chignon), this edgy metallic element lifts the ensemble from boring beige to eye-catching.

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Designer: Jan Taminau

What do you think of this hat?

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Princess Anne Celebrates Battle of the Atlantic Anniversary

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The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visited Liverpool today to attend a Service of Remembrance at the Liverpool Cathedral commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. Before the service, Princess Anne placed a wreath at the British Merchant Navy Memorial at the Liverpool Pier.   As Anne holds the rank of Rear Admiral as Chief Commandant for Women in the Royal Navy, she attended today’s events in uniform. As far as uniform hats go, this is a beaut, isn’t it?

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Princess Beatrix Unveils Fisherman’s Monument

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Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands visited Scheveningen yesterday to unveil a monument dedicated to all  fishermen who lost their life at the sea during the exercise of their profession.

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Beatrix wore a black straw hat with flat crown and brim, wide ribbon strips wrapped around the crown and a large black and white poppy on the side. I thought it was a sensitive touch choosing a hat with a poppy (a flower associated with remembrance) for this event and while the brim is a little small for my taste, the hat looked very fine on Beatrix. She last wore this hat on a visit to Qatar in March 2011.

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There was an interesting discussion in the comments this week about Queen Máxima history of repeating hats just once or twice (a few of us think she’s going to wear hats more frequently now that she is queen and will therefore, wear each hat more times). I think we’re also going to see Princess Beatrix recycle hats more as well. What do you think about this?

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