While visiting Ethiopia this week, Queen Máxima showed what a great sport she is by trying on a locally made hat. I thought the resulting photo was just too endearing not to share.
Photo from ANP
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Queen Margrethe Attends Mandela Memorial
Queen Margrethe of Denmark attended a memorial service for the late Nelson Mandela held at the Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen yesterday. For this service, Margrethe wore what I believe is a new hat – a black Karakul fur toque with feather pouf that coordinated with her coat. It is a new hat shape for Margrethe and while I’m still not entirely a fan of the toque, I think it’s a surprisingly good hat shape on her. What do you think?
Photo from Jens Astrup via Berlingske
Your Favourite Royal Hats of 2013
I so enjoyed hearing about your favourite royal hats of 2013! It was wonderful to look back at some of the lovely hats we have seen this year and hear the reasons why your favourites are your favourites. During the course of our discussion, ten hats emerged as the Favourite 10 Royal Hats of 2013 (click on each photo to link back to the original post for designer and photo credit information):
And the winning favourite, by a landslide, is Queen Mathilde of Belgium in the unforgettable pink hat designed by Fabienne Delvigne that she wore on the day she became queen.
Congratuations also go to Edouard Vermeulen of the fashion house NATAN for the beautiful dress Queen Mathilde wore. I think you’ll all agree that this would not be nearly as effective or beautiful without this particular dress.
Stay tuned tomorrow as we cheekily turn our discussion to our least favourite royal hats of 2013!
Photos from Luis Acosta, Max Mumby/Indigo, Mark Cuthbert, Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty; Dutch Photo Press; Samir Hussein, Chris Jackson, Julian Parker via Getty; Koen Van Weel/Corbis; Dean Mouhtaropoulos via Getty; Albert Nieboer/Corbis
Nowegian Royals Preside Over Nobel Prize
King Herald Queen Sonja of Norway hosted the Nobel Peace Prize award yesterday. Queen Sonja repeated one of her more interesting hats- a hard shelled black brimless hat with pointed crown and sequinned sides (see a better photo of it during a previous wearing here). I am not usually a fan of hats with pointed crowns but this hat, which seems like a variation of a beret, somehow works. At the very least, it’s interesting and I think the sequined side of the hat is great fun and makes the simple shape of this hat look a little more formal. What do you think?
Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: Dec. 10, 2008;
Photos from Svenskdam
The Queen Opens Children’s Charity Headquarters
Queen Elizabeth and The Duchess of Cornwall were in Essex today to open the new Bernardo’s headquarters in Barkingside (Bernardo’s is one of the largest children’s charities in the UK). The Queen repeated her textured cream hat with blue bow loop trim. It’s not my favourite hat but the photos today show how beautifully it pairs with her Stewart Parvin designed coat. Camilla did not wear a hat but instead, chose a new coat dress designed by Bruce Oldfiend who was himself, a ward of this charity throughout his childhood. I thought this was a lovely touch on Camilla’s part.
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Designer: Rachel Trevor Morgan
Previously Worn: February 5, 2013; October 20, 2012; May 15, 2012
Photos from Getty as indicated
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