King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima attended the annual remembrance ceremony at the National Monument in Dam Square in Amsterdam yesterday. Máxima repeated an elegant stacked black calot hat for this sombre event. I thought it looked particularly striking with her cape.
Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: May 4, 2012
Photos from Patrick van Katwijk via Dutch Photo Press
Queen Margrethe of Denmark officially opened the new cruise ship terminal in Copenhagen on Friday afternoon. For this nautical engagement, Margrethe repeated her red wool hat and coordinating suit. We saw the best picture of this ensemble at this event but I’m afraid it has not changed my opinion. I would love to see this suit topped with a chic black hat instead of this one, which is just trying too hard to coordinate. What do you think?
Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: March 13, 2013; November 14, 2013
Photos from Jonas Skovbjerg Fogh via BT.dk
Little Mia Tindall attended the Aviva Premiership match between Gloucester and London Irish yesterday in Gloucester. She looked content in a white ruffled sun hat in the stands with her mum Zara Phillips.
Embed from Getty ImagesAt the end of the match, Mike Tindall took his daughter onto the pitch to commemorate what was widely speculated as his final professional rugby match before announcing his retirement. Mia’s hat is adorable, as is her tiny Gloucester jersey.
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This weekend is the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. While I don’t believe any royals are expected at Churchill Downs this year, there have been a number who have enjoyed this famous event in the past.
Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor in 2013
Embed from Getty ImagesSheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein in 2009
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in 2007
Embed from Getty ImagesLord Snowdon and Princess Margaret at the 100th Kentucky Derby 40 years ago, May 4, 1974
My research shows that Prince Albert of Monaco attended the Derby in 2002 and his father, Prince Rainier, attended in 1963 although I was not able to find photographs of them at the event. My favourite hat in this bunch is the straw hat Sophie wore last year (I am such a sucker for a classic straw picture hat). Queen Elizabeth’s lime and fuchsia combination hat also looks adorable and very festive.
I am not planning to cover celebrities at this year’s races- if you want to share crazy hats from this event with each other, feel free to post them in the comments here.
Photos from Getty as indicated; Neil Leifer and Lexington Herald-Leader via Getty
The Duchess of Cornwall attended the funeral of her younger brother, Mark Shand, today in Dorset. She wore black picture hat covered in ostrich plumes.
Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: November 11, 2012; November 12, 2011; November 9, 2008
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