It is a rather quiet week in the world of royal hats. Next week things will certainly pick up with the Cheltenham Races but for now, I thought we could look at how felt wool hats are made. This short video of Barbisio Italian hats is most interesting.
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their family invited the press to a photocall yesterday while on vacation in Verbier in the Swiss Valais. As to be expected, everyone appeared in woolly knit hats and ski helmets.
Photos from Belga via La Venir
Peter and Autumn Phillips took their adorable daughters to the to the Beaufort Hunt Point-to-Point in Gloucestershire last Friday. Autumn and Isla looked happy and relaxed in knit wool hats. I loved Isla’s bright stripes.
Photo from Splash via the Daily Mail
The Swedish Royal Family formally celebrated the birth of their newest member, Princess Leonore, with a Te Deum service in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm. Queen Silvia wore a classic pillbox hat in powder pink to mark this celebration of her new granddaughter. I can only imagine the colour of this hat was deliberate (cue the “aaahs”) and Silvia always looks good in a pillbox.
Crown Princess Victoria wore a large white feather fascinator around her chignon. To be honest, I thought it was messy headpiece and made her look like a kagu. I want to be kind but I know she can do so much better.
Previously Worn: April 16, 2010
Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg (widow of King Carl Gustaf’s uncle Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg) chose what looks like a hat with a wide fur upturned brim. While I am not usually a fan of fur hats, I do like how well this one paired with the matching stole and cuffs on her coat. The whole look was quite regal.
Sofia Hellqvist, longtime girlfriend of Prince Carl Philip, wore small beaded black headpiece. It’s a little small and cutesey for me but since she is not officially a royal it seemed appropriate. Since we see Sofia consistently at these Swedish Royal Family events, I can only imagine it is a matter of time before she officially joins the family.
These hats fell a little flat for me today- what do you think?
Photos from Pelle T Nilsson via Expressen
When we see flowers on a royal hat, those flowers are almost always made of silk. Last fall, British millinery Philip Treacy worked with a group of Dutch Orchid growers and designed a number of hats adorned with real orchids. The results are quite lovely and made what I think would be the ultimate royal spring hat.
Royal Hats 
