Princess Alexandra opened the new offices of Sightsavers in a smart cream hat on Thursday (The British Monarchy)
Empress Michiko in one of her go-to grey saucer hats to celebrate a lasting legacy from her wedding (The Imperial Family of Japan)
Crown Prince Haakon participated in a youth construction course and commemorated the 75th anniversary of the joint Allied victory at the Battle of Narvik (Royal House of Norway)
Infanta Elena in her trusty fedora last weekend at a bull fight with her children and father (Diez Minutos)
Princess Beatrice and Beatrice Borromeo at the Getty wedding in Rome today (Daily Mail)
Summer royal hats often include silk blooms. Here is a great peek at the process to make these hand made beauties (John Boyd Hats)
Crown Princess Mette-Marit opened the Norwegian Festival of Literature. She is taking a hands-on approach to literacy advocacy, setting off on a “Literature Train” tour across the country (Royal House of Norway).
Queen Maxima thoughtfully wore the Canadian national colours in her tiara at a state dinner in Ottawa where she looked stunning (Daily Mail). You can see a great video report on the reasons for Dutch monarch’s visit here at NPO.
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg (who is an accomplished violinist) joined Queen Mathilde of Belgium for the final of the 2015 Queen Elizabeth music competition (Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg)
Queen Rania looked amazing for Jordanian Independence Day celebrations (Daily Mail)
Add your tiara predictions for the upcoming Swedish royal wedding over at the Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor.
Royal Hats 
Thanks for these updates HatQueen. This Week’s Extras was an excellent collection of royal news stories as usual, and there were some great hats, and the ruby and diamond Peacock Tiara. I didn’t know that Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg is an accomplished violinist. She and Queen Mathilde looked stunning in the photos at this link. My tiara prediction for the Swedish Royal Wedding is the late Princess Lillian’s Laurel Wreath tiara. Carl Philip was said to be very close to her and he and Sofia live in what used to be her house. Princess Beatrice’s Garden Party hat looks better paired with the dress in the link attacked than it did with the other odd pairing.
I love how the traditional Arab silver ornaments have been repurposed on to a modern belt; and how the skirt used traditional embroidery from the area yet looks so modern. Rania looks fantastic.
I agree with what sandra says: May 30, 2015 at 7:19 pm. Queen Rania looks fantastic, as usual!
Quick turnaround for Bea’s garden party hat.
And shoes. Much better pairing of hat and outfit this time (obviously a different look required for a Garden Party at BP).
And in other essential hat reading – http://www.tatler.com/news/articles/june/what-you-hat-says-about-you
Brilliant!
Thanks for that, it gave me a chuckle, SapphiresAtDawn says: May 30, 2015 at 3:01 pm.