Queen Mathilde visiting a kindergarten in Wuhan Hubei Province, June 22, 2015
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Monthly Archives: June 2015
This Week’s Extras
Queen Máxima wore one of her open topped headpieces to the Family Business Awards in The Hague on Wednesday. This piece is lovely with her sorbet hued dress. (PPE)
Crown Prince Frederik looked very handsome in his full naval dress uniform at a ceremony heralding the start of Danish army and navy special units under joint command (Nordjyske)
Princess Caroline of Hanover and Monaco looked boho-chic in a natural straw fedora while watching her daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi, compete in the Longines Global Champions Tour of Monaco (Getty)
Queen Sonja in a handsome navy rain hat to open the first section of the Bo Outdoor Sculpture Gallery Artscape Nordland (Royal House of Norway). She opened another section of the gallery in Træna in a turquoise rain hat (Bannett Norway)
Queen Anne-Marie in a relaxed Panama hat during the Spetses Classic Yacht Race Regatta (Svenskdam)
Queen Mathilde repeated her silk floral circlet headpiece today on the last day of her and King Philippe’s visit to China
A wonderful new formal portrait of the Luxembourg royal family was released this week (Luxarazzi)
Ever wonder what a Garden Party in Luxembourg looks like? This gallery will show you! (Wort via Luxarazzi)
Fourth Day of British Royal Visit to Germany
Queen Elizabeth was all smiles this morning during her and the Duke of Edinburgh’s departure from Berlin. I would like this had something to do with her new hat, a wonderful piece in palest yellow and grey. Made from what appears to be a straw brim and silk covered crown, the chic hat was trimmed in wide grey piping around the upturned brim and a spray of yellow and grey ombre feathers on the squared crown. The colour combination is a departure for Her Majesty and the hat beautifully balanced her grey dress and yellow coat. I think it’s just lovely.
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Designer: It looks like Angela Kelly
Previously Worn: This hat is new
The British Royal visit took a more sombre note later in the day as the Queen and Prince Philip paid respects to victims of the Holocaust at a former concentration camp near Bergen-Belsen. The Queen replaced her yellow coat with an embellished one in grey and white (presumably, both made to match the grey dress below), over which she topped a charcoal grey and pale blue hat. In the shape of a square-crowned cloche, the main trim of the hat is an austere band of charcoal flannel wrapped around the side of the crown. While I preferred the first of today’s two new hats, I thought this one was a very suitable choice for this engagement. It coordinates beautifully with the Queen’s grey coat, doesn’t it?
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Designer: Angela Kelly
Previously Worn: This hat is new
Previously Worn: This hat is new
While this concludes the British state visit to Germany, it is the second day in a row the Queen has worn two new hats. I can’t wait to hear what you think about them!
Photos from Getty as indicated; Peter Steffen/dpa via Corbis
Day 6 of Belgian Royal Visit To China
Queen Philippe and Queen Mathilde continued their marathon trip to China today in the city of Suzhou where the Queen spent time at a centre for children with disabilities. She looked a vision in her pale pink mottled dress topped with a new headpiece made to match.
The headpiece consists of pale pink straw petals rimmed finished with rims of brighter pink stitching- the petals are gathered together to create a large, stylised flower. Described by the designer as a “Hibiscus and Chinese rose coloured hat in banana fibres,” it is a modern and innovative headpiece that works beautifully with this particular dress.
My favourite images today involve a curious little girl who just could not resist reaching out to feel Mathilde’s hat. I’m sure many of us can relate!
Designer: Fabienne Delvigne. It is the ‘Aramana’ design
Previously Worn: This headpiece is new
What do you think of this new floral headpiece? Can you imagine it with something other than this dress?
Photos from Philip Reynaers/Photo News S.A., Philip Reynaers/Photo News S.A., Philip Reynaers/Photo News S.A., Philip Reynaers/Photo News S.A., Philip Reynaers/Photo News S.A., and Philip Reynaers/Photo News S.A. via Corbis
Third Day of British Royal Visit to Germany
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh travelled to Frankfurt for a number of events yesterday on Day Three of their German visit. The Queen’s parade of new hats continued with two more designs today, again in blue and white (the official millinery colours of this visit, I suppose?!) The first hat, in the same contrasting periwinkle blue and aqua green as is used on the Queen’s coat, features a silk covered crown and straw brim (blue on the underside and aqua on top. The upturned brim of the piece is trimmed with a stripe of aqua silk around the brim and a spray of peacock feathers on the side.
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While the base shape of this hat follows the same flat crown shape of several other Angela Kelly designs, it is completely transformed by a two-colour sash placed diagonally over the right side of the crown. This simple detail radically changes the shape of the hat, adding softness, dimension and height to a style which lacks these things. The end result is an interesting piece with wonderful contrast that looks marvellous on the Queen (even more marvellous without her coat)
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Designer: Angela Kelly
Previously Worn: This hat is new
Previously Worn: This hat is new
The second hat followed the form of a cloche. The crown of the hat was made of a textured, woven straw while the brim was plain, making the crown appear as it it was covered in ruffles. A silk carnation adorned the side of the hat along with red-tipped feathers which coordinated with the red treads in Her Majesty’s coat. Worn for an outdoor reception, the white ensemble made Queen Elizabeth stand out in the garden. The unusual texture of this piece intrigues me and the wonderful red feathers tip me toward liking it. You can see a full length photo of the Queen here.
Designer: unconfirmed
Previously Worn: This hat is new
Previously Worn: This hat is new
It is not often that we get two new hats from Queen Elizabeth in a single day. What do you think of this blue and white pair?
Photos from Jens Kalaene/dpa via Corbis; and Getty as indicated
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