Crown Princess Mary Opens Hospital

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Royal Hats

Princess Mary of Denmark officially opened a new Psychiatry Hospital in Slagelse this morning. For this inauguration, she repeated her natural straw bow-trimmed calot hat. We have seen this hat with several other outfits and I thought today’s pairing with her blue silk dress was a great match for a less formal, late summer engagement.

Designer: Susanne Juul. Dress from Signe Bogelund-Jensen
Previously Worn: September 5, 2014; May 10, 2012; October 4, 2011; June 6, 2010

Photo from Hanne Juul/All Over Press Denmark/Splash News via Corbis

Scandinavian Crown Princess Join Forces For Climate Change

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Royal Hats

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway raised awareness for climate change on Saturday, participating in a pilgrimage between Halden, Norway and Strømstad, Sweden. The two princesses met in Halden and walked to Elgåfossen, a waterfall on the border between the two Scandinavian countries. There, Mette-Marit filled a bottle with water on the Norwegian side of the border bridge, then passed it across the border to Victoria on the Swedish side. For this event, Victoria looked casually chic in a cream straw fedora hat trimmed with a simple navy band around the base of the crown. She looks great in this style and a fedora seemed just right for this occasion.

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Designer: unknown. My guess is Borsalino

Photos from Getty as indicated

This Week’s Extras

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Royal Hats

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Lady Gabriella Windsor in a dramatic red fascinator at the Prague wedding of Countess Giada Dobrzensky and Marcantonio del Drago (L’Express)

King Carl Gustav at the Swedish National Water Conference in his trusty fedora (Swedish Royal Court)

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The Duke of Cambridge’s eloquent words about his grandmother, penned as the preface for Lord Hurd’s upcoming book“Elizabeth II: The Steadfast” (The Crown Chronicles)

Article about Launer, maker of Queen Elizabeth’s famous purses (Royal Central)

Snipets from the upcoming book “What A Thing To Say To The Queen: A Collection Of Royal Anecdotes From The House Of Windsor” by Thomas Blaikie” (Daily Mail). While I can’t vouch for truth, some are most amusing.

Hat From the Past

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Royal Hats

Royal Hats to 45 years ago today, when Princess Margriet of the Netherlands wore a straw hat with upfolded halo brim to open the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.

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Photo from Getty as indicated

One Hat, Three Dresses and Trousers

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Royal Hats

One of my favourite summer hats in natural straw is the large picture hat worn by Queen Máxima. This classic piece, with wide stripes of texture woven into the straw and a gently curved brim (worn once, folded all the way down), carries a relaxed and beachy vibe we don’t often see in royal hats worn for formal engagements. Máxima has paired this Fabienne Delvigne design with four very different outfits on four different foreign tours and I am curious, dear readers, about which pairing you think works best.