On Friday, Princess Beatrix opened a statue exhibition at the Historical Museum of The Hague. She used the occasion to début a new hat. While the bumper brim and Pork Pie domed crown are familiar shapes for the princess, both of these features were wrapped in an overlay of widely woven ecru net veil. This simple trim gives the hat a decidedly different feel from the many others we’ve seen of similar shape and brings just the right amount of interesting texture and pattern. In a millinery wardrobe where there is much repetition, I think this hat stands well on its own.
Designer: Likely Suzanne Moulijn
Previously Worn: This hat is new
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Royal Hats 
I am not usually a fan of these cake hats Princess Beatrix wears, but the navy color, and the beautiful netting make this one of the best of her hats in this series.
I like the netting but wonder if it might have looked a tad better being only on the bumper? Lovely effort for Princess Bea.
Princess Beatrix looks good. The veil trim made a big difference to this usually rather boring style of hat. I would never have thought to put this trim on.
Thinking this might get in the list for best hat of the year.
The Princess looks wonderful, and I agree, the netting transforms the look of the hat…I really like it; it looks lovely on her!
Beautiful! A relatively subtle modification to her traditional style makes a world of difference! Thumbs up!
What a difference the veiling makes to freshen up the style we all know and love on Beatrix! Brava!
She looks lovely and the netting really did change the hat in an attractive way. I think it is interesting this shape of hat is her trade mark and usually looks nice. Our Queen wears her own similar shapes but I do,not think the right overall shape has been found for her yet. Just a thought.