The focus of this hat is the floral trim. Made of blue and white silk flowers, blue seed pearls, slim white feathers and blue wool bows, the bouquet includes considerable detail that I’m afraid, is lost without a close-up view. While very pretty, I would prefer the bouquet placed a few degrees further around on the side of the hat. This issue aside, there’s no arguing that the colour and style are really lovely on the Queen.

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Designer: I believe it is Angela Kelly
Previously Worn: This hat is new

With a squared crown covered in the same jacquard fabric as the Queen’s coat and an upfolded brim in coordinating pale blue straw, the hat is simply trimmed with a cerise band around the base of the crown and two cerise silk carnations. These mixes of texture and contrast of colour make for an interesting hat- I adore the lightness provided by the straw brim. I’m not so sure about the blue fabric although the beautiful collar on this coat brings it perfectly together with Queen Elizabeth’s pink dress and the hat.

Interestingly, the hat is the same shape as the piece débuted yesterday. Perhaps even more interesting is the unexpected pale blue and cerise colour scheme – a scheme that enabled Her Majesty to stand out in a group portrait amidst many dark suits all while not showing favouritism to any one nation (did anyone else notice that these two colours do not relate to flags of Commonwealth countries?!).

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