The funeral of Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, was held today at Stratfield Saye Church in Hampshire. Among the mourners in attendance were Princess Sarvath and Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan. Princess Sarvath wore a close fitting turban-style hat in black fur while Prince El Hassan wore a Papakhahat in grey Karakul sheep’s wool. It is not often that we see royal men in such hats and I thought this one was memorably fitting for the occasion.
We have begun voting for our greatest and least favourite hats of 2014 and now, dear readers, it is time to determine the royal with the best overall millinery style in 2014. These five nominees have provided us with much hat-watching amusement this year – in no particular order, they are:
It is now time to cast your vote! You may vote once every 24 hours and may choose multiple choices each time your vote. The poll will remain open until next Friday, January 16 at midnight GMT and we will celebrate the results next weekend. Happy voting!
After launching yesterday’s poll for the least favourite royal hat last year, it is time to turn the tables around and decide on which one was your favourite. Please click on each of the following twelve photos to link back to the original post with larger photos and information about each hat. Your finalists for best royal hat of 2014 are, in random order:
1. Queen Máxima’s boysenberry upturned hat 2. Princess Haya’s black and white vertical hat 3. Crown Princess Mary’s purple pillbox
4. Duchess of Cornwall’s pale blue picture hat 5. Crown Princess Victoria’s retro rose headpiece 6. Queen Máxima’s black and white picture hat
7. Duchess of Cambridge’s grey percher hat 8. Queen Máxima’s natural straw slice hat 9. Queen Elizabeth’s white and royal blue hat
10. Countess of Wessex’s black hat with bows 11. Queen Máxima’s burgundy picture hat 12. Princess Haya’s white cocktail hat
Everyone is able to vote once every 24 hours- this daily vote enables you to vote for multiple hats at a time. The poll will remain open until next Friday, January 16 at midnight GMT and we will celebrate the results next weekend. Happy voting!
Please click on each photo to link back to the original post with additional information and photo sources
Princess Hisako, who is the Honorary President of Japan Football Association, presented the 36th Empress’s Cup at the All-Japan Women’s Soccer Championship on January 1. To conduct this honor, Princess Hisako repeated a brown tweed hat with flat crown and wide fur brim. She wore this hat to this same event two years ago- you can see a better view of it from this photo taken then.
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