Yearly Archives: 2015

Danish Royals Pay Tribute at Flag Day

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On Saturday, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie commemorated Danish Flag Day by laying a wreath at Kastellet (The Citadel) and attending a memorial service for Danish soldiers at the Church of Holmen in Copenhagen. For this event, Princess Marie repeated her black headpiece with looped black silk organdie ribbons. This piece frames Marie’s face so beautifully and and the scale, which is as large as a small hat, is a very flattering one for her. Black hats can look very flat and one dimensional but this piece has a lovely sense of layered texture and movement while remaining perfectly appropriate for a memorial occasion.

Princess Marie, September 5, 2015 | Royal Hats

Princess Marie, September 5, 2015 | Royal Hats

Princess Marie, September 5, 2015 | Royal Hats

Princess Marie, September 5, 2015 | Royal Hats

Princess Marie, September 5, 2015 | Royal HatsDesigner: unknown
Previously Worn: April 16, 2015;  October 1, 2013; September 5, 2013 

Photos from Splash News, Splash News, Splash News, Splash News, and Splash News via Corbis

Princess Beatrix Celebrates Zeeland Windmill Day

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Princess Beatrix was in Waarde on Saturday to officially open ‘Windmill Day’ in the province of Zeeland. For this event, she repeated a chocolate straw bumper hat with brim tightly upfolded to nearly the top of the crown, creating the look of a Pork Pie crown. The outside of the brim of this piece is wrapped in two bands of the same straw which intersect on the side. For an otherwise unembellished brown hat, it’s a surprisingly interesting piece. It’s not my favourite of Princess Beatrix’s hats (I prefer her in more vibrant colours) but its a perfectly fine hat.

Princess Beatrix, September 5, 2015 in Suzanne Moulijn | Royal Hats Princess Beatrix, September 5, 2015 in Suzanne Moulijn | Royal Hats Princess Beatrix, September 5, 2015 in Suzanne Moulijn | Royal Hats Princess Beatrix, September 5, 2015 in Suzanne Moulijn | Royal Hats

Designer: Suzanne Moulijn
Previously Worn: May 9, 2012; November 9, 2010; September 28, 2010; November 4, 2009

Photos from Patrick van Katwijk, Patrick van Katwijk, Patrick van Katwijk and Patrick van Katwijk via Corbis

British Royals Attend Braemar Gathering

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Queen Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Peter and Autumn Philips attended the Braemar Gathering yesterday. This yearly event, which dates back more than 900 years, now takes place in the form of Highland Games held in Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. It is a favourite event for the British royal family and for the Queen, who is  Chieftain of the Braemar Gathering. While many of us guessed she would attend in traditional tartan this year, she appeared in a much loved crimson wool dress, coat and embellished hat.

This simple hat is not as simple as it first appears. With a shaped crown, smoothed into a semi Pork Pie indented shape, and double figure eight bow, studded in subtle sparkling beads, there is more detail to this piece than first meets the eye.  I adore the colour on Her Majesty and judging by the number of times she has worn this piece, she loves it as well.

Autumn Phillips topped her herringbone tweed coat with a simple chocolate felt beret hat. Trimmed with a flying half-looped bow that brings a lovely amount of whimsy and motion to the piece, it’s an uncomplicated hat that Autumn wears well.

Designer: unconfirmed. Perhaps a version of Gina Foster’s Meribel felt beret hat with bow
Previously Worn: I believe this hat is new.
Photos from Getty as indicated

This Week’s Extras

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Countess Sussie of Rosenborg also attended the ceremony including Christianfeld as a UNESCO World Heritage site last weekend.

The Bavarian wedding of Prince Franz Clemens of Altenburg and Eleonore Countess Toerring-Jettenbach saw a handful of German, French and Portuguese royal hats (Noblesse et Royautes Blog)

British Milliner Jane Taylor shared release of  this ‘new’ hat that I suspect, many of you will recognize 

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Happy announcement from Sweden that Crown Princess Victoria is expecting a baby. She looked fantastic at a palace dinner last night in a blue beaded Adrianna Papell gown (Swedish Royal Court)