Yearly Archives: 2015

Danish Queen Presents Military Honour

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Last Friday, Queen Margrethe attended the  Anniversary Parade of The Royal Guard at the Royal Life Guards barracks in Gothersgade, Copenhagen. Each year at this event, Margrethe presents the Queen’s Clock award – an award of merit to a member of the guards. This year, she attended the event in a new hat. In brightest fuchsia, the straw piece follows a very traditional shape with rounded, flat sided crown and downward facing brim. The hat appears to be trimmed in navy ribbon embroidered with pink and white flowers, which is wrapped twice around the crown and topped with a bunch of silk flowers on the side.

Queen Margrethe, June 26, 2015 | Royal Hats

The hat is rather simple but receives a boost from its pairing with Queen Margrethe’s navy trimmed fuchsia suit. It is a lot of vibrant colour for one ensemble but the touches of navy in the floral fabric used on her blouse and trim on the hat provide grounding and contrast to make it work.

Queen Margrethe, June 26, 2015 | Royal Hats   Queen Margrethe, June 26, 2015 | Royal Hats

Queen Margrethe, June 26, 2015 | Royal Hats

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: This hat is new

What do you think of this bright new summer hat?

Photos from Jens Dresling, Polfoto via the Danish Monarchy; Splash News and Splash News via Corbis

Princess Beatrix Celebrates War Support Organization

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On Saturday, Princess Beatrix was in Amersfoort to participate in the 70th anniversary of the Foundation 1940-1945. For this event, she repeated her navy straw hat with short brim and straight, flat crown. This hat is embellished with two things often seen on Princess Beatrix’s hats- a diagonal band around the top of the crown and a pair of straw loops on the side. It is a lovely colour on her although it reads a little flat worn with this monochrome ensemble. I much prefer this hat worn with some pattern, as it was the last time we saw it. What do you think?

Princess Beatrix, June 27, 2015 | Royal Hats

Princess Beatrix, June 27, 2015 | Royal Hats  Princess Beatrix, June 27, 2015 | Royal Hats

Designer: unconfirmed. I suspect Suzanne Moulijn
Previously Worn: September 5, 2014; May 27, 2014; November 16, 2013

Photos from RPE/Albert Philip vd Werf, Patrick van Katwijk and Patrick van Katwijk via Corbis

This Week’s Extras

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Queen Máxima wore one of her open topped headpieces to the Family Business Awards in The Hague on Wednesday. This piece is lovely with her sorbet hued dress. (PPE)

Crown Prince Frederik looked very handsome in his full naval dress uniform at a ceremony heralding the start of Danish army and navy special units under joint command (Nordjyske)

Princess Caroline of Hanover and Monaco looked boho-chic in a natural straw fedora while watching her daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi, compete in the Longines Global Champions Tour of Monaco (Getty)

Queen Sonja in a handsome navy rain hat to open the first section of the Bo Outdoor Sculpture Gallery Artscape Nordland (Royal House of Norway). She opened another section of the gallery in Træna in a turquoise rain hat  (Bannett Norway)

Queen Anne-Marie in a relaxed Panama hat during the Spetses Classic Yacht Race Regatta (Svenskdam)

Queen Mathilde repeated her silk floral circlet headpiece today on the last day of her and King Philippe’s visit to China

Queen Mathilde, June 27, 2015

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A wonderful new formal portrait of the Luxembourg royal family was released this week (Luxarazzi)

Ever wonder what a Garden Party in Luxembourg looks like? This gallery will show you! (Wort via Luxarazzi)

Fourth Day of British Royal Visit to Germany

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Queen Elizabeth was all smiles this morning during her and the Duke of Edinburgh’s departure from Berlin. I would like this had something to do with her new hat, a wonderful piece in palest yellow and grey. Made from what appears to be a straw brim and silk covered crown, the chic hat was trimmed in wide grey piping around the upturned brim and a spray of yellow and grey ombre feathers on the squared crown. The colour combination is a departure for Her Majesty and the hat beautifully balanced her grey dress and yellow coat. I think it’s just lovely.

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Designer: It looks like Angela Kelly
Previously Worn: This hat is new

The British Royal visit took a more sombre note later in the day as the Queen and Prince Philip paid respects to victims of the Holocaust at a former concentration camp near Bergen-Belsen. The Queen replaced her yellow coat with an embellished one in grey and white (presumably, both made to match the grey dress below), over which she topped a charcoal grey  and pale blue hat. In the shape of a square-crowned cloche, the main trim of the hat is an austere band of charcoal flannel wrapped around the side of the crown. While I preferred the first of today’s two new hats, I thought this one was a very suitable choice for this engagement. It coordinates beautifully with the Queen’s grey coat, doesn’t it?

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Queen Elizabeth, June 26, 2015 in Angela Kelly

Designer: Angela Kelly
Previously Worn: This hat is new
While this concludes the British state visit to Germany, it is the second day in a row the Queen has worn two new hats. I can’t wait to hear what you think about them!
Photos from Getty as indicated; Peter Steffen/dpa via Corbis