to this day, eighteen years ago, when a young Crown Princess Victoria welcomed then Russian President Boris Yeltsin on state visit to Sweden. Her chocolate straw hat with low crown and gently upcurled brim was charming.
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Yearly Archives: 2015
British Royals In Malta
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh continued their visit to Malta on Saturday with a sail across Valetta harbour. The Queen has used this tour to début several hats and stepped out in another new piece. Covered in the same sky blue wool silk as her coat, the hat’s crown follows a fluted almost hourglass shape with squared angles.The brim works especially well on this piece- the lightness of the straw lifts the entire piece, as does the higher upturn of the brim on one side. A wide stripe of wool edging around the brim ties the hat back with Her Majesty’s coat.
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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.
Designer: I believe it is Angela Kelly
Previously Worn: This hat is new
We’ve saw Queen Elizabeth in three new blue hats on her trip to Malta (see the others here and here). Which one is your favourite?
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This Week’s Extras
The Takamado Princesses remembered their late husband and father, Prince Norihito, who passed away in 2002 (The Imperial Family of Japan)
Queen Margrethe brought back her dreaded blue beanie last weekend at the University of Copenhagen (PPE)
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene joined in a “March for Climate” today and brought young Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella along for a ride (Getty)
The Swedish Royals released wonderful new photos of Princess Estelle (Swedish Royal Court). Prince Daniel, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle also enjoyed a Christmas market in Stockholm (Expressen)
Ongoing tales of loss and tragedy for descendants of the Romanov dynasty (Telegraph)
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge released new photos of Princess Charlotte today. At six months old, she is absolutely darling (Daily Mail)
Interesting interview with the Prince of Wales in preparation for the upcoming 2015 UN Climate Change Conference
Photos from Getty as indicated and Kate Gabor / Kungahuset.se
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The Prince of Wales visiting the “House of Dorchester” chocolate makers earlier this week
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Princess Beatrix Opens Exhibition
Princess Beatrix as at the Hermitage Amsterdam yesterday to officially open an exhibition on Spanish Masters. For this engagement, she wore a silver threaded lavender straw hat with flat crown and double upturned brim.
The photo below shows the hat’s simple trim- a wide band of metallic woven straw wrapped around the brim and knotted on the side. The knot is such a great alternative to a bow or spray of feathers, providing that little bit of extra ‘something’ to the piece. The colour of this piece is so pretty on Princess Beatrix and looks wonderfully luxurious paired with her wrap.
Designer: I suspect Suzanne Moulijn
Previously Worn: uncertain
I can’t find any previous outings of this hat- do any of you remember seeing it before?
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