Queen Silvia, Princess Madeleine, Princess Leonore and Christopher O’Neill attended an audience with Pope Francis today at the Vatican. As per tradition, the royal women wore black lace veils for the visit.
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima joined festivities celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Kingdom of The Netherlands on Saturday in Zwolle. Ever the fearless hat wearer, Queen Máxima repeated her 1960s inspired textured ochre velvet turban for this event. I initially described this hat as a pincushion but after seeing these photos, want to rebrand it as “The Brain.” No matter the nickname, I think we can agree it’s not one of Máxima’s most attractive hats. I want to admire her grit for wearing it but even that feels like a stretch. Thankfully, we don’t usually have to wait long for Máxima to wow us and when she does, we can forget this awful hat and earring combination ever happened.
Designer: Fabienne Delvigne
Previously Worn: October 18, 2013; December 7, 2012
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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark took part in a ceremony commemorating ANZAC Day and the 100th Anniversary of Canakkale Land Battles yesterday in Copenhagen. For this event, she repeated her black hat with tall, felt crown and straw brim. This hat, simply trimmed with two feathers, is a great one for this kind of royal engagement as its clean lines and restrained embellishment make this piece both dignified and very stylish. This remains a great hat for Mary (she has worn it with numerous other outfits) and it paired well with her purple dress and black jacket for this ceremony.
Designer: Susanne Juul
Previously Worn: October 1, 2013; September 18, 2013; October 2, 2012; April 21, 2012; July 27, 2011; April 9, 2010; October 5, 2010; September 23, 2006; September 6, 2009; September 28, 2006; September 23, 2006
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More on Prince Charles and Prince Harry’s visit to Turkey to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli (BBC). A photo gallery of this event can be seen at Getty here.
Wonderful look back at many of Princess Nobuko’s hats on the occasion of her 60th birthday (Imperial Family of Japan)
The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway braved very cold visits to the Svalbard archipelago and to the research vessel ‘Lance’ this week (Royal House of Norway)
Prince Harry on military patrol and exercise in the outback last weekend (The Daily Mail)
A look back at Queen Elizabeth’s 89 years (The Telegraph)
Queen Sonja’s celebrated the success of her international art prize with an exhibition in New York (Royal House of Norway)
Members of the British Royal Family commemorated ANZAC Day and the today with three ceremomies in London. Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence and Princess Anne attended the first, an ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Wellington Arch. Princess Anne wore a dark teal green pillbox hat trimmed with a slim black stripe around the hat and a flat teal bow at the back. While it is not a new addition to Anne’s millinery wardrobe as I originally thought, it still complements her teal green coat very well.
Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: November 19, 1997
The second event, a wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph, was attended by Queen Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Cambridge. The Queen repeated a stylized cloche hat with a diagonal stacked crown and short, downward sloping brim. The hat, in black silk crepe, was trimmed simply with a curl on the side.
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Designer: Angela Kelly
Previously Worn: April 17, 2013; November 9, 2008
Following the Cenotaph ceremony, a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark the ANZAC Landings was held at Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth changed her hat to a larger piece with a swirled white silk crown and black straw brim, trimmed with a large black silk bow.
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A larger hat that we usually see on Her Majesty, this piece coordinated very well with the pleated white lapels and trim on her coat. This hat was suggested by several readers earlier this week as one they would like to see the Queen repeat this year and it was lovely surprise to finally see her wear it again.
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Designer: Philip Somerville
Previously Worn: October 23, 2008
Prince Charles and Prince Harry commemorated the Centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign with attendance at numerous ceremonies yesterday and today in Turkey. Yesterday, they visited Helles Memorial, a memorial to the British, Australian, New Zealand and Indian troops who lost their lives during this campaign. Both Princess wore the caps of their respective military uniforms.
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