On Friday, a Te Deum was held in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace to celebrate the arrival of Prince Alexander, son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia. The baby’s grandmother, Queen Silvia, repeated her pleated white straw calot hat with back bow and white net veil for the occasion. Calots work so well on Queen Silvia and while I might have preferred something in a warmer colour with her ecru suit, this piece worked well enough.
Previously Worn: June 6, 2014; September 8, 2013; May 10, 2013; April 16, 2013
Crown Princess Victoria wore the most unusual piece of the day, a giant double bow fascinator in pale pink straw. I have been trying to think of something nice to say about this piece…. and I cannot. Before I set off on a tirade about how juvenile, costumey and downright horrible this piece is, let me say that Victoria’s lace dress and pink coat are lovely. If only she had paired a different hat (such as this wonderful Philip Treacy picture hat) with them.
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Nothing could be a stronger statement about CP Victoria’s “hat” than your inability to say something nice. You even found something good to say about Countess Marianne whose headpiece made her look like her head would be used as a supplementary end table at the reception.
The queens hat looked like a nanny cap.
Victoria perhaps thought she had won the bet !
They could all take a leaf out of Queen Elisabeths II milliner’s book !
That comment about the Countess was rude.
CP Victoria’s bow is inexplicable, especially on someone who wears hats so well.
THis is one of the best of Queen Silvia’s calots. Lovely detail.
The choice of a ginormous bow is a head scratcher, to be sure. Hopefully
this is the last time we will see it.
Since I am new to the Royal Hat Fandom I had never seen Silvia’ s hat before and really liked it. I do agree another color would have been better with this outfit. And that is all I am going to say about the “hats” in this post. 😉
Oh dear! Vickie doesn’t like hats much it seems – and this bow ‘thing’ really looks far worse then some of her other ‘head-gear’ she seems to don often times.
I reckon HatQueen is 100% right about these hats. She has hit the nail on the head, or is that the hatpin on the head? Welcome back HatQueen, you have been missed by the Royal Hats fandom.
Agreed, no standouts in the positive sense. And the crown princess’s “head-related apparel” was a standout in the negative sense. Disappointing. But a lovely family event for those participating nonetheless, I am sure.
I agree with everything you have said Hat Queen
Just noticed Lina F. Looks like the Duchess of Cambridge…different hair color.
“Juvenile, costumey and downright horrible” sums it up nicely. I agree completely. I really didn’t like any of the ladies’ “ensembles” (put in quote because a hair ornament doesn’t make an ensemble) and that is a shame. This type of service is a lovely tradition and should be honored. Frankly, the gentlemen looked a lot better than the ladies.