Best Repeated Royal Hat: June 2016

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June is always the busiest month of the year for royal hats and this year was no exception. Between foreign visits, weddings, the Order of the Garter service and regular royal engagements, last month we saw a LOT of hats!   Fourteen repeated millinery designs stood out to you as particularly impressive, based on your comments, and it is these fourteen that we now face off to pick a single winner that will move on to our year-end contest for best repeated royal hat this year.

Click on any of the photos below to jump back to original posts with additional pictures and information on each design. Here are your favourite repeated royal hats worn in June (excluding those worn at Ascot and Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday celebrations which saw their own polls), in the order they were worn:

1.Princess Michael of Kent, June 1, 2016 in Philip Treacy| Royal Hats  2.Queen Elizabeth, June 1, 2016 in Rachel Trevor Morgan | Royal Hats 3.Queen Máxima, June 2, 2016 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats

Princess Michael’s black straw fascintor with veil by Philip Treacy worn on June 1
Queen Elizabeth’s blue Rachel Trevor Morgan hat with black & white feather flowers on June 2
Queen Maxima’s coffee coloured picture hat with slice brim by
Fabienne Delvigne worn June 2

4.Queen Elizabeth, June 7, 2016 in Rachel Trevor Morgan | Royal Hats  5.Princess Anne, June 9, 2016 | Royal Hats

Queen Elizabeth’s Rachel Trevor Morgan turquoise straw hat with grey flowers & feathers on June 6
Princess Anne’s ruched blue straw hat with rose trim worn June 9 at the Founder’s Day Parade

6.Queen Máxima, June 13, 2016 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats  7.Duchess of Cambridge, June 13, 2016 in Silvia Fletcher for Lock and Co. | Royal Hats  8. Crown Princess Mary, June 13, 2016 in Susanne Juul | Royal Hats

Queen Maxima’s Fabienne Delvigne designed dusky pink straw hat worn in Friesland June 13
Duchess of Cambridge’s flowered red felt hat by Silvia Fletcher for Lock & Co. on June 13
Crown Princess Mary’s cream straw picture hat with fluted brim  by Susanne Juul on June 13

9.Queen Máxima, June 18, 2016 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats 10.Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, June 18, 2016 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats  11.Queen Elizabeth, June 22, 2016 in Rachel Trevor Morgan | Royal Hats

Queen Maxima’s gold straw hat with raised ‘slice’ brim by Fabienne Delvigne worn on June 18
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa’s Philip Treacy black ‘slice’ brim hat with straw twists on June 18
Queen Elizabeth’s pink Rachel Trevor Morgan designed hat with silk peony worn on June 22

12.Princess Anne, June 25, 2016 | Royal Hats   13.Queen Elizabeth, June 27, 2016 in Rachel Trevor Morgan | Royal Hats 14.Princess Beatrix, June 30, 2016 | Royal Hats

Princess Anne’s purple silk and straw hat with calla lilies worn on June 25
Queen Elizabeth’s mint green straw hat by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn on June 27
Princess Beatrix’s lilac straw picture hat with flat crown and brim worn in Slovakia on June 30

Voting will remain open until August 8th at midnight GMT and each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. To avoid unnecessary influence, results will remain hidden until the poll closes. With immense diversity in the colour, scale and style of the hats here, choosing your favourite(s) may be a challenge. Good luck!

Photos from David M Benett, AFP/Chris Jackson via Getty; Rex FeaturesMark Cuthbert, Max Mumby/Indigo, Michel Porro and Matt Dunham via Getty; Jens Astrup/Scanpix via The Danish Monarchy; EPP/News Pictures; Valentin Dupont, author of Royalement Blog; Mark Cuthbert via Getty; Rachel Adams via the Southern Daily EchoCarrie Davenport and Samuel Kubani via Getty

This Week’s Extras

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Princess Tsuguko of Takamado in a chic summer hat to open an art exhibition (Imperial Family of Japan)

Sarah, Duchess of York, was spotted in a smart black calot last weekend at the Ascot racecourse with her daughter, Princess Eugenie (Daily Mail)

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Great look at the hats Princess Beatrix wore in 1967 over at the Mode Koningin Maxima blog

Thanks to reader Laura who passed on this interview with Jane Taylor where she shares a bit about what it’s like to design hats for the Duchess of Cambridge and Countess of Wessex (Hello)

Fabienne Delvigne created five stunning hats for the House of Guerlain for the launch of their new perfume, La Petite Robe Noire (Little Black Dress)

Fabienne Delvigne Collaboration with Guerlain, Julne 2016

Fabienne Delvigne Collaboration with Guerlain, Julne 2016

Another great video of the now famous exhibition on the Queen’s fashion on display now at Buckingham Palace. Have any of you been to see it yet?

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Interesting article on Princess Tatiana of Greece (Vogue)

Royal historian extraordinaire Dr. Lucy Worsley teams up with Helen Castor in a new documentary on Versaille

Best New Royal Hat: June 2016

Royal HatsAfter choosing your favourite hats worn to Ascot and the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations, our next pair of polls faces off the remaining royal hats we saw worn in June. Between national days, a Silver Jubilee, weddings and a handful of foreign visits, we saw a number of wonderful new designs. Eleven new hats stood out in particular to you, dearest readers, based on your comments. It’s now time to chose your single favourite.

The eleven finalists are shown below in the order they were worn. Click on each picture or its caption below to jump back to original posts with additional photos and information on each hat: 

1. Queen Silvia, June 6, 2016 | Royal Hats  2.Duchess of Cambridge, June 14, 2016 in Lock and Co., | Royal Hats  3.Princess Astrid, June 23, 2016 | Royal Hats

Qieem Silvia in a royal blue straw hat trimmed with silk flowers worn June 6
Duchess of Cambridge’s cream swirled rose percher hat by Lock & Co.
worn June 14
Princess Astrid’s turquoise straw calot with ribbon flowers on June 23

4.Queen Sonja, June 23, 2016 | Royal Hats 5.Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, June 23, 2016 | Royal Hats  6.Princess Tessy, June 23, 2016 | Royal Hats

Queen Sonja’s white straw picture hat worn for her Silver Jubilee, June 23
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa’s moulded grey hat with ‘slice’ brim for National Day, June 23
Princesss Tessy’s pale green statement hat with burgundy silk rose and petal trim on June 23

7.Lady Brabourne, June 25, 2016 in Dillon Wallwork | Royal Hats  8.Queen Elizabeth, June 25, 2016 | Royal Hats  

Lady Brabourne’s sweeping silver picture hat with silk trim by Dillon Wallwork on June 25
Queen Elizabeth’s coral straw hat  trimmed with silk flowers and organza bows on June 25

9. Princess Alexandra, June 25, 2016 in Rachel Trevor Morgan| Royal Hats 10.Queen Elizabeth, June 28, 2016 in Angela Kelly | Royal Hats  11.2016-06-30 Slovakia 4  

Princess Alexandra’s Rachel Trevor Morgan white veiled straw hat with green flowers on June 25
Queen Eliabeth’s citrus green straw hat with silk flowers by Angela Kelly on June 28
Princess Beatrix’s puple bumper hat with net overlay worn in Slovakia on June 30

Voting will remain open until August 9th at midnight GMT and each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. For added suspense, results will not be visible until the poll closes. Good luck!

Photos from Stella Pictures; UK Press Pool, Ragnar Singsaas and Ragnar Singsaas via Getty; The Catholic Church of LuxembourgThe Catholic Church of Luxembourg; Rachel Adams via the Southern Daily Echo; Rachel Adams via the Southern Daily Echo; Rachel Adams via the Southern Daily Echo; WPA Pool and Samuel Kabani via Getty

Hat Mystery

I need help, dearest readers, sorting out a handful of pink straw hats by Fabienne Delvigne in Queen Máxima’s closet.

Hat A: Pale pink straw hat with raised ‘slice’ brim trimmed with grosgrain hatband worn on September 21, 2010 for the opening of Dutch parliament. Unfortunately, these photos are a little washed out (see more photos here. Photo #8 shows a grosgrain half bow at the side of the hat.)

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Hat B: Another (the same?) pink straw hat with raised ‘slice’ brim, grosgrain hatband and half bow worn November 22, 2013 on a visit to Colombia

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I think A and B were the same- the colour looks the same, ribbon hatbands and bows are the same, the size of the brim and the subtle diagonal pattern on its underside are both the same. There appears to be a slightly sharper angle of the raised ‘slice’ brim in hat A but I think could be explained by placement a tiny bit further back Queen Máxima’s head.

Hat C: Here’s where I get confused- another pink straw hat with slice brim worn on a visit to The Hague on October 5, 2011. This hat follows the same shape as Hats AB and has the same woven pattern in the straw of the brim, same width of the brim edging, and same half grosgrain bow trim. What’s different is the colour. Is this a matter of photography or is this a different hat?

  Princess Máxima, October 5, 2011 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats  Princess Máxima, October 5, 2011 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats

Princess Máxima, October 5, 2011 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats  Princess Máxima, October 5, 2011 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats

Enter Hat D worn just last month. It’s another dull pink picture hat with sweeping, raised brim. You’ll notice that the grosgrain ribbon hatband and half bow are the same, as is the width of the brim edging. Even the placement of Fabienne Delvigne’s logo beside the half bow is the same. What’s different, however is the angle of the raised brim. In fact, the entire curve where the brim meets the crown looks lower on this hat than the ones above. If you look very closely at placement again, you’ll see that Queen Máxima’s eyebrows are nearly invisible here – she has pulled down very low over her forehead. I suppose this could account for the more relaxed look of the brim…. but I’m not sure. Colour here is also an issue but could be explained by the very dull day and the orange cast thrown by Máxima’s dress. See what I mean about confusing?!

Queen Máxima, June 13, 2016 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats  Queen Máxima, June 13, 2016 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats

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So… which hats here are the same?  After staring hours at these photographs, I’m waving away encroaching insanity and will rely on your fresh eyes. Let’s chat.

Photos from Getty as indicated: Albert Nieboer via PPE; Abaca; Corbis; Albert Nieboer via PPE; Michel Porro and Michel Porro via Getty

Hat From the Past

Royal Hats to a quintet of hats worn 68 years ago today to the opening of the 1948 London Olympics. From left to right are Prince Olav of Norway, Princess Ragnhild, Princess Märtha, a smiling and very young Prince Harald,  and Princess Astrid. Princess Märtha’s hat follows a particularly aerodynamic shape.

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