Earlier today, I launched our first poll of 2017 to choose your favourite repeated royal hat worn during the first two months of the year. Now we turn our focus on new designs that made their debut during this same period. Early months of the year don’t typically see many new royal hats but January and February saw six hats which, based on your comments, stood out as particularly successful new designs.

Here are these six hats, shown in the order they were worn. Please click on each hat to link back to its original feature post with additional views and information.

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Princess Eugenie’s cream straw wide brimmed hat with organza rosettes by Juliette Botterill, worn Jan 7
Countess of Snowdon’s black Rachel Trevor Morgan pillbox with pleated ribbon ruffle worn to church Jan 15

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Zara Tindall in a Meg Rafter coral straw saucer with flowers and coque feathers on Jan 13
Princess Hisako’s domed black hat with side feather spray worn in late January

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Queen Mathilde’s grey felt hat with tall hatband and wide brim by  Fabienne Delvigne worn Feb 17
Queen  Máxima’s Fabienne Delvigne designed charcoal grey felt hat with upswept brim worn Feb 18

The poll will remain open until next at midnight GMT and and each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting!

Photos from Fashion At The Races;  Mark Cuthbert via Getty;  Richard Gosling; Stig Lindberg; Patrick van Katwijk and  Patrick van Katwijk via Getty