March brought us an unexpected number of new royal hats, thanks to the Cheltenham festival, Commonwealth events and several high profile state visits. Lucky for us, there were a number of these new designs which, based on your comments, stood out as particularly outstanding millinery designs. Twelve such hats make the list for favourite new design to debut in March and from these twelve, it is now time to choose a winner.
Please click on each hat to link back to its original feature post with additional views and discussion. Here are your twelve finalists, shown in the order they were worn:
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2.Empress Michiko’s white saucer with silk leaves and lattice underbrim worn Mar 1 in Vietnam
Queen Elizabeth’s orchid purple felt split crown hat with pompoms and bow loops by Angela Kelly on Mar 3
Queen Elizabeth’s orchid purple felt split crown hat with pompoms and bow loops by Angela Kelly on Mar 3
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4.Empress Michiko’s large grey rimmed saucer with diagonally striped silk bow worn Mar 4 in Vietnam
Duchess of Cambridge in a Lock & Co. royal blue felt hat with wide mushroom brim worn on Mar 10
Duchess of Cambridge in a Lock & Co. royal blue felt hat with wide mushroom brim worn on Mar 10
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6.Crown Princess Victoria in a wide brimmed navy felt hat with black hatband worn on Mar 13
Zara Tindall’s blue velvet percher with silk abaca knot & peacock feathers by Juliette Botterill worn Mar 14
Zara Tindall’s blue velvet percher with silk abaca knot & peacock feathers by Juliette Botterill worn Mar 14
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8.Zara Tindall’s Rosie Olivia magenta felt percher with crin rings, arrow feathers & sequin rosettes worn Mar 15
Lady Frederick Windsor’s black Garbo hat with double hatband and Victorian frog closure by Jane Taylor worn Mar 16
Lady Frederick Windsor’s black Garbo hat with double hatband and Victorian frog closure by Jane Taylor worn Mar 16
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10.Zara Tindall in a black felt fedora with cascading beadwork by Rosie Oliva worn at Cheltenham on Mar 16
Zara Tindall’s black felt teardrop percher with blue spotted ginnea fowl feathers by Rosie Olivia worn Mar 17
Zara Tindall’s black felt teardrop percher with blue spotted ginnea fowl feathers by Rosie Olivia worn Mar 17
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12.Crown Princess Mary’s Jane Taylor ecru felt pillbox with lace applique side trim worn Mar 28
Queen Mathilde in a pale pink straw hat with mushroom brim by Fabienne Delvigne worn Mar 29
Queen Mathilde in a pale pink straw hat with mushroom brim by Fabienne Delvigne worn Mar 29
The poll will remain open for two weeks until Thursday, April 20 at midnight GMT. As usual, results will remain hidden until after the poll closes and each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting!
Photos from Luong Thai Linh, Max Mumby/Indigo, Kyodo News, Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty; Rex/Shutterstock; Max Mumby/Indigo, Andrew Matthews/PA Images, Max Mumby/Indigo, Jules Annan / Barcroft Images via Getty; Benoit Doppagne via Belga; Photonews via Getty
HQ, is #12 the same (or almost the same) as Maxima’s twins https://royalhats.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/seeing-double-queen-maxima-2/ ?
It certainly looks like the brim is from the same hat block, doesn’t it? I think the crown is a slightly different shape- Queen Mathilde’s looks a little higher.
Thanks. I see what you mean.
#2 – Seduced by the color