
Throughout a series of polls over the past year, we have narrowed down our favourite repeated royal hats to a finalist group of eleven stunning designs. Your finalists include numerous brimmed designs, a pillbox, an upsweep, a swirled percher and a lattice saucer and trimmings that run the spectrum from florals and bows to twists, bands and quills.
While each of these eleven finalists is a winning design, it is now time to cast your votes, dearest readers, for a single winner. Please click on each hat to link back to its original feature post with additional views and information. Without further ado, here are your eleven finalists for Top Repeated Royal Hat of 2017:
Crown Princess Mary’s purple felt pillbox with side feather trim by Jane Taylor worn Feb 7 in Aarhus
Crown Princess Mary’s black Susanne Juul hat with tall felt crown, straw brim & feather quills on Mar 21
Crown Princess Mary’s black Susanne Juul hat with tall felt crown, straw brim & feather quills on Mar 21
Queen Elizabeth’s lilac-grey straw hat with straw flowers by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn April 11
Princess Benedikte in a deep purple straw hat with pink hatband and silk flower trim worn May 7
Princess Benedikte in a deep purple straw hat with pink hatband and silk flower trim worn May 7
Queen Elizabeth’s vibrant green hat with domed crown, feathers & silk flowers by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn May 24
Duchess of Cornwall’s cream straw Philip Treacy hat with ecru layered hatband and twists worn June 17
Duchess of Cornwall’s cream straw Philip Treacy hat with ecru layered hatband and twists worn June 17
Queen Elizabeth’s sky blue straw hat with lattice brim and bow by Philip Somerville worn June 1 and June 17
Duchess of Cornwall’s pale blue straw upsweep with large rose by Philip Treacy worn at Ascot June 21
Duchess of Cornwall’s pale blue straw upsweep with large rose by Philip Treacy worn at Ascot June 21
Countess of Wessex’s blue swirled straw percher with crin flowers by Jane Taylor worn Sep 29
Countess of Wessex’s natural straw saucer with lattice brim and coral feather by Jane Taylor worn in Brunei Oct 5
Countess of Wessex’s natural straw saucer with lattice brim and coral feather by Jane Taylor worn in Brunei Oct 5
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Crown Princess Masako’s dark burgundy hat with double hatband worn Dec 5
The poll will remain open until Tursday, January 25 at midnight GMT and as always, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish each time. We will celebrate the winner on January 26. Happy voting!
Photos from Scanpix; Patrick van Katwijk and WPA Pool via Getty; Ole Hartmann Schmidt via Konghuset; Mark Cuthbert, Max Mumby/Indigo, Mark Cuthbert, Mark Cuthbert and Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty; The British Monarchy; Asahi Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun via Getty











Princess Masako made the final! Her fashion never gets covered by royal fashion bloggers but is always so elegant. These are all excellent hats.
Thanks for covering the Japanese royal ladies HatQueen. There are two Japanese royal hats in these final polls!