King Carl Gustaf in his trusty fedora last weekend for a visit to Vilhelmina
The Belgian King and Queen with their four children, all in cozy hats while on a skiing holiday
Crown Prince Haakon has been spotted at numerous Winter Olympics events in Pyeong Chang this week in a navy wool hat with Norgwegian flag. On Wednesday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit visited the site for the future Cathedral of Hope, to be built with recycled plastic gathered from the ocean, in a floppy navy wool hat. (Royal House of Norway)
Tatiana Santo Domingo Casiraghi shared this throwback photo to a past visit to Carnival in Rio in a floral crown
The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:
Oversize pale blue saucer with crin brim edge and pastel trim by UK milliner Merve Bayindir
Jewel toned trilbys with textural patterned hatbands by new UK brand Karasu London
Exquisite design in pleated pink crin from Munich based milliner Nicki Marquardt
Très chic rain hat in maroon water repellent cotton from Australian milliner Helen Kaminsky
Sculpted sky blue straw saucer percher with lace trim from UK brand Layla Leigh Millinery
Coral straw boater with bows and net overlay from Australian brand Jill and Jack Millinery
Striking tri-colour blocked oversize fedora with flying bow from UK milliner Lisa Tan
Teal leather pillbox base percher with giant spring bloom from Tasmanian Cessiah Alice Millinery
Lovely use of black net on this felt design with pork pie crown from Australian milliner Meg Rafter
I don’t imagine we’ll see these on royal heads but the saucer and percher designs trimmed with food by Israeli milliner Maor Zabar are most certainly memorable.
Princess Märtha Louise, who is an accomplished equestrian, showed that talent for this sport has passed to a new generation of Norwegian royal family members with this video of her daughter Leah’s first international competition.
The entire Danish royal family joined Queen Margrethe to watch soldiers from the Royal Guard bring Prince Henrik’s remains to Parliament’s church in Copenhagen last night, where it will remain for members of the public to visit until Monday.
Royal Hats 
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden during Olympic Games on February 17
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Prince Albert at the Olympic games on February 18
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You didnt show Stephen Jones’s balloon hats
I saw it but chose not to include it. ‘Nuff said.
Good call!
Oh, my, that Merve Bayindir saucer is just dreamy. The Maor Zabar food hats may not be very royal, but I hope they appear at Ladies Day at Ascot.
Lovely to see the Danish royal family. It’s so important to be together in hard times.
Princess Akiko visited Viu Manent Winery during her official visit to Chile in 2013.
Princess Kiko visited Hiroshima on February 13-14:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180214/k10011328471000.html
http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/local/news/article.php?comment_id=410134&comment_sub_id=0&category_id=112&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Here’s a photo
Princess Nobuko attended a forum for Women’s Healthcare Awareness and Menopause Network Society on March 5th:
https://meno-sg.com/20/
Princess Nobuko’s hat at this Healthcare meeting looks quite interesting — in the group photo, it appears to have a slanted crown, and in the side shot some sort of scalloped trim. I don’t care much for the color, but I hope some of our better sleuths will be able to come up with better views of this hat.
March 5, 2016. Heisei 28 is 2016
Google Translate translated that Japanese page as 2008, not 2016. Not arguing with you, but are they wrong?
Heisei is the current Imperial era which began in 1989 when the Emperor Akihito came to the throne. 1989 was Heisei 1 which makes Heisei 28 the year 2016.
Thanks, Hat Queen and Avery! I learn so much from reading this blog, and not only about hats!
Princess Hisako attended the Hockey Japan League Awards on February 12th:
Princess Kiko visited Hiroshima on February 13th-14th:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180214/k10011328471000.html
http://www.sankei.com/west/news/180215/wst1802150025-n1.html
http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/local/news/article.php?comment_id=410134&comment_sub_id=0&category_id=112&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Princess Nobuko attended a forum for Women’s Healthcare Awareness and Menopause Network Society on March 5th:
https://meno-sg.com/20/
Thanks, Maja but Princess Nobuko’s event is from 2016.
For those interested, here’s a closer look at her forest green pillbox with giant ric rac trim. The same trim is on the collar and cuffs of her lace dress and isn’t something we often see on a royal hat!
Thanks, HatQueen! When I looked at this larger photo on my laptop, I could see the detail of both the hat and dress quite well. For some reason, it’s barely visible on my tablet.
Here’s a more visible photo of Princess Kiko in Hiroshima