After slowly narrowing down our favourite repeated royal hats over the past year, it’s now down to ten. Ten unique designs, made by six different milliners and worn on six different royal heads. There are perchers, gently sideswept brims, a saucer, picture hats and two dramatic upsweeps trimmed with an array of silk flowers, quills, ruffles, twists and feathers.
Without further ado, here are your ten finalists for favourite repeated royal hat worn in 2018:
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2.Queen Elizabeth’s upswept ice blue straw hat with flowers & silk bow by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn Feb 20
Princess Anne’s straw picture hat with cream brim, navy crown, feathers, bows and quills worn Mar 12
Princess Anne’s straw picture hat with cream brim, navy crown, feathers, bows and quills worn Mar 12
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4. Crown Princess Mary’s pale pink felt calot with feathers by Susanne Juul worn April 17
Countess of Wessex’s lattice brimmed straw saucer hat with twists & coral feathers by Jane Taylor worn May 15
Countess of Wessex’s lattice brimmed straw saucer hat with twists & coral feathers by Jane Taylor worn May 15
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6.Autumn Phillips’ magenta straw cocktail hat with rose & quill twists by Juliette Botterill worn June 23
Countess of Wessex’s oyster straw Jane Taylor picture hat with curling feathers worn June 18
Countess of Wessex’s oyster straw Jane Taylor picture hat with curling feathers worn June 18
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8.Queen Máxima’s grey straw Fabienne Delvigne picture hat with oversize stylised curling leaves worn June 28
The Countess of Wessex’s cream straw percher with striped crin brim trimmed with grey twists and black feathers by Jane Taylor worn July 10
The Countess of Wessex’s cream straw percher with striped crin brim trimmed with grey twists and black feathers by Jane Taylor worn July 10
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10.Queen Máxima’s dark green Fabienne Delvigne picture hat with upswept brim worn Oct 5 in Utrecht
Queen Máxima’s deep purple felt upsweep with side brim pleat by Fabienne Delvigne worn Nov 21
Queen Máxima’s deep purple felt upsweep with side brim pleat by Fabienne Delvigne worn Nov 21
You can access original feature posts on each hat, with additional photos, description and discussion, by clicking on each photo or link beneath it. This poll will remain open for two weeks until Sunday, January 27 at midnight GMT. Each computer or mobile device may vote once every twelve hours for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting!
Photos from Chris Jackson and Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty; AFP; The British Royal Family; Max Mumby/Indigo, Patrick van Katwijk, AFP/Steve Parsons, Max Mumby, Indigo, Patrick van Patwijk and Patrick van Katwijk via Getty
My vote went to the Princess Royal, because: timeless perfection.
Not to forget a bit of a bias, since she is my fav Brit royal. 🙂