On Friday, the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day at the Balmoral War Memorial near Crathie, Scotland. Camilla repeated her textured black beret with large green feather.
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The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:
Exquisite pink satin, lace and sinamay layered saucer hat by Dutch milliner Wies Mauduit
Bright yellow straw mushroom brimmed hat with contrasting textured bow by Aussie brand Rachi Rach Hattery
Slate blue textured felt fedora with slim cork hatband by Australian milliner Felicity Northeast
Fantastic new take on a cloche in burgundy felt with black beaded trim and veil by Ukrainian milliner Alina Iv
Ecru straw pillbox with beaded in a wonderful leopard print from Australian brand Maker Millinery
Bright yellow straw mushroom brimmed hat with contrasting textured bow by Aussie brand Rachi Rach Hattery
Slate blue textured felt fedora with slim cork hatband by Australian milliner Felicity Northeast
Fantastic new take on a cloche in burgundy felt with black beaded trim and veil by Ukrainian milliner Alina Iv
Ecru straw pillbox with beaded in a wonderful leopard print from Australian brand Maker Millinery
From Australian milliner Christine Waring, a black felt beret percher with stunning scarlet vertical bow with black stripe
Emerald silk bandeau sewn in a diamond pattern trimmed with navy feather spray by UK brand Guibert Millinery
Fuchsia straw braided boater hat with patent leather hatband and bow by Australian milliner Fiona Cooper
Sculpted black felt turban with vertical panache, trimmed with cherries by British brand John Boyd Hats
Lilac straw button percher with triple swirl anchored with pearsl by Irish brand Marc Millinery
Red felt wide brimmed fedora with black diamond hatband by Australian milliner Delphine Nicholson
Cream and emerald fluted sinamay disc trimmed with silk peonies by French brand Les Chapeaux de Pernette
Fuchsia straw braided boater hat with patent leather hatband and bow by Australian milliner Fiona Cooper
Sculpted black felt turban with vertical panache, trimmed with cherries by British brand John Boyd Hats
Lilac straw button percher with triple swirl anchored with pearsl by Irish brand Marc Millinery
Red felt wide brimmed fedora with black diamond hatband by Australian milliner Delphine Nicholson
Cream and emerald fluted sinamay disc trimmed with silk peonies by French brand Les Chapeaux de Pernette
A fuchsia straw halo bandeau headpiece trimmed with spray of leather leaves by British milliner Beverley Edmondson
Black straw button percher with silk abaca bow, veil and silver shibori silk flower by UK brand Lady Dilly Dally
For our dear gents, a black stitched brim fedora with yellow hatband and flowers by British milliner Dillon Wallwork
and a fantastic paisley velvet top hat with grey brim binding and hatband by British milliner Jo Peterson
Burgundy velvet teardrop percher with amazing swirled twist by Australian milliner Jill Humphries
Fuchsia and orange silk abaca gravity-defying spiral headpiece with fringe by Australian milliner Chris Mullane
For our dear gents, a black stitched brim fedora with yellow hatband and flowers by British milliner Dillon Wallwork
and a fantastic paisley velvet top hat with grey brim binding and hatband by British milliner Jo Peterson
Burgundy velvet teardrop percher with amazing swirled twist by Australian milliner Jill Humphries
Fuchsia and orange silk abaca gravity-defying spiral headpiece with fringe by Australian milliner Chris Mullane
And from Canadian milliner Truly Carmichael, a layered navy and turquoise sinamay picture hat with sidesweeping brim and twisted straw hatband with side curls
Sweet new photos of Prince Henrik of Denmark released in celebration of his 11th birthday, taken by his little sister.
The Duchess of Sussex supported Save The Children UK and celebrated Archie’s first birthday by sharing a story.
What do crown princess and princesses do when a scheduled visit to see friends must be cancelled? Video chat, of course, just like the rest of us!
On Friday’s 75th anniversary of VE Day, Queen Elizabeth shared another poignant address (she is the only head of state in the world to have served during WWII) along with her memories of VE Day celebrations, recorded in the 1970s. The Prince of Wales also read an extract from his grandfather’s diary.
And finally, we end this week with happy news- a son arrived this morning for Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie. Welcome Prince Charles!
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Oh, and welcome to the world, little Prince Charles!
Thank you HatQueen for including my pink saucer hat in your weekly (and very enjoyable!) “Caught my eye” section.
And thank you for sharing Queen Elisabeth’s speech and the recorded testimonies of the Queen and her father. Moving and very interesting.
Wies, just beautiful creation! I’d love to see a photo of the other side of it – spectacular, to be sure!
Christine Waring’s hat immediately brought Princess Elizabeth’s hat from in mind, also.
https://royalhats.net/2018/05/04/queen-elizabeths-biggest-bows/
HatQueen, you picked some wonderful hats this week for the “Caught my Eye” Department.
One can’t help but think “all dressed up, and nowhere to go.” Soon and very soon things will change.
Thank you Jimbo.
The other side looks like this:
And front:
It’s absolutely exquisite, from every angle.
Absolutely stunning hat! Thanks for sharing the extra angles Wies!
Thank you Shannon 😊
I’m speechless! This is BETTER than my (up til now) Wies favorite – Bonheur!
Like the Queen mum would have done, I’ll order one in every color, s’il vous plait!
Oh, why aren’t there any royal weddings on the horizon? This would be perfect!
Magnificent!
Oh Wies ! what a gorgeous hat ! it touches the soul doesn’t it ? Beautiful absolutely beautiful ! How I wish the royal houses would see your hats 😁
Thank you for your compliments dear hat friends! (My cheeks are now as pink as my Pink Lady saucer.)
How I wish we all had joyful occasions to wear great hats to!
The Beverley Edmondson halo bandeau immediately reminded MrFitzroy of this recent brooch debut from HM…..perhaps she can swap out the hat on the next outing for the brooch!
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So true! that’s a great reference.
What a packed Post this was! Thank you Hat Queen!
There was a new documentary about the Princess Royal. “Princess Anne: The Daughter Who Should Be Queen.” Lots of great hats show up! Here’s a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quhl3QhU7o0
I love Camilla’s entire outfit for the VE Day remembrance. The texture on the beret is lovely.
– I love Wies Mauduit’s pink satin and lace hat. It would look lovely on Queen Mathilde.
– I love the cheerful yellow mushroom brimmed hat with contrasting textured bow by Rachi Rach Hattery. We don’t often see the Countess of Wessex in yellow, so this would be lovely on her.
– Gorgeous color on the emerald silk bandeau by Guibert Millinery. Maybe CP Mary.
– Fantastic sculpted black felt turban with cherries by John Boyd Hats would look great on Sarah, Duchess of York.
– I can see Zara Tindall in the lilac straw button percher with triple swirl by Marc Millinery.
– The burgundy velvet teardrop percher with swirled twist by Jill Humphries would look wonderful on CP Mary.
– I love Truly Carmichael’s layered navy and turquoise sinamay picture hat. It would look great on Camilla.
Princess Athena is quite the photographer! Great photos of her brother on his birthday!
Such a cute video of Archie!
The Queen’s speech was lovely. She always get the tone right. Did anyone watch the program “The Queen at War” on PBS this past week? Great archival footage of the Royal Family during that time.
What wonderful news for Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie! Thank you for sharing that happy news!
New designs: how beautifully you’ve used lace in the brim, Wies! The John Boyd turban looks as though it could have been worn to the VE-Day celebrations — very retro. And with red and two shades of pink on fuchsia, the Beverley Edmondson bandeau is a candidate for the Unusual Color Scheme post.
What a moving address by the Queen for the 75th anniversary. Love to see that little Archie is already a reader! And HGD Guillaume is such a thrilled new dad.
the percher by Christine Waring puts me in mind of the hat which Queen (then Princess) Elizabeth II wore at Prince Charles’ christening. LOVE the navy & turquoise side sweep brim picture hat!
That vertical bow does indeed look like the one on the christening hat!
That was exactly what I thought when I saw it. I think the Queen’s bow was a little shorter though.
I have never really cared for the percher style and quite frankly I am so over them. I absolutely love the Truly Carmichael turquoise and navy picture hat. That is my idea of a hat.