I’ll skip the introduction and get right to the reveal- here are your top five Favourite New Royal Hats of 2020:
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Duchess of Cambridge’s blue felt Hicks and Brown fedora with pheasant feather hatband worn Jan 5
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Duchess of Cambridge’s red felt saucer with flowers and oxblood bow by Sally Ann Provan worn March 10
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Duchess of Sussex’s green teardrop beret with net veil wrap and bow by William Chambers worn March 10
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Zara Tindall’s claret felt curved percher with cutout bow and arrow feathers by Juliette Botterill worn March 11
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Queen Máxima’s cream, tan and black striped straw saucer by Bettina Thomas worn Sep 16
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Some stellar hats here. We may not have had a lot but the ones we had were GOOD! Máx’s is a worthy winner, but I thought Meghan’s stupendous green hat would clinch it.
I wondered whether our enthusiasm for Max’s hat was due to being hat-starved for so long…nope it’s THAT good! The runners-up are also great, although I agree with Jimbo about #3 and #5. Don’t the pre-pandemic hats seem like a lifetime ago?
I’m probably the odd man out, but I’d switch #3 and #5. As wonderful as the emerald green ensemble color and styling is, I think it’s over dominated by the netting.
In a year of so few new hats, this was still a worthy winner. Lovely hat, nicely styled. I think the order of runners up is about where I’d put them too.