to this day in 1897 when Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee with a service of thanksgiving outside St. Paul’s Cathedral. The hats are difficult to see in detail but one thing is clear- the occasion was well celebrated!
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Hats aside- looking back at such spectacles, I’m amazed how they were organized without the modern communication devices we so rely on today!
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Royal Hats 
What a magnificent cloak/coat HM was wearing! Not sure if this is the same hat, however.
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Perhaps they could do it because people weren’t distracted by their phones…..;)
Thank you, HQ, for the previous week’s coverage of Ascot. So many interesting and lovely hats.
That’s an interesting thought!!