to this day in 1953 when Princess Margaret stepped out in London in a velvet pillbox with unique scalloped edge.
Images from Getty as indicated
Royal Hats
The Bold, Beautiful and Bizarre World of Royal Millinery
to this day in 1953 when Princess Margaret stepped out in London in a velvet pillbox with unique scalloped edge.
Images from Getty as indicated
Royal Hats 
A beautifully elegant look from Princess Margaret. The scalloped hat is so chic with the velvet coat. I love the picture seated with the wedding party.
Great hat and I wish I could have seen that coat. The velvet and fur look sumptuous!!! Margaret looked lovely wearing the hat and coat.
Lovely! The scalloped detail is different without veering into eccentric. I’m visualizing it in a deep blue.
Princess Margaret looked quite elegant. I found some more information about this hat, since I too wondered what color it was. I hope this is helpful.
1. It was worn (for possibly the 1st time) on November 27, 1952 for a ship launching. Tap on the “show more” below the photo, and the description says the coat is grey velvet and fur lined.
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/princess-margaret—november-1952-velvet-fur-884170a
Also, enjoy a 41 second video of the occasion. (What a waste of good champagne!)
2. Margaret wore the ensemble 2 months later, on January 24, 1953 in Edinburgh, to the wedding of the Earl of Dalkeith at St. Giles Cathedral.
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Thanks, Jimbo!
The hat is great. I think it’s hard for shorter people to achieve “elegance” (that’s my excuse, anyway!), and I think Margaret was quite short, but this is a very elegant look, at least in a black and white photo! I do wonder about the colours, though – did the hat match the coat? Given that the coat has fur trim, I think I’d want the hat to match the coat colour or there might be too much going on.
Beautiful Margaret! Beautiful hat!