Monthly Archives: April 2023

This Week’s Extras

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Last weekend, Princess Yoko wore an ivory silk covered bowler for a visit to Yasukuni Shrine. On April 29, Princess Hanako wore a wonderful yellow hat for an award ceremony at Ueno Royal Museum.

On Tuesday, The Duke of Gloucester took part in Anzac Day commemoration in a black bowler hat.

Also on Tuesday, Princess Amalia attended the Seville Fair in a red floral headpiece.

There have been rave reviews for the “Hats Made Me” millinery exhibition that opened this week at the Stockwood Discovery Center in Luton, the millinery manufacturing center of the UK. If you’ll be in the UK between now and December, don’t miss it.

The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week (see the comments for more):


A very pretty new portrait of Princess Yoko of Mikasa was released this week

 

Princess Alexandra’s veil is absolutely beautiful! We’ll look at today’s religious ceremony in depth on Monday.

Images from social media as indicated 

British King and Queen Present New Colours

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King Charles and Queen Camilla took part in a ceremony this morning on the North Lawn of the Buckingham Palace garden to present new standards and colours to the Royal Navy, the Life Guards of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, The King’s Company of the Grenadier Guards and The King’s Colour Squadron of the Royal Air Force.

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King Charles, as expected, was in full military uniform and cap. Queen Camilla repeated her ruby fur felt beret percher hat  trimmed with a side spray of monochrome felt leaves and berries.

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On its own, the ensemble is so well balanced, the strong colour tempered with Camilla’s light hair and the smaller scale of the hat. Make no mistake- this hat is no wallflower!  As I said on its first outing, here is a case when a large brimmed hat in the same colour would likely have been too much and the shape and scale of the great trim on this design make a striking, stand-alone statement. In the overall context of this military event with lots of scarlet coats in attendance, it was such a fitting choice.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Coat by Fiona Clare Couture. 
Previously Worn: Oct 14, 2021 

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Koningsdag 2023

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Annual King’s Day celebrations were held today in Rotterdam, this year celebrating King Willem-Alexander’s tenth anniversary as Dutch king (how time flies!). He was joined by his wife, two daughters (Princess Alexia is away at school in the UK) and members of the Dutch extended royal family.

Queen Máxima dressed in the bright green and white of Rotterdam’s flag, repeating a draped abaca calot headpiece.

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The halo face-framing shape is so pretty from the front, thanks to the lovely draping on this design. It’s the side view that still feels a bit clunky and less refined.

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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne. Top and skirt by Natan.
Previously Worn: June 26, 2017

Princess Ariane wore a deep purple headband.

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This day is always so joyous and colourful!

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This Week’s Extras

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King Carl Gustaf in a smart navy Borsalino fedora Thursday for a Blekinge County visit as part of his 50th Jubilee tour.
Crown Princess Kiko in an interesting double brim green hat on April 11 and a black silk covered bowler hat on Thursday

 

Empress Masako in an ivory short brimmed hat with yellow hatband on Friday.

The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week (see the comments for more):


A very chic look yesterday on Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg for her civil marriage to Nicolas Bagory
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Lovely snaps of Prince Louis released for his fifth birthday.
We end this week with this beautiful portrait, taken last summer at Balmoral.

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Hat From the Past

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Royal Hats101 years to the Prince of Wales’ tour to Japan and India in 1922 which yielded this fascinating mixed culture portrait of the prince in traditional Japanese robes… and a bowler hat.

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