Monthly Archives: May 2024

Catching Up The Royal Windsor Horse Show

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Members of the British royal family were spotted attending and participating in the Royal Windsor Horse show over the weekend. On Thursday, May 2, the Duchess of Edinburgh was spotted with a brightly patterned Hermes scarf on her ponytail. We know the late Queen Elizabeth II had a vast collaction of Hermes scarves… dare I hope it was passed on from her collection?!

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On Friday, the Duke of Edinburgh wore a smart brimmed hat in fawn brown felt trimmed in a punched leather hatband with brass detail on the side.

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On Saturday, Lady Louise Windsor repeated a navy felt fedora with slim leather hatband and side feather mount.

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Milliner: Hayfield England
Previously Worn: May 12, 2023; May 14, 2022 and by her mum: July 3, 2021

On Sunday, the Duchess of Edinburgh, Lady Louise Windsor and Prince Michael of kent took part in the carriage driving event. Sophie repeated a hat with tall, ivory straw crown and navy sinamay bound brim, trimmed with a navy sinamay twist and sweeping white feathers.

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The hat is more than two decades old and while the high crown dates the design, the classic navy and ivory colour scheme helps it transcend time (and suits Sophie well). It’s wonderful to see pieces with such longevity.

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Milliner: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: June 12, 2004, June 19, 2002

Lady Louise wore a boater hat in natural straw braid, trimmed with a knotted fabric hatband in warm rosewood pink. Her hair was tied back with another vibrantly patterned Hermes scarf.

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It’s a classic, netural hued hat well suited to this event. The hatband is clearly an addition- further showing the hat’s versatility- but I wish it had been pulled down on the base of the crown. Minor quibbles.

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Milliner: unknown
Previously Worn: I believe this hat is new

Prince Michael repeated a Panama hat with pleated black hatband that has been much worn, showing signs of wear at the top of the crown.

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Moldovian State Visit To Norway

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President Maia Sandu of the Republic of Moldova arrived in Oslo on Monday for a short state visit.

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For this welcome, Queen Sonja vibrantly contrasted against the military uniforms and caps worn by King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon. Her fuchsia felt pillbox looks to be trimmed with felt petals on the back of the hat’s crown.

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Milliner: unknown. Blazer by Rena Lange
Previously Worn: May 27, 2015

Crown Princess Mette-Marit repeated a picture hat in muted pink braid trimmed with a prim bow on the side.

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The hat’s construction- straw braid sewn in overlapping rows- gives the design great texture and the brim, presence. It’s a simple design that suits Mette-Marit well. Whatever reason she stopped wearing brimmed hats, it’s lovely to see one on her now.

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Milliner: unknown
Previously Worn: May 11, 2023

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Hat From the Past

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Royal Hats 102 years to the Prince of Wales’ tour of Japan and India. In this snap, he is pictured pulling Admiral Halsey in a rickshaw (unsuccessfully, it seems by that bent wheel!) in a checked newsboy cap.

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This Week’s Extras

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Back on April 22, Queen Mary wore a cozy maroon knit cap to open a new hiking trail in Hannenov Forest.
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On April 26, Princess Hanako wore a charming pink brimmed hat for a royal museum awards event

Also on April 26, Empress Masako wore a white brimmed hat with wide lace hatband piped in the same pistachio green as her suit. It’s such a great colour on her!

On April 29, Princess Hanako attended the All Japan Judo Championships. The black crown of her hat was stitched in white with a white brim, black hatband and side bow.

Last weekend, Princess Anne attended the Sea Cadet Corps National Drill and Piping Competition. This weekend, she donned her Canadian naval uniform to commission a new ship in Vancouver  and commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic in Victoria.

Princess Akiko in an interesting pale blue silk hat yesterday in Kyoto- it’s a bumper with two upturned brims, one stacked right on top of the other!

Queen Máxima repeated a black felt extended brim fedora by Fabienne Delvigne yesterday at the Dutch National Remembrance ceremony.
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We’ll catch up on hats from the Royal Windsor Horse show Tuesday, along with two state visits!

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Danish Monarchs Launch Cruise Season

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King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark boarded the royal yacht Dannebrog from Nordre Toldbod waterfront in Copenhagen yesterday, officially launching this year’s cruise season.

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Queen Mary wore a new headpiece, described by the milliner as a “felt headpiece with veil and feather details.”

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This is the first piece Queen Mary has worn from Maggie Mowbray Millinery and it’s fantastic to see her branching out with new milliners. The scale of this piece gives it great presence, as does the overlay trimming of feather-studded wide-weave veil. The overall look is a more sophisticated take on nautical dressing and I’m a fan.

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Milliner: “Helena” design by Maggie Mowbray Millinery. 
Previously Worn: This is new. 

King Frederik was in the smart uniform and cap of his naval uniform.

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