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This Week’s Extras

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Last Sunday, Princess Yoko of Mikasa wore a gold bumper hat to cheer on a junior tennis championship

Princess Margriet wore a grey feathered fascinator Tuesday during a visit to Canada

On Wednesday also in Canada, the Duchess of Cornwall repeated her ruched tan wool hat with faux fur brim. Hat by Lock & Co., coat and dress by Anna Valentine.

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On Thursday, Empress Masako wore a white short brimmed hat with wide slate blue hatband for a Red Cross event. She was joined by Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Nobuko and Princess Hisako in impeccable brimmed hats in pale hues

Sweet photos of Prince Leka and Princess Elia of Albania in casual summer hats with their young daughter

How wonderfully sunny is this boater hat by Lisa Tan?! See the comments for other hats that caught my eye this week.

Creepy or quaint?!  The Prince of Wales met his Needle-felted twin in Canada this week made by Franco-Manitoban fibre artist Rosemarie Peloquin.
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There were no hats at this year’s Closing of the Octave mass in Luxembourg… but there was a young prince making his first appearance at the event.

Are you as excited about this as I am?!

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Platinum Jubilee Countdown: 11

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Queen Elizabeth wore this quirky shaped fuchsia straw hat with yellow trim brim binding and yellow and green stacked hatbands on July 3, 2010 in Canada and July 10, 2015 for the 75th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain in London. I

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Platinum Jubilee Countdown: 12

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On October 9, 2009, Queen Elizabeth II attended a service of commemoration at St Paul’s Cathedral to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq. She wore this black boater hat with black sinamay brim and fabric covered crown trimmed in black blossoms by Angela Kelly, made by Stella McLaren, one of several in this shape added to her wardrobe a decade ago.

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Catching Up Danish Hats…Again!

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We have another handful of hats to catch up on in Denmark!

May 18: Princess Benedikte repeated her navy textured straw hat with wide, upturned brim for the first of a two-day visit to the German island of Sylt. While not visible here, I think the hat is still trimmed with a large grey silk flower, which would link well with the floral skirt in this ensemble.

Designer: unknown. My guess is Susanne Juul
Previously Worn: April 7, 2014; June 26, 2013; July 26, 2012; October 12, 2011

May 19: For the second day of the visit to Sylt, Princess Benedikte repeated her blue raffia with the same additional colourful hatband as she wore to Flensburg on May 17.

Designer: unknown.
Previously Worn: May 17, 2022 Sep 26, 2020

May 20: Queen Margrethe welcomed Princess Beatrix yesterday to celebrate the the 500th anniversary of the Dutch immigration to Store Magleby in Dragør Municipality. For this event, she repeated her her apricot straw hat with navy hatband.

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Designer:  Mathilde Førster
Previously Worn: Sep 6, 2021; June 30, 2021; June 17, 2020; Sep 3, 2019; Jul 26, 2019; Jun 27, 2019; Jun 25, 2019 

Princess Beatrix repeated a black straw bumper hat.

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Designer:Likely Suzanne Moulijn. Outfit by Sheila de Vries
Previously Worn: Feb 26, 2022; Jan 29, 2020; Sep 21, 2019; Sep 13, 2018; Dec 10, 2013; Nov 8, 2013; Jan 25, 2013

And finally, today Queen Margrethe visited Tivoli amusement park and pleasure garden to mark the 50th anniversary of her accession, a celebration put on hold until now because of the pandemic. She repeated her pink beret with with side twist trim, taking it for a spin on a roller coaster. I think that might be a first for a royal hat!

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Designer:  Mathilde Førster
Previously Worn:  Aug 29, 2021;  May 15, 2021

I’m afraid to say it but… dare I hope we’re back to royal hatted events, as they were pre-pandemic? It’s certainly nice to see events happening again. What do you think of these hats?

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Platinum Jubilee Countdown: 13

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From 2008 until 2018, Queen Elizabeth wore this red felt hat by Rachel Trevor Morgan with silk roses and a beaded, double figure eight bow on at least twelve occasions. Don’t you love when a royal hat is so beloved by its wearer?!

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