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Princess Christina received an honorary degree and the granting ceremony included a whimsical top hat.

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Members of the Romanian royal family donned black hats for a ceremony last weekend at Curtea de Arges monastery to mark 40 days since death of King Michael.

  

The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:

The prettiest floral trimmed white straw boater from Aussie brand Millinery By Mel
Fantastic feather work on this navy straw upsweep saucer from Rosie Olivia SS 2018
Dramatic black lace covered button percher with feathers by Brisbane based Marilyn Van den Berg
Amazing royal blue dotted pyramid hat by Irish brand Martha Lynnn Millinery
Flames of pink straw embellish this marvelous cocktail hat from British milliner Lisa Tan
And a grey wool bear hat eating a salmon from the astoundingly creative mind of Stephen Jones

I have long thought of handmade millinery as wearable art- just look at the hand sewn detail on this embellished button percher from German brand Coquette Hats.

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New portrait from Prince Carlos and Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies and their daughters

Lovely photo taken by Prince Nikolaos of his parents enjoying what looks like a delicious new year tradition.

New portraits of Princess Margriet who celebrated her 75th birthday yesterday.

And finally, a series of lovely snaps shared by Princess Charlene of Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella enjoying the Monégasque Market.

Hat From The Past

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Royal Hats to 130 years ago this year to this snap of Queen Victoria with her Indian born servant, Abdul Karim. The hat and turban are magnificent, as was, by remaining accounts, the relationship these two shared.

 Have any of you seen the recently released film “Victoria and Abdul”?
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Icelandic State Visit To Sweden

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Iceland’s President Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson and his wife Eliza Reid arrived in Stockholm yesterday for the start of a three day state visit. For an official welcome at the Royal Palace, Queen Silvia wore a simple brown felt cloche hat with wide velvet hatband in a slightly darker shade. This shape is so familiar on Silvia that I assumed it was a repeat – she has nearly a twin of this hat in black but I think this brown version is new.

Jan 17, 2018 | Royal Hats

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: I believe this is new
Princess Sofia wore a black cocktail hat with what looks like a button base and trim that includes feathers and some type of bow.

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Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: I believe this is new
It’s worth giving compliment to Eliza Reid’s felt bumper hat with bow trim, a piece that looked great paired with her faux fur scarf. The colour is particularly lovely on her.
Thoughts about these hats?
Photos from Johan Jeppsson / IBL and social media as indicated

Dutch Queen Opens Bio Fair

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Queen Máxima was in Zwolle this morning to officially open a bio fair. For this engagement, she wore a new hat in dark green felt with upswept ‘slice’ brim trimmed with a Petersham ribbon hatband and side bow.

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There should be lots to like about this hat- it’s a tried and true shape on Queen Máxima and adds a third design to the small shelf of green hats in her millinery closet. There are a few quibbles, however- the brim fold creating the upswept brim shape is less refined than other hats in this same shape and makes the hat, from some angles at least, look a little lumpy.
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Not all shades of green work together and I don’t like the dark teal undertones of this hat paired with the brighter, emerald hued dress. The vibrant bluey-purple coat saves the ensemble with unexpected contrast but when removed, the dress and coat don’t make the greatest of pairings.

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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Queen Máxima has so few green hats that I want to like this one- perhaps with a different outfit? What do you think of this new green hat?
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