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Top Royal Hats in July and August 2016

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Interestingly, the polls for favourite new and repeated royal hats worn during the combined months of July and August were much closer than in previous months.  Never fear, however, as two clear winners emerged:

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Princess Anne in a pale aqua saucer hat with leaf applique worn on July to
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel

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Duchess of Cambridge in a black straw design Silvia Fletcher for Lock & Co with lattice brim
worn for the Battle of The Somme Centenary on July 1

This is the first month where winners of both polls were hats worn on the same day. Jump over to the bottom of the original poll posts (new hats here and repeated hats here) to look at the results in greater detail or to the Fan Favourites page to see a collection of your favourite hats so far this year.

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Hats From the Past

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Royal Hats to 45 years ago this weekend and some wonderful green hats worn by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Anne during a tour of Turkey.

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This Week’s Extras

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King Carl Gustaf in his trusty fedora cheering on his son at the racetrack last weekend (Svenskdam)

A pair of nautical and rain hats for the Norwegian monarchs last weekend as they closed the 2016 royal yacht tour

Queen Silvia in a simple black hat for the funeral of Countess Gunnila Bernadotte on Thursday (Swedish Royal Court)

Great article about the designer and story behind the hat worn by Sophie Gregoire Trudeau for last weekend’s royal welcome (Ottawa Citizen)

Even the royals do standard ‘baby in pumpkin patch with cozy hat’ poses. Here is adorable Prince Oscar.

Wonderful conclusion last weekend to the Countess of Wessex’s cycle from Edinburgh to London in support of the Duke of Edinburgh Award (Daily Mail)

Interesting interview with Crown Prince Leka of Albania (who was raised in exile in South Africa) as lead up to his October 8 wedding, Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here and Part 5 here (Noblesse et Royautes blog)

Speaking of weddings- huge thanks to our friends at Luxarazzi for translating RTL’s interview this week with Prince Louis and Princess Tessy of Luxembourg on the occasion of their tenth wedding anniversary.

Sculptures made by Prince Henrik of Denmark are featured in a Spanish exhibition (El Diario)

Great interview with Queen Margrethe released yesterday, sharing the story behind an embroidered tapestry she designed and will be presenting to Schlosskirche in Wittenberg next week. Her stance on Danish succession and smoking is also made rather clear (Der Spiegel)

While we will always shy away from politics here at Royal Hats, this interview with King Abdullah of Jordan is insightful (60 Minutes)

Princess Beatrice became the first member of the British Royal Family to complete a triathlon this week, all in support of charity (Daily Mail)

And to close out the week with something to warm your heart-  wonderful moments captured on Thursday (all by British photographer extraordinaire Chris Jackson) when a number of Canadian military families joined the Cambridges in Victoria for an outdoor children’s party. Charlotte’s hair bow is by Amaia Kids. So sweet

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Closer Look: The Granddaughter’s Wedding Hat

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Royal Hats When Zara Phillips married Mike Tindall on July 30, 2011, Queen Elizabeth made the charming choice to wear pale coral pink for her eldest granddaughter’s wedding.

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It was no surprise that the Rachel Trevor Morgan designed hat from this event, which took place in Scotland, was included in the Holyrood House section of this year’s three-part exhibition, ‘Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen’s Wardrobe’. While the hat is well known to many of us, the exhibition does provide a closer look at the hat’s bow and feather trim than we have seen before.

I have always liked this piece- the darker coral accents give subtle but beautiful contrast and definition to the design. The lavish bow and feather trim offsets both the tall crown on the hat and the austere neckline on the coat and the overall ensemble hits just the right balance of flourish and restraint. I have some quibbles about feather placement in the closeup view but at a distance, as seen worn by the Queen in the photos above, think it’s a lovely design.
What do you think of this hat design, now that we’ve had a closer look?
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Luxembourg Royal Wedding Guests, Ten Years On

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Anniversary While the wedding of Prince Louis of Luxembourg and Tessy Antony ten years ago was a small one by royal standards, it included a number of hats worn by members of the couple’s family. From our current vantage point a decade later, here is a look back at these millinery designs.

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa arrived with the groom in a silver silk suit topped with a matching jewelled headpiece of overlapping silk bow loops and pale grey flying feathers.

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The headpiece makes a strong statement (nearly as loud as a statement as Maria Teresa made when she left the church cradling her grandson, firmly putting rumours of Grand Ducal disapproval of the marriage to rest) and while it’s a little haphazard, I always thought it was great fun.

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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne

Tessy’s mother Régine Antony wore a wide brimmed black straw hat with flat crown, raised brim and large bow at the side. Her grandmother, pictured far left in the group photo below, wore a black felt hat with wavy brim.

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Archduchess Marie Astrid wore a small hat made of widely woven natural straw with tightly upfolded cuff brim and swath of net veil. The weave of the straw lends great texture to the piece which feels a little nondescript. Her sister, Princess Margaretha of Leichtenstein, wore what appears to be a cream calot with black overlay. The overlay gives interesting dimension to the piece although I have a hard time making a connection betwen the hat and her ensemble.

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Archduchess Marie Astrid and Princess Margaretha, September 29, 2006 | Royal Hats

Finally, Princess Sibilla wore a forest green Garbo style hat with laser cut brim. The pattern cut into the brim is an eye-catching embellishment alternative to usual flowers and feathers and, I suspect, a rather fashion-forward statement ten years ago. I’m not sure the hat was showed off to best effect with Sibilla’s gray-green suit but it’s an interesting piece of millinery that stands on its own.

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The stand-out millinery designs here are the ones worn by Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Princess Sibilla, both of which I think could easily be worn today. What do you think of the royal hats at this royal wedding, ten years on?

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