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This Week’s Extras

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On Monday, Queen Margrethe repeated her orange straw hat with navy hatband to award the Rungstedlund Prize at the Karen Blixen Museum in North Zealand.
On Wednesday during the second day of the German state visit to Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria repeated her forest green folded ribbon flower headpiece by Orjan Jakobsson at a luncheon at the Golden Hall of Stockholm City Hall. In the evening, she wore a peach silk orchid headpiece for a dinner at the Royal Academy of Music.
Also on Wednesday, Princess Benedikte opened a care center swimming pool in her brown straw hat, changed to include a turquoise hatband and large flower. 
On Friday, Princess Beatrix unveiled the window Peace and Reconciliation in the Laurens Church  in Rotterdam in a dark green bumper hat

On Friday, India Hicks was married to partner of 25 years, David Flint Wood. The Bride wore an Emilia Wickstead dress and her mother, Lady Pamela Hicks,  wore a Fiona Clare couture dress and a wide brimmed navy hat.

The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:
Striking black lace headpiece by American milliner Jamie Cantwell
Such wonderful sinmay curls on this linen and lace headpiece by Dutch milliner Wies Mauduit
Grey felt button with beautiful leather flowers by British milliner Louise Pocock
Wonderful shapes on this pair of hats in royal blue felt by Italian milliner Monica Gamberale
Amazingly unexpected pink and purple sinamay headpiece by Australian milliner Jen Marsh
Ivory sinamay button with buntal knotted swirl hand woven with rainbow raffia by British milliner Georgina Blyth
A most unexpected, unconventional and creative design by British milliner Nara Taylor
Deep teal luxe fur felt hugger with gorgeous feathers by British milliner Michelle Boyt
Ecru mulberry silk knitted hat with ruffled brim by Danish hatmaker Marianne Schmidt Thorsviv
Beige leather teardrop beret with elegant cream orchids by British milliner Inna Walker
Another masterful design by Australian milliner Jill Humphries. The serpent knot is so beautiful.

How time flies. Prince Hisahito celebrated his 15th birthday last Monday!

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Queen Margrethe concluded the Danish summer cruise in Fanø Municipality on Wednesday in her jaunty navy and cream hat with slightly flared brim and straight-sided, flat crown by Mathilde Førster.
Back on August 24, 2021 Princess Benedict took part in the Frontier Union folk festival held at Ejer Bavnehøj, where a tower was erected to commemorate the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland in 1920. She wore a vibrant red (or deep pink?) straw hat with orange straw underbrim and wide hatband for this event.
The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:
Spectacular “Bluebird” and 1950s-esque blue feather design by Australian milliner Jill Humphries
Lovely watermelon pink straw beret percher with silk ruffles by Australian milliner Rachel Henry
Wonderful felt leaf trim on this green capulet by German milliner Antia Heitzler
Pale tan straw bandeau with spray of delicate multicoloured feathers by British milliner Siana Yewdall
Navy straw hybrid fedora-top hat with cream striped hatband by British milliner Yuan LI
Enchanting lilac parasisal brimmed hat with allium flower & crin twisted hatband by Australian milliner Sophie Allport

Striking black lace trim on this ivory button with curled quills by Australian milliner Brett Morley
Love the leather hatband and brim binding on this vibrant green design by Dutch milliner Wies Mauduit
Wonderful jeweled butterflies on this midnight blue felt trilby by American millinery brand Kokin New York
Exquisite pink silk pillbox covered in dew drops by French milliner Sandrine Bourg
Gorgeous pleated brim shape on this black felt cloche by German millinery brand Malinè
Such a unique scalloped straw headpiece with crin birdcage brim by Russian milliner Lia Gureeva

 

Sweet new photos of wee Maria-Alexandra of Romania

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This Week’s Extras

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Infanta Elena in a casual woven fedora at an event in support of Spanish paralympic athletes in Madrid
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Prince Tsola Emiko was crowned the 21st king of the Olu of Warri kingdom in Nigeria’s delta region on August 21
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The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:
From Australian milliner Jill Humphries, a lilac parasisal beret percher with stunning statement bow &
statement making ivory straw pyramid saucer with black dots, crin brim edging and chin sweep
Beautifully draped mustard silk abaca headpiece by British brand Oscar & Willow Millinery
Fuchsia, cream and turquoise patterned buntal straw tam by Australian milliner Louise Macdonald
Black felt fedora with multicoloured pompom brim by China-based Russian milliner Natasha Iashina
Exquisite autumnal hued feather trim on this natural straw veiled half hat by Dutch milliner Wies Mauduit
Charming ivory saucer with vibrant brim binding, feathers & floral trim by French milliner Béatrice de Beauvoir
Visor with beautiful scene in layered tulle and back bow by Australian milliner Belinda Osborne

The loveliest magenta straw beret with green quill and handmade silk flowers by British milliner Clare Brown
Stunning feather flower on this lace timmed pillbox percher by Ghanan milliner Velma Owusu-Bempah
Russian milliner Anna Andrienko proves that ivory and beige are far from boring with this angular design
Navy wide brimmed sinamay hat with amazing oversize silver leaf trim by British brand Rebecca Couture millinery
Statement feather headpiece in black, ivory and pale turquoise by Irish milliner Deb Fanning
Charming sinamay floral face-framing headpiece by British milliner Vanessa Brett
Camel alpaca wool fedora with patterned hatband by American brand Andeana Hats
Beautiful blue & ivory freeform sinamay hats by British milliner Lucy Bowler and Australian milliner Tracy Mackinnon
Is it me or are tams popping up all over the place?! This handwoven red stunner is by Australian milliner Christine Waring

And from the Luxembourg ducal family, all gathered together for the first time since the start of the pandemic

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On Tuesday, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended the annual anniversary at the art museum Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde in Stockholm, the queen in an ivory hat with wide ruched hatband and rose on the side.
Yesterday, took part in the annual “Kungsrallyt” for older vintage cars in Borgholm, Öland, the king in a natty fedora at the wheel of his prized 1946 Volvo PV-60. Queen Silvia wore a vintage shaped straw hat with low crown and curving brim trimmed in a ring of silk wild flowers.

King Jigme Khesar in a military beret on Friday for the Attestation Parade of the 77th group of Recruits to the Royal Bhutan Army at the Military Training Centre in Tencholing, Wangduephodrang.

The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:
Wonderfully unique diamond leather overlay on this wide brimmed hat by Dutch designer Irene van Vugt
Black straw bandeau with wonderfully vibrant and whimsical strawflower trim by British milliner Josephine Willis
Deep orange straw Breton hat with braid leaf trim by Australian milliner Christine Waring
Another absolutely spectacular brim on this ecru straw hat by Russian milliner Lia Gureeva
Curved half hat covered in spotted feathers with feather studded veil by Australian milliner Jill Humphries
Ivory straw bandeau with vibrant green striped binding and bow by Japanese brand Emera Beret
I LOVE seeing something completely new on a hat. The colour block, thread-wrapped brim on this bright pink felt hat by British milliner Viviane Gomis is just that!

Australian milliner Cynthia Jones Bryson’s new collection is full of incredible feather work like this black & white design
Absolutely wonderful colour on this orange button with red feathers by Australian brand Rebecca Couture Millinery
German milliner Ulrike Strelow proving that denim can be chic and so stylish with this brimmed driving cap
Adore all the ombre shades of pink in this sinamay percher with twist trim by Australian milliner Rachel Henry
Grey baroque freshwater pearl encrusted bandeau by British milliner Jane Taylor
Gorgeous crin on this button by Irish milliner Aiofe Harrison and this brim by Dutch milliner Marilène De Zomer
Lovely shape and featherwork in this blue and yellow headpiece by Australian brand With Grace Millinery
Refined grey and pink straw trilby with the most beautiful layered ombre hatband by British milliner Louise Pocock

Sad news from Liechtenstein, announcing the death of Princess Marie at age 81.

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Empress Masako in a grey hat with tightly upturned brim today to mark the anniversary of Japanese surrender at the end of WWII. The bow tucked into the brim at the back is a charming touch on this design.

The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:
Very chic red patterned buntal straw hat with Dior brim and multi-looped bow by Dutch milliner Wies Mauduit
White pillbox with beautifully draped silk rose overlay by American milliner Tracy Young
Pink straw saucer with black and white polka dot flying bow by Irish milliner Carol Kennelly
Brilliantly bonkers! Silk abaca helmet with beaded bowler silhouette by Australian milliner Andrea Cainero
Stunning shape on the cartwheel brim of this design in floral-woven straw by Russian milliner Lia Gureeva
Another head turning feathered bandeau, this time in midnight blue, by Australian milliner Jill Humphries
Tall turban entirely covered in different kinds of pink silk flowers by American milliner Sarah Sokol
Red straw halo headpiece with black crin ginko leaf trim by Australian milliner Christine Waring

Wonderful pattern on these woven buntal cloche hats by British milliner Jess Collett
Easy breezy coated linen cap by American milliner Peter Forson
Sweet headpiece of rolled sinamay lilies in different pink shades by Australian milliner Catherine Kelly
Boater with braid crown, perspex brim and a swarm of blue butterflies by British milliner Bundle MacLaren
Graphic black and white striped disc percher by London-based milliner Philip Treacy
Lovely pink felt button with embroidered leaves and 3D silk flowers by German milliner Anne Schneider
Cloche covered in lime green straw loops and feathers by Australian milliner Philip Rhodes
Whimsical beaded trim on this navy button percher by France-based milliner Sylvia Martinez
How fun is this vibrant pink scalloped brim take on a boater hat by New Zealand milliner Maria Wright?!

Sweet holiday snap shared by the Danish monarchy

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