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Ascot 2022 Day 2: Princess Anne

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Princess Anne attended the second day of Royal Ascot today in another new hat! In grey sinamay, the hat follows a stovepipe shape with tall crown and downward facing brim. It is trimmed with a grey sinamay bow edged in blue ribbon, a layered blue ribbon hatband and a spray of grey feathers.

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It’s a well balanced design and the blue trim gives a lovely bit of contrast. I’m not sure grey is Princess Anne’s best colour but I’m going to welcome this new hat nonetheless!

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Designer: Amy Morris-Adams. Dress by Shibumi
Previously Worn: This hat is new

What do you think of Princess Anne’s new hat?

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Ascot 2022 Day 2: Earl & Countess of Wessex

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The Earl and Countess of Wessex took in the second day of racing at Royal Ascot today. Sophie wore a new denim blue sinamay saucer hat with matching inverted crin binding, crin ruffle and silk flowers.

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It’s such a great hat with wonderful balance of shape and trim. I think it’s also a great pairing for Sophie’s broderie anglaise dress, the monochrome colour creating harmony between the different textures. Yes, there is a lot of textures happening at once but I think it still works.

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Designer: bespoke version of “Karya” design by Jane Taylor. Dress by Suzannah London.
Previously Worn: This hat is new

The Earl repeated his black antique silk top hat.

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What do you think of Sophie’s new hat today?

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Ascot 2022 Day 2: Princess Beatrice & Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

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Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi were included in today’s royal carriage procession, Princess Beatrice in a repeated a white sinamay boater hat with wide stripes of navy sinamay binding, hatband and ring around the top of the crown.

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At a time when fashion sustainability is only growing in importance, it’s lovely to see any royal pull something out of their closet that has not been much worn, especially when it’s as sharp and chic a hat as this! The pairing of hat with streamlined cream dress and sleek ponytail works so well and the hat’s colour and scale suits Beatrice very well. Whoever is styling her this week deserves applause!

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Designer:  Laura Apsit Livens
Previously Worn: May 16, 2017

Edoardo looked very dapper indeed in his black antique silk top hat. It’s lovely to see young spouses embracing traditional hats like this, isn’t it?!

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Thoughts about these hats at the races today?

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Ascot 2022 Day 2: Prince of Wales & Duchess of Cornwall

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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall led the royal carriage procession again today for the second day of Royal Ascot. The Duchess wore a new hat, in fine cream straw with angular crown and gently sidesweeping brim. The sleek design is trimmed simply with a monochrome cream silk padded hatband.

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Thanks to reader Jake Short for the reminder this hat was worn first for the opening of parliament last year- Camilla has so many hats in this same shape it’s difficult to keep them straight.  This one is fine… but with so many other cream hats in her wardrobe, I’m curious about why another has been added.

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Designer:  Philip Treacy. Dress by Bruce Oldfield. 
Previously Worn: May 11, 2021

Prince Charles repeated his black antique silk top hat.

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What do you think of the Duchess’ new hat today?

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Ascot 2022 Day 1: Round Up

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Notable hats at the races today with royal connections:

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Countess of Mountbatten of Burma and her daughter, Lady Alexandra Hooper. The third photo shows Lady De Mauley in a lace coat and ecru straw percher hat trimmed with flowers and feathers

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Lady Carolyn Warren in a pink Bretton with windowpane sinamay brim extension and flying bow; Carole Middleton in a headpiece of black rolled sinamay leaves and a wired dotted veil brim

These additional hats caught my eye today:

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Designer Larisa Archakova in a dress of her own design and Anna Gilder hat



Aleks Cvetkovic in Lock & Co.

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Milliner & fashion designer Yuan Li in her own designs; Charlotte Hawkins in a Lisa Von Hallwyl hat with silk abaca bow



Natalie Mehmet-Guest in Rachel Trevor Morgan



Unknown racegoer in a John Boyd hat and Stewart Parvin dress



Scarlett Gray in Martha Lynn Millinery and a Suzannah London dress. Gorgeous!

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Milliners Lisa Tan and Gail Hayden-Staph in their own designs

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Headpiece by Nataliya Couture

And that’s a wrap for Day 1! What hats stood out to you today?

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What non-royal hats did you admire at the races today?

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