Category Archives: Denmark

Danish and Norwegian Queens Celebrate Norwegian Constitution

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On Saturday, Queen Sonja of Norway and Queen Margrethe of Denmark attended a seminar on the bicentenary of the Norwegian Constitution and unveiled the sculpture “Dobbeltlegeme” by Morten Stræde. For these final events held in Copenhagen, the two queens repeated navy ensembles with coordinating hats. Queen Margrethe wore her much loved red straw picture hat featuring a textured open weave straw detail on one side of the hat. 

Queen Margrethe and Queen Sonja, May 24, 2014 | Royal Hats

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: August 31, 2013; July 1, 2013;  May 29, 2013, May 14, 2013; September 11, 2009; June 30, 2008; February 20, 2008; September  12, 2007; June 7, 2007;  May 10, 2007; 

Queen Sonja repeated the white straw hat with cloche-style crown wrapped in a ruched navy and white sash that she wore for her Stortinget visit last week. The photos released today show this hat to much greater effect and remove my previous misgivings about it. The side view of this hat below, which includes the lovely large folded bow, is particularly pretty. 

Queen Margrethe and Queen Sonja, May 24, 2014 | Royal Hats

Designer of Queen Sonja’s hat: unknown
Previously Worn: May 15, 2014; September 1, 2005; June 17, 2002

I always love seeing members of different royal houses at joint engagements and thought these two queens looked quite smashing today. What do you think of their hats?

Queen Margrethe and Queen Sonja, May 24, 2014 | Royal Hats

Photos from Bax Lindhardt / Scanpix via Kongehuset

Scandinavian Royals in Norway

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The Swedish and Danish monarchs traveled to Norway last weekend to take part in the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian constitution. One of the weekend’s events was unveiling a statue of King Christian Frederik (an interesting fellow who was King of both Norway and Denmark). Queen Margrethe of Denmark did the honors in her pale blue suit and matching brimless hat with pork pie style crown, horizontally pleated sides and flower pinwheel on the side.

Queen Margrethe, May 19, 2014 | Royal Hats

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn:April 25, 2014

Queen Margrethe, May 19, 2014 | Royal Hats

 

Queen Sonja repeated a cream picture hat with side flower (not visible here) and pink feathers. Sonja often chooses small hats and I love to see her in a larger picture hat such as this one.

Queen Margrethe and Queen Sonja, May 19, 2014 | Royal Hats

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: May 31, 2012; June 2007 

Photos from NTB Scanpix via BT.dk

Danish Summer Cruise Kick Off

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Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik of Denmark kicked off their 2014 summer cruise schedule last week and boarded the Danish Royal Yacht, Dannebrog. Queen Margrethe repeated one of my favourite hats from her wardrobe, this charcoal grey trilby with modified pork pie style crown and feather pouff on the side. It’s a great hat on her, isn’t it?

Queen Margrethe, May 7, 2014 | Royal Hats

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: October 1, 2013; May 1, 2013;  October 7, 2008

Photos from Keld Navntoft/Scanpix via Kongehuset

Danish Crown Couple Visit Poland

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark began an official visit to Poland on Monday. For their arrival, Princess Mary wore a new pale pink-beige calot hat trimmed with a monochrome spray of feathers on the side Mary is certainly a fan of the calot and wears it beautifully, but this one fell flat for me. At first, I thought it was the colour of this hat that I didn’t like (or non-colour in this case) but I think it is actually the pairing between the hat and Mary’s white coat. Separately, they are both beautiful pieces but together, they don’t work. Perhaps paired with a brighter ensemble, this hat might come to life. What do you think?

Crown Princess Mary, May 12, 2014 | Royal Hats

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Designer: unconfirmed. My guess is Susanne Juul
Previously Worn: I believe this is a new hat

Queen Margrethe at Bible Society Anniversary

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On Sunday, May 11, Queen Margrethe attended a service celebrating the Bible Society’s 200th anniversary at the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen. She repeated a peach and cream hat she has worn numerous times before, although I think it is the first time we are seeing it here on Royal Hats. While I love the colour blocking on this hat  (it’s not often we see a royal hat with a crown and brim in different colours),  don’t like this colour of fleshy peach on Margrethe. What do you think?

Queen Margrethe, May 11, 2014 | Royal Hats

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: June 6, 2012; September 4, 2012; May 24, 2011;  September 16, 2010; June 8, 2010; September 10, 2009; September 7, 2009

Photos from Jens Anstrup/Scanpix via Kongehuset