After an incredibly busy month of royal hat watching (with a few more busy days ahead!), I’m stealing a moment to catch up on some poll results. Here are your choices for favourite new and repeated hats worn during the month of May:

Any month that includes a major royal wedding, garden parties and state visits in addition to regular engagements is going to bring us a stream of new hats and that is exactly what we saw in May!  Ten designs – perchers, mushroom brimmed pictures, saucers, an upsweep, a pillbox and a pinwheel – stood out as particularly memorable, based on your comments, and it’s now time to choose a favourite from this group.

If you struggle to choose your favourite(s), do remember click on each photo or caption to link back to original feature posts with additional views, information and discussion on each hat. Here are these ten finalists for May, shown in the order they were worn:

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Duchess of Cornwall’s layered pink feather pinwheel hat by Philip Treacy worn May 19
Duchess of Cambridge’s fluted cream straw saucer with roses and twists by Philip Treacy worn May 19

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Countess of Wessex’s blue straw percher with crescent feather trim by Jane Taylor worn May 19
Autumn Philips in a teal straw vertical saucer with feathers by Juliette Botterill worn May 19

   5.   6.

Zara Tindall in a navy straw Rosie Olivia percher with ruffle, roses and tulle worn May 19
Lady Sarah Chatto’s textured navy straw mushroom brim hat by Stephen Jones worn May 19

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Duchess of Cornwall’s cream straw Philip Treacy sideweep with lace trim worn May 22
Duchess of Sussex’s blush straw saucer with molded shallow crown by Philip Treacy worn May 22

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Princess Tsuguko’s textured white pillbox with ice blue binding and folded fan trim worn May 22
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie’s almond straw mushroom brimmed hat with flower trim worn May 23

This poll will remain open until next Friday, June 15 at midnight GMT. As in the past, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting!

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Thanks to garden parties, state visits, a major wedding, and numerous other royal engagements, the month of May brought us numerous occasions with hats. It’s now time for a quick review of the designs we admired most. Eight brimmed stood out in particular, based on your comments, and it is now time to choose a favourite.

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Countess of Wessex’s lattice brimmed straw saucer hat with twists & coral feathers by Jane Taylor worn May 15
Queen Elizabeth’s aqua straw Rachel Trevor Morgan hat with twists and silk flowers worn May 15

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Duchess of Cornwall’s pale grey straw upsweep with ostrich feather wrap by Philip Treacy worn May 15
Princess Beatrix’s purple straw hat with upturned kettle brim by Suzanne Moulijn worn May 16

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Countess of Snowdon in a white textured Rachel Trevor Morgan hat with mushroom brim worn May 19 
Princess Michael of Kent’s almond straw wide brimmed Philip Treacy hat with roses & veil worn May 19  

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Queen Mathilde’s red hat with gently upturned brim by Fabienne Delvigne worn May 20
Princess Alexandra’s Rachel Trevor Morgan navy hat with polka dot printed upswept brim worn May 31 

This poll will remain open next Friday, June 15  at midnight GMT and a winner will be revealed shortly thereafter. As in the past, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting!

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April usually brings us a series of new hats as we transition from winter to spring fashions and this year was no different.  Eight designs – perchers, boaters, saucers, a fedora, a boater, a beret and a cloche – stood out as particularly successful, based on your comments, and it’s now time to choose a favourite from this group.

Please click on each photo or caption to link back to original feature posts with additional views, information and discussion on each hat. Here are these eight finalists for April, shown in the order they were worn:

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Princess Anne’s turquoise felt fedora with feathers and double hatband worn April 1 for Easter
Princess Beatrice’s textured pink tweed boater from Emily London worn April 1

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Autumn Philips in an ice blue Juliette Botterill button percher with silk abacca looped bow worn April 1
Countess of Wessex’s Jane Taylor navy and cream woven straw saddle saucer with navy twists worn April 1

   5.     6.

Princess Hanako’s green silk covered hat with dotted tulle net trim worn April 18
Princess Beatrice’s natural straw patterned saucer with twists by Jane Taylor worn April 22

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Meghan Markle’s black straw beret with beaded dragonfly by Philip Treacy worn April 25
Queen Mathilde’s red straw cloche hat by Fabienne Delvigne worn in America on April 25

This poll will remain open until next Sunday, May 13  at midnight GMT. As in the past, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting!

 

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With the month of April having just wrapped up, we turn our attention to the repeated hats we saw worn this month that we admired most. Seven designs in bright hues- upsweeps, an hourglass, a calot and a beret – all stood out and it now time to compare these six beauties with greater scrutiny and determine a winner.

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Queen Elizabeth’s magenta straw upswept brim hat with silk flowers by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn April 1
Princess Eugenie in a fuchsia felt brimless pork pie with side twists from Juliette Botterill worn April 1   

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The Duchess of Cornwall’s mint green Philip Treacy straw upsweep with twists worn in Australia April 4
Queen Elizabeth’s purple felt Angela Kelly split crown hat with pompoms worn April 12

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Crown Princess Mary’s pale pink felt calot with feathers by Susanne Juul worn April 17
Queen Elizabeth’s coral pink straw hourglass hat with feather spray by Angela Kelly worn April 22 

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Queen Máxima’s red suede beret by Fabienne Delvigne worn for King’s Day on April 27

This poll will remain open until Sunday, May 13  at midnight GMT and a winner will be revealed shortly thereafter.. As in the past, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting!

Photos from Max Mumby/Indigo and Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty; Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock; Samir Hussein via Getty; AFP; Chris Jackson and Patrick van Katwijk via Getty