Top Royal Hat Trend of 2014

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While 2013 was the year of the toque hat,  2014 was most certainly the year of the…     

Here are some of the many pillbox hats we saw adorning royal heads last year:

Princess Michael of Kent, October 18, 2014 | Royal Hats  Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, June 6, 2014 | Royal Hats  Countess of Wessex, December 25, 2014 in Jane Taylor | Royal Hats  Queen Mathilde, February 6, 2014 in Dior | The Royal Hats Blog  Queen Sofia, December 12, 2014 | Royal Hats  Queen Máxima, January 20, 2014 in Fabienne Delvigne | The Royal Hats Blog

   Princess Anne, June 18, 2014 | Royal Hats  The Duchess of Cambridge, April 7, 2014 in Gina Foster | The Royal Hats Blog Princess Margaretha, December 12, 2014 | Royal Hats  Crown Princess Mette-Marit, September 2, 2014 in Mona Strand | Royal Hats  Princess Kiko, December 23, 2014 | Royal Hats  Queen Margrethe, April 18, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog

Duchess of Gloucester, June 10, 2014| Royal Hats  Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie, December 12, 2014 | Royal Hats  Crown Princess Masako, July 3, 2014 | Royal Hats    Queen Silvia, March 2, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog  Queen Paola, February 18, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog  Crown Princess Mette-Marit, May 15, 2014 | Royal Hats

Queen Mathilde, December 13, 2014 | Royal Hats  Crown Princess Mette Marit, October 13, 2014 | Royal Hats  Princess Eugenie, December 25, 2014 in Juliette Botterill | Royal Hats  Queen Sonja, October 13, 2014 | Royal Hats  Princess Kako, December 23, 2014 | Royal Hats  Princess Laurentien, September 16, 2014 in Eudia | Royal Hats

Do you have any predictions about what trends we will see this year in royal hats?

Don’t forget to cast your vote in the races for Favourite Royal Hat of 2014, Least Favourite Royal Hat of 2014, and Best Overall Royal Hat Style in 2014. You have three more days to vote!

Poll: Best Overall Royal Hat Style in 2014

Royal HatsWe have begun voting for our greatest and least favourite hats of 2014 and now, dear readers, it is time to determine the royal with the best overall millinery style in 2014. These five nominees have provided us with much hat-watching amusement this year – in no particular order, they are:

Queen Elizabeth (see all of Her Majesty’s hats of 2014 at this post)

Queen Elizabeth in 2014 | Royal Hats

Countess of Wessex (see all of the Countess’ hats of 2014 at this post)

Countess of Wessex in 2014 | Royal Hats

Queen Máxima (see all of Queen Máxima’s hats of 2014 at this post)

Queen Máxima in 2014 | Royal HatsThe Duchess of Cornwall (see all of the Duchess’ hats of 2014 at this post)  

Duchess of Cornwall in 2014 | Royal Hats

The Duchess of Cambridge (see all of Kate’s hats of 2014 at this post)

Duchess of Cambridge in 2014 | Royal Hats

It is now time to cast your vote! You may vote once every 24 hours and may choose multiple choices each time your vote. The poll will remain open until next Friday, January 16 at midnight GMT and we will celebrate the results next weekend. Happy voting!

Poll: Favourite Royal Hat of 2014

After launching yesterday’s poll for the least favourite royal hat last year, it is time to turn the tables around and decide on which one was your favourite.  Please click on each of the following twelve  photos to link back to the original post with larger photos and information about each hat. Your finalists for best royal hat of 2014 are, in random order:

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1. Queen Máxima’s boysenberry upturned hat  2. Princess Haya’s black and white vertical hat  
3. Crown Princess Mary’s purple pillbox

Duchess of Cornwall, June 17, 2014 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats  Crown Princess Victoria, June 8, 2014 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats  Queen Máxima, May 26, 2014 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats

4. Duchess of Cornwall’s pale blue picture hat  5. Crown Princess Victoria’s retro rose headpiece  
6. Queen Máxima’s black and white picture hat

 Duchess of Cambridge, April 20, 2014 in Jane Taylor | The Royal Hats Blog  Queen Máxima, August 30, 2014 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats  Queen Elizabeth, June 14, 2014 in Angela Kelly | Royal Hats

7. Duchess of Cambridge’s grey percher hat   8. Queen Máxima’s natural straw slice hat   
9. Queen Elizabeth’s white and royal blue hat

Countess of Wessex, June 19, 2014 in Jane Taylor| Royal Hats  Queen Máxima, June 24, 2014 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats

 10. Countess of Wessex’s black hat with bows 11. Queen Máxima’s burgundy picture hat  
12. Princess Haya’s white cocktail hat

Everyone is able to vote once every 24 hours- this daily vote enables you to vote for multiple hats at a time. The poll will remain open until next Friday, January 16 at midnight GMT and we will celebrate the results next weekend. Happy voting!

Please click on each photo to link back to the original post with additional information and photo sources