While the pace of royal hat wearing slows over the summer, this year saw  number of lovely repeated designs worn to events in July and August. We’re going to look back at these beauties and choose one to be put forward in our countdown to your Favourite New Royal Hat of 2019.

There were ten repeated royal hats worn over the summer that received particular admiration- ten hats in a myriad of colours and shapes, some with restrained trim and others lavishly bedecked. Please click on each caption link to jump to original feature posts with additional views, information and discussion on each hat. Here are the ten repeated royal hats we most admired in July and August, shown in the order they were worn:

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Queen Máxima’s  warm brown straw picture hat with high upsweep by Fabienne Delvigne worn July 2
Queen Elizabeth’s coral straw hat with upturned brim and wide arc of feathers by Angela Kelly worn July 4

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Queen Mathilde’s silver silk covered percher with silver straw twist by Philip Treacy worn July 9
Queen Elizabeth’s pink silk wool cloque hat with fritillaria flowers and feather leaves by Angela Kelly worn July 9

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Queen Mathilde’s textured pink calot with side bow by Fabienne Delvigne worn July 10 in Germany
Queen Elizabeth’s pale blue cloche with flowers by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn on August 6

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Princess Tsuguko’s cream hat with black crown and trim worn on August 10
Queen Elizabeth’s turquoise straw hat with double hatband and bows by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn August 17

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Queen Elizabeth’s magenta straw hat with blue brim binding and burnt feathers worn August 25
Queen Máxima’s fuchsia straw picture hat with sidesweeping ‘slice’ brim by Fabienne Delvigne worn August 31 

This poll will remain open until next Monday, December 16 at midnight GMT.   As usual for these polls, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Good luck!

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The month of June always brings us an array of wonderful new royal hat debuts and this year was no exception. Based on your comments, there were ten new royal hats worn during this month (outside of Royal Ascot) which were met with particular approval. It’s these ten designs that we gather together for a closer look, choosing a favourite to put forward in our ultimate contest for Favourite New Royal Hat of 2019.

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Princess Beatrice’s black button percher with curling crescent twists by Annabel Allen worn June 1
Duchess of Cornwall’s cream straw picture hat with layered lattice crin trim by Philip Treacy worn June 3

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Princess Eugenie’s black straw bergère hat with large white silk rose by Emily London worn June 8
Princess Beatrice’s black straw halo bandeau with cream silk organza ruffle flower by Judy Bentinck worn June 8

Princess Marie’s pale pink straw hat with cartwheel brim and natural straw side bow worn June 15

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Queen Máxima’s dusky pink vertical saucer with silk flowers and pheasant feathers worn June 17
Queen Letizia’s veiled black straw bandeau headpiece with side feather spray by Cherubina worn June 17
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa’s chartreuse straw calot hat worn for Luxembourg National Day, June 24

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Queen Margrethe’s coral straw hat with raised brim and navy hatband by Mathilde Thoe Førster worn June 25
Queen Elizabeth’s royal blue straw Rachel Trevor Morgan design with purple flowers worn June 29

This poll will remain open until next Thursday, November 12, at midnight GMT.   As usual for these polls, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting.

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June was a busy month of events (beyond Royal Ascot) which saw some wonderful repeated royal hats. Eleven repeated royal hats worn in June were met with particular admiration, based on your comments. It’s now time to take a second look and choose our favourite.

Please click on each caption link to jump to original feature posts with additional views, information and discussion on each hat. Here are the 11 non-Ascot hats you most admired in June, shown in the order they were worn:

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Princess Alexandra’s pale grey straw hat with straw leaves, bow and feathers worn June 1 and June 27
Duchess of Cornwall’s almond straw picture hat with stacked jinsin ribbon twists by Philip Treacy worn June 6

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Duchess of Cambridge’s Philip Treacy cream straw waved saucer with twists and yellow roses worn June 8
Countess of Wessex’s black straw pointed ellipse wave hat with floral vine by Jane Taylor worn June 8

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Queen Máxima’s textured pumpkin straw sideswept brim ‘slice’ hat by Fabienne Delvigne worn June 13
Crown Princess Mary’s wheat straw saucer with ecru flowers and feathers by Jane Taylor worn June 15

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Queen Elizabeth’s renovated pink straw hat with oversize straw rose by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn June 16
Duchess of Cambridge’s Lock and Co. black straw hat with upturned windowpane lattice brim worn June 17
Duchess of Wessex’s cutout straw saucer with tan organdie twists and coral feathers by Jane Taylor worn June 17

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Duchess of Cornwall’s ecru straw sidesweep with beaded silk twists and flowers by Philip Treacy worn June 17
Queen Elizabeth’s pale blue Rachel Trevor Morgan straw hat with silk hatband and pink flowers worn June 30

This poll will remain open until next Thursday, November 12, at midnight GMT.   As usual for these polls, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting.

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Back in May, a number of foreign visits, summer cruises, garden parties and the inauguration of a new emperor brought us a handful of fantastic new hats. We’re going to look back at eleven designs which, base on your comments, were most admired choose one to be put forward in our countdown to your Favourite New Royal Hat of 2019.

This group of eleven cover a myriad of colours and styles- saucers, perchers, upsweeps,  cartwheel brim and a bumper – in materials including silk, wool, felt, parisisal and sinamay. It is now time to take a closer look at each one and choose your top pick.

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Princess Hisako’s salmon pink hat with lace and dotted veil worn May 3
Princess Tsuguko’s green silk patterned percher with cascading lilies of the valley worn May 3

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Princess Beatrice’s white parasisal button percher with flowers & bows by Jess Collett worn May 18
Princess Alexandra’s teal wide-brimmed hat with burnt feathers worn May 18
Zenouska Mowatt in a red straw Jane Taylor Saucer with layered crin ruffle worn May 18

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Lady Amelia Windsor’s cream straw Philip Treacy teardrop percher with knotted flying bow worn May 18
Sarah, Duchess of York’s pink layered disc with pheasant feathers by Jess Collett worn May 18

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Duchess of Cambridge’s pink saucer with rose and feather by Juliette Botterill worn May 21
Queen Silvia’s magenta bumper hat with leaf cutouts & feathers by Kirstin Carlefalk worn May 23

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Queen Margrethe’s jaunty navy hat with cream brim by Mathilde Thoe Førster worn May 29
Queen Máxima’s deep mulberry straw picture hat with soaring ‘slice’ brim by Fabienne Delvigne worn May 30

This poll will remain open until Sunday, September 22  at midnight GMT.   As usual for these polls, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Good luck!

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Wonderful summer guest posts and lively discussion questions (that sent my nose into the archives on more than one occasion!) were fun distractions which, I’m afraid, made me lax in posting several months of hat polls. May was a busy month of foreign visits, garden parties, a royal wedding and the inauguration of a new emperor, all events that saw some memorable hats. We’re going to look back at these beauties and choose one to be put forward in our countdown to your Favourite Repeated Royal Hat of 2019.

There were ten new repeated beauties worn during the month of May which, based on your comments, were particularly admired. It’s now time to choose a winner.

Please click on each caption link to jump to original feature posts with additional views, information and discussion on each hat. Here are the ten repeated hats most admired in May, shown in the order they were worn:

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Princess Akiko in an aqua blue rolled brim Breton hat with feathers and veil worn May 3
Duchess of Cornwall’s cream picture hat with peaked crown & feather pinwheel by Philip Treacy worn May 15

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Queen Elizabeth’s magenta straw Rachel Trevor Morgan sidesweep with flowers & feathers worn May 18
Duchess of Gloucester’s royal blue textured, braided headband worn May 18

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Queen Máxima’s black silk double bandeau headpiece by Fabienne Delvigne worn May 20
Countess of Wessex’s blush pink straw disc hat with black windowpane crin by Jane Taylor worn May 21

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Princess Alexandra’s natural straw picture hat with with floral hatband and tan veil worn May 21
Queen Elizabeth’s pale jade straw hat with silk flowers & bow by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn May 22

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Queen Máxima’s beigey-pink picture hat with soaring ‘slice’ brim by Fabienne Delvigne worn May 23
Princess Hisako in a black straw pork pie crown hat with white crin brim overlay worn May 25 

This poll will remain open until Sunday, September 22  at midnight GMT.   As usual for these polls, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Good Luck!

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