After a quiet start to the year, March saw a vast increase of royal hat outings thanks to a handful of foreign visits, the Cheltenham Festival and several other royal engagements. In fabric, felt and straw covering a rainbow of different colours, there were ten repeated designs worn in March that received loudest praise; it’s these ten hats we bring back today for a second look to choose a favourite to be put forward in our countdown for your Favourite New Royal Hat of 2019.

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 you most admired in March, shown in the order they were worn:

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Queen Elizabeth’s orange hat with magnolia blooms and brown straw leaves by Angela Kelly worn Mar 7
Queen Elizabeth’s purple felt Angela Kelly design with kettle brim, velvet leaves and flowers worn Mar 11

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Princess Anne’s turquoise felt fedora with layered hatband and feathers worn March 15
Queen Margrethe’s blue straw hat with open weave ‘slice’ brim and floral trim worn March 18

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Queen Elizabeth’s dusty pink hat with silk flowers by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn March 19
Duchess of Cambridge’s black felt Lock & Co. beret with floral and feather trim worn March 19

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Queen Mathilde’s Fabienne Delvigne pleated red button percher with looped bows & quills worn March 27
Queen Mathilde’s chocolate felt calot with felt leaf trim worn March 28

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Queen Máxima’s dusky pink straw picture hat with ‘slice’ upswept brim by Fabienne Delvigne worn March 29
Queen Margrethe’s houndstooth check hat with layered chocolate, blush & burgundy hatband worn Mar 31 

This poll will remain open until next Friday, April 19 at midnight GMT.  As always, each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Good luck!

Photos from Mark Cuthbert, Max Mumby/Indigo, Aaron Chown/PA Images, Photonoticias, Samir Hussein, Samir Hussein, Photonews, Patrick van Katwijk, and John Randeris Hansen via Getty

Your picks for favourite repeated and new royal hats worn in January and February are in… with a surprising twist. Even with two polls, we have just one winner:

While the first two months this year did not bring us an abundance of new royal hats, there were eight new designs that still stood out. These eight hats include bandeau, beret, fedora, bumper, cloche and Breton shapes and are made of materials from cozy felt to sleek silk. We’re going to second look at these eight beauties and choose the first one to be put forward in our countdown to Favourite New Royal Hat of 2019.

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Duchess of Cambridge’s blue pleated bandeau headpiece by Jane Taylor worn to church January 6
Zara Tindall’s fuchsia silk floral headpiece by Meg Rafter worn in Australia January 12

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Countess of Snowdon’s deep purple felt blocked beret worn to church January 13
Queen Elizabeth’s beige felt cloche with multi coloured feathers by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn January 20

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Queen Máxima’s relaxed burgundy melusine felt fedora by Fabienne Delvigne worn January 31
Queen Margrethe’s grey faux fur bumper hat worn February 8

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Princess Tsuguko’s dusky pink silk Breton hat with floral trim worn February 15
Princess Kiko’s pleated cream bandeau headpiece worn February 24 

This poll will remain open until next Wednesday, March 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.

Photos from Max Mumby/Indigo, Chris Hyde, Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty; Gareth Fuller/PA Images, Patrick van Katwijk via Getty; Danish Monarchy; Kyodo News and FNN;

When it comes to Royal Hats, 2019 has had a slower start than some other years (not to worry- things will soon pick up!). Despite this, there were still several of repeated designs worn over the past two months that stood out- eight  hats that cover a variety of styles and materials, with a cloche, a saucer, a Breton, a bandeau and several brimmed designs in the mix. We’re going to take a second look at these eight hats now and choose the first one in this year’s competition for Favourite Repeated Royal Hat Of The Year.

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

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Queen Elizabeth’s camel felt cloche with wide, knotted hatband worn to church on January 6
Princess Akiko’s blue silk veiled Breton hat worn January 16

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Duchess of Cornwall’s black Philip Treacy hat with high, upswept brim worn February 1
Queen Elizabeth’s yellow hat with grey trim by Angela Kelly worn February 10 to church

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Queen Elizabeth’s cornflower blue Angela Kelly hat with green feathers and glass beads worn February 14
Queen Elizabeth’s royal blue silk cloque hat with black faux fur brim by Angela Kelly worn February 22

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Empress Michiko’s pale pink silk saucer with lattice crin underbrim with cherry blossoms worn February 24
Princess Mako’s peacock blue silk bandeau with diamond motif worn February 26

This poll will remain open until next Wednesday, March 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.

Photos from Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty;  News 24 Japan; Stefan Rousseau/PA Images, PA Images, Mark Cuthbert, Max Mumby/Indigo, Du Xiaoyi and The Asahi Shimbun via Getty