New Year’s Day Races

Mike and Zara Tindall attended New Year’s Day Racing at Cheltenham Racecourse yesterday, accompanied by their two daughters. Zara wore a deep purple trilby with textured hatband and feather trim.

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The hat combines well with collarless coat and streamlined leather belt to create a effortlessly chic look.

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Designer: Somerset Millinery “Clara” design. Coat by The Fold. Styled by Annie Miall. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new.

Mia and Lena Tindall wore embellished headbands. Adorable!

Thoughts about Zara’s new hat?

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British Royal Family on Christmas Day 2022

As in years past, members of the British royal family spent Christmas at Sandringham and attended a morning service at St. Mary Magdalene Church.

The annual walk to church was led by King Charles and the Queen Consort with Queen Camilla in a striking new hat. Covered in the same denim blue wool as her coat, the beret shape is wonderfully trimmed with a halo stripe of ostrich feathers.

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Camilla has added several beret hats to her wardrobe this fall and all have been excellent. The colour of this design is magnificent on her and the feather trim a great counterpoint to her streamlined coat. What’s not to love about a halo of ostrich feathers?!

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Cashmere coat and dress by Anna Valentine.
Previously Worn: This hat is new

The Princess of Wales was also in a new hat, a wide brimmed fedora in the most luxurious loden green felt. The design is trimmed with a braid embellished hatband, flat folded bow and tall pheasant feather.

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The look is so chic on Kate, the fedora’s extended brim and beautiful trim elevating its presence, formality and elegance. Coordinating the shades of green on the coat and hat’s trim is a masterful styling move that pulls the overall look together. It’s just so good.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Coat by Alexander McQueen
Previously Worn: This hat is new. 

Princess Beatrice wore a bottle green dyed felt teardrop percher with silk rose and curved pheasant feather. The colour and scale are lovely on her, although the colour disparity between coat and hat made them an unsuccessful pairing for me.

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Designer: Somerset Millinery “Jane” design. Coat by Shrimps.
Previously Worn: This hat is new.

Princess Eugenie wore a headpiece described by its milliner as a “cream designer headpiece in stunning hand-smocked silk.” The detail on this design is lovely, although its colour and fabric at closer view feel more suited to summer than winter.

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Designer: Emily London “Cressida” design. Coat by Weekend Max Mara.
Previously Worn: this headpiece is new. 

The Countess of Wessex topped a wide collar cashmere coat with a wide brimmed hat in similarly hued felt. The design features a pork pie crown and the brim has a subtle turn-up around the back. The hat is trimmed with two overlapping stripes of ribbon on one side over which is the milliner’s logo (a little too large and prominently placed, in my opinion, to not look like an obvious advertisement). As for the overall look… to quote a much loved and repeated comment here on Royal Hats, “it’s a whole lot of biscuit.”

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Designer: Jane Taylor. Coat by Joseph
Previously Worn: This hat is new.

Lady Louise Windsor wore a navy felt trilby trimmed with a wonderful pair of silk bows on one side. The scale and youthful trim is lovely on her.

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Designer: Jane Taylor “Midnight Trilby with Bows” design. Roland Mouret coat and Ralph Lauren dress. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new.

Zara Tindall topped a black and white herringbone coat with a burgundy felt percher hat trimmed with silk flowers and cut-out felt leaves. It’s a great look for Zara, the burgundy accessories adding a great punch of colour to the ensemble.  I adore how Mia and Lena’s jewel-toned headbands coordinated with their mum’s look. So sweet.

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Designer: Juliette Botterill. Coat by LK Bennett.
Previously Worn: This hat is new. 

Lady Sarah Chatto repeated a deep navy cloche with extended brim in textured poly straw. It’s a versatile piece that has stood the test of time for Sarah.

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Designer: unknown. My guess is Stephen Jones. 
Previously Worn: Dec 24, 2017; Dec 25, 2015; Dec 25, 2013; Mar 23, 2008Dec 25, 2001; Dec 25, 2000 (I believe there is also a black version of this hat worn Jan 5, 2005; Apr 19, 2002; Feb 15, 2002)

There are some lovely jewel toned designs that made their debut this Christmas. Which ones stand out to you?

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Catching Up With The British Royals

November 17: Princess Beatrice attended a fundraiser for Street Child UK in London in a black headband studded with pearls.

 

Designer: Simone Rocha for H&M
Previously Worn: This headpiece is new

November 19: Queen Camilla attended Ascot racecourse in a ruched plaid tweed hat with cuffed faux fur brim

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Designer: Lock & Co. 
Previously Worn: Mar 11, 2015

November 22: The King, Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed South African president Cyril Ramaphosa on a state visit. Queen Camilla debuted a royal blue velour felt beret hat trimmed with a crescent of royal blue and black feathers anchored with a knotted felt twist.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Fiona Clare coat. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

The Princess of Wales wore a new pillbox with bow at the back in the same magnificent mulberry shade as her coat dress.

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Designer: Sean Barratt. Coat dress by Emilia Wickstead
Previously Worn: This hat is new

November 29: Zara and Mike Tindall at a Vogue Australia Magic Million Carnival ad campaign photoshoot. 

Designer: Sarah Cant. Dress by Shona Joy.
Previously Worn: This hat is new.
 

December 9: King Charles and Queen Camilla carried out a series of visits in Wrexham. Queen Camilla repeated her ruched tan tweed hat with faux fur cuffed brim. 

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Designer: Lock & Co. 
Previously Worn: May 17, 2022; Apr 9, 2022; Nov 20, 2021Oct 2, 2019Mar 13, 2019Nov 23, 2018;  Mar 14, 2018;  Nov 24, 2017;  Nov 26, 2016Mar 29, 2015Feb 13, 2015Dec 3, 2014Nov 30, 2014Mar 12, 2014

December 9: Zara and Mike Tindall were spotted at the International Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse, Mike in a taupe wool cap and Zara in a black felt fedora with leaf green hatband and ribbon cockade at the side. 

Designer: Sarah Haynes of Somerset Millinery. Velvet coat by Guinea London. Styled by Annie Miall. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new.
 

December 15, 2022: Princess Michael of Kent attended the ‘Together at Christmas’ Carol Service at Westminster Abbey in a chocolate suede hat with fur cuffed brim. Lady Frederick Windsor wore a tall Cossack style hat in grey faux mohair. 

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Designer of Sophie’s hat: Catherine Walker Larissa Faux Fur Winter Hat
Previously Worn: this hat is new 

December 16: The Countess of Wessex attended the Passing Out Parade at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. For this event, she repeated a black felt hat with wrapped crown, sidesweeping brim and stacked satin double hatbands. The hat’s original feather pinwheel trim was replaced with poppies for Remembrance Sunday service in 2009 and is now adorned with small felt twists.



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Designer: Philip Treacy
There are some beauties here- Queen Camilla’s new blue hat is a stunner and Zara’s Vogue photoshoot look is gorgeous. The trim reworking on the Countess of Wessex’s black felt hat is also interesting. Which hats stood out to you here most?
 
Stay tuned tomorrow for a review of all the British royal hats on Christmas Day. 
 
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British Royals Mark Remembrance Day

On Thursday, November 10, Queen Camilla visited the 94th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in her textured black beret hat with statement green feather.
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Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: Mar 29, 2022; Nov 5, 2011May 8, 2020May 1, 2019;  May 22, 2012Nov 20, 2010Nov 14, 2010May 5, 2010Dec 14, 2009Nov 5, 2009Oct 9, 2009Dec 2, 2008Dec 14, 2007

On Friday, November 11, the Duchess of Gloucester repeated a black beret for a Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum.

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: Sep 19, 2022; Nov 11, 2021

On Sunday, November 13, members of the British royal family attended the National Service Of Remembrance at The Cenotaph in central London.

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Queen Camilla repeated her new black velour felt beret hat trimmed with sweeping curve of vertically placed black lace applique and birdcage veil. It’s a stunning addition to her wardrobe.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Coat by Fiona Clare. 
Previously Worn: Sep 19, 2022

The Princess of Wales wore a new streamlined felt hat with straight-sided crown and downward facing cartwheel brim. The hat is trimmed with a braid-trimmed silk hatband. The hatband’s restrained placement, simply overlapped at the back, beautifully shows off its detail and the sleek lines of the design.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Coatdress by Catherine Walker. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

The Countess of Wessex repeated a crepe covered calot cap with bow around the back.

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Designer: Jane Taylor “Aphrodite Headpiece in Black Crepe.” Coat by Catherine Walker
Previously Worn: Sep 12, 2022

The Duchess of Gloucester repeated a black veiled straw pillbox.

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Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: May 4, 2019; Jun 9, 2018;  Mar 19, 2013Jun 20, 2011Oct 9, 2009Jun 03, 2006

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Catching Up… The British Royals

On September 25th, Queen Camilla wore a voluminous black tam with feather trim to attend Sunday service at Crathie Kirk. This hat is better viewed here at its last outing in 2006.

On September 29th, Princess Beatrice stepped out in a green velvet knotted bandeau by Jennifer Behr. It’s such a gorgeous colour on her.

On Sunday, October 2, King Charles and Queen Camilla attended church at Crathie Kirk in Scotland. Camilla repeated a red felt beret with pheasant feather trim.

Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: Oct 6, 2019; Sep 7, 2019; August 25, 2019Sep 30, 2018Sep 23, 2018Sep 16, 2018Sep 24, 2017Aug 20, 2017April 16, 2017Sep 11, 2016Sep 26, 2015Sep 5, 2012Sep 1, 2012May 9, 2012Sep 18, 2011Apr 9, 2006; Apr 10, 2005

On Sunday, October 9, the king and queen were off to Crathie Kirk again, this time Camilla in her green beret with feather trim!

Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: Sep 3, 2022; Oct 2, 2021

Yesterday, Queen Camilla attended the QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot. She repeated a navy blue straw hat with angular crown and sidesweeping brim, simply trimmed with a padded ivory hatband.
 
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Designer: Philip Treacy. Dress by Bruce Oldfield. 
Previously Worn: May 10, 2022; July 21, 2021
The wind nearly made off with her hat!

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