Category Archives: Sweden

Swedish Royal Christening

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On Saturday, members of the Swedish Royal Family gathered at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm for the christening of Désirée Magnuson, daughter of Gustav Magnuson and Vicky Andren Magnuson (and granddaughter of Princess Christina). For this special event, Princess Christina wore a black and white cocktail hat with a flat, disk base and mass of feathers on top. While I we don’t have a good view of it to know for certain, I don’t think this hat is attractive or flattering to its wearer, two things a royal hat really should be.

Princess Christina, March 21, 2015 | Royal Hats

Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine attended the christening with their families (Queen Silvia is recovering from a recent skiing injury to her shoulder and was unable to attend). Little Princess Estelle and Princess Leonore were adorable, as usual, in their grosgrain ribbon hairbows.

Swedish Royal Family, March 21, 2015 | Royal Hats

Princess Leonore, March 21, 2015 in Livly | Royal Hats

Princess Estelle, March 21, 2015 in Livly | Royal Hats Princess Estelle, March 21, 2015 in Livly | Royal Hats

Hairbow designer: Livly

Photos from Suvad Mrkonjic via Expressen

Crown Princess Attends Royal Swedish Academy

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Last Friday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden attended the annual meeting of the The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities at at the House of Nobility in Stockholm. The Crown Princess, who is an honorary member of the academy and awarded a number of honours at this event, added her faux jewelled headpiece to her outfit. Such pieces are a marvellous way to add a little sparkle to a non-tiara formal events and I thought this small addition added a regal touch to her beautiful ensemble.

Crown Princess Victoria, March 20, 2015 in Jenny Packham | Royal Hats

Crown Princess Victoria, March 20, 2015 in Jenny Packham | Royal Hats   Crown Princess Victoria, March 20, 2015 in Jenny Packham | Royal Hats

Designer: Jenny Packham (dress designed by Pronovias)
Previously Worn: September 9, 2014

The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel began a visit to South Korea this morning- let’s hope she will wear a hat or two during this trip.

Photos from Pelle Nilsson T / Action Press and Pelle Nilsson T / Action Press via APA Picturedesk

Name Day Celebration For Swedish Crown Princess

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Princess Estelle of Sweden joined in on the celebration of Crown Princess Victoria’s name day this morning in the Royal Palace court yard in Stockholm (Prince Daniel was at another engagement). For these festivities, the royal mother and daughter were dressed in very sweet matching vibrant purple coats. Princess Estelle topped her coat in a white cable knit cap and matching mittens. In a word- adorable!

Swedish Monarchs Kick Off Finnish State Visit

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King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived in Helsinki yesterday for the start of a three day state visit to Finland. For this arrival, Queen Silvia wore a new calot hat made of the same dark teal wool as her suit, trimmed with a feather and tulle spray on the side.The colour looks like a great shade on her but I thought the style was slightly lost in her hairstyle. I suppose there are times when a royal must wear a hat and opts to meet this requirement with a hat that stays in the background – a calot hat is a great option for this kind of  ‘low key’ royal working hat. For an occasion the likes of a state visit, however, I’m always going to hope for something a little more. What do you think of this new hat?

Queen Silvia, March 3, 2015 | Royal Hats Queen Silvia, March 3, 2015 | Royal Hats

Queen Silvia, March 3, 2015 | Royal Hats

Queen Silvia, March 3, 2015 | Royal HatsDesigner: Kerstin Carlefalk
Previously Worn: This is a new hat

Photos from Getty as indicated, Antti Aimo Koivisto / Stringer via Getty and MTV Finland

Seen It Before: Sharing Among The Swedish Royals

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Royal Hats One of the major royal events this summer will be the wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Sofia Hellqvist. Sofia has attended a number of royal occasions in the past and worn several hats and headpieces. Eagle eyed reader Sara noticed something familiar about one of these hats:

Sofia Hellqvist. March 16, 2013 | Royal Hats Sofia Hellqvist at the March 2013 funeral of Princess Lilian

Crown Princess Victoria, May 14, 2012 | Royal hats

Crown Princess Victoria at the May 2012 funeral of Count Carl Bernadotte

No question- it’s the same hat. It makes me curious if we’ll see some more hat swapping between Sofia and Princess Victoria as Sofia starts her royal life.

Photos from Lehtikuva.fi and Ragnar Singsaas / Stringer via Getty