Speaking of whimsical hats… is there any more so than the green marble run?! It was worn in October 2000 on a state visit to Italy and in November that same year for the Inauguration Of The General Synod Of The Church Of England.

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Interestingly… this was not the only statement green hat Her Majesty wore around the turn of the new millennium!

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On a 1997 visit to India and 1998 visit to Malaysia, Queen Elizabeth wore this blue hat with sinamay mushroom brim and silk covered crown trimmed with blue sinamay and ivory silk twists.

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Queen Elizabeth wore this distinctive bumper hat with rounded black felt crown and reverse stack red fabric-covered upturned brim to St. Petersburg in 1994, Northern Ireland in March 1995, Poland in 1996, the de-commissioning ceremony for royal yacht Britannia and visit to Swindon in 1997, and a visit to London’s financial district in 1998.

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In 1994, Queen Elizabeth visited Bermuda in March, Lancashire in July and Canada in August in this peacock blue straw hat with cutout brim and large white flower trim. It’s an interesting brim, this one!

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For the June 6, 1994 50th Anniversary of D-Day at Normandy in France, Queen Elizabeth wore this coral picture hat with unique two-tone brim. She repeated it on July 14 that same year for Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones’ wedding.

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