thirty years ago to this day in 1987, the Cheltenham races, and an always smiling queen on one of her signature veiled hats with halo brim and a sprinkling of feathers.
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to this day in 1969 which saw Princess Grace in the headdress of a Chinese goddess for a costume ball in Monte Carlo. While undoubtedly over the top, it’s still magnificent.
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to this day in 1964 which saw a recently betrothed Princess Margaretha in a charming veiled toque hat, met by her fiancé, John Ambler, at London Airport.
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to this day, twenty five years ago, and a royal visit to Reading. Queen Elizabeth’s brimless red felt hat features a Pork Pie, indented crown and diagonal stripes of the same fabric as her coat (stripes that look like strips of carpet, I’m afraid). Several of you have commented recently how this era of fashion was not Her Majesty’s best… a statement that seems affirmed by this hat.
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to this day in 1969, a St David’s Day parade in Pirbright, Surrey, and a young British princess in a daytime version of a riding helmet.
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