to twenty-one yeas ago to this day in 1995 which saw Princess Alexandra in a puffy, velvet hat on a visit to a care facility in Wiltshire.
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Hat From the Past
Two royal hats, worn to a grand event. Any guesses as to the royal wearers?
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Hat From the Past
to this day in 1965 and a blooming turban worn by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on a trip back from Jamaica. We’ve seen many millinery styles come back in (and out of!) fashion over the ensuing 51 years- all, perhaps, except this one.
Arriving back in London from a trip to Jamaica, February 26, 1965
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Hats From The Past
Here are three royal hats worn on this day by three generations of the British royal family. While the timeline here covers sixty years, we still see iterations of these hat styles and shapes today.
Queen Mary, February 12, 1932
Queen Elizabeth in Kuwait, February 12, 1979
Princess Diana in India (wearing a Philip Somerville design), February 12, 1992
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Hat From The Past
Looking back 14 years to January 29, 2002 and Princess Alexandra of Kent in this fantastic russet fur bumper hat.
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