to a fantastically voluminous hat worn on this day, 55 years ago, by a young queen. Who knew she would still be celebrated a half century later.
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to this day, eighteen years ago, when a young Crown Princess Victoria welcomed then Russian President Boris Yeltsin on state visit to Sweden. Her chocolate straw hat with low crown and gently upcurled brim was charming.
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Hat From the Past
to a pop of colour from a red turban, worn on this day in 1956 by Princess Grace of Monaco while on a visit to Cannes
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Hat From the Past
The late Duchess of Windsor at a millinery show in Paris on this day in 1952. I suspect many of us would give our eye teeth to attend such an event!
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Hat From the Past
The Duchess of York on this day in 1988 while on tour in Australia. Amazing how the direction of a brim can completely date a hat, isn’t it?
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