to August 1985, a visit to Knightsbridge and a purple and pink printed silk bumper hat with large side bow. An all-over print on one of the queen’s hats is not a usual thing and makes this one stand out. Do any of you remember seeing it before?

 to August 8, 1997 and a white straw tall-crowned boater hat with pleated blue hatband worn on a visit to The Isle Of Arran. It’s a rather classic piece (save the back bow) I’m surprised not to have seen before.

Note- while looking for royal hats worn during the Julys and Augusts of yesteryear, I came across a number of recent-ish (1977-2000) hats worn by Queen Elizabeth that were completely new to me. Before I knew it, I had collected 30 hats worn over the past 40 years that I honestly did not remember seeing before. If they are new to me, they might be new to some of you and so, dearest readers, I’m going to share them this week and next. We’ll look at three of these ‘new’ hats from the past daily Monday-Friday, follow up these posts with current hat wearings, if there are any, and end the week with our regular Saturday roundup post.  Enjoy this mini series and please do share any memories you might have of each of the hats!

 to August 1978, a visit to Canada, and an interesting dark green turban/helmet hat trimmed with black braid and silk flowers. With a decidedly early 70s vibe, the shape looks a bit like a deflated green basketball, doesn’t it?!