thirty-five years ago today to the Queen Mother, attending the Sandringham Flower show in one of her signature capulet hats, this one in in green and white with feathers, silk flowers and a net veil.
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to this day in 1951. Princess Elizabeth, as she was at the time, welcomed scouts from across the Commonwealth to her home at Clarence House that day, welcoming them in a hat with unique scalloped brim.
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to July 24, 1986 and a royal visit to the Shetland Islands that saw not only a polka dotted open crowned hat (memorable in its own right) but also, a spectacular winged Viking helmet. I didn’t remember ever seeing this design on the Princess of Wales before- do any of you?
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to this day, 53 years ago, which saw Princess Alexandra in a feathered and veiled turban.
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to a June 21, 1986 visit by Princess Anne to Toronto. The Duchess of Gloucester wasn’t the only British royal to use large headbands in place of hats for a brief window in the mid 1980s. This one is all kinds of citrusy, aerobic, 1980s, goodness.
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