twenty-two years ago today to a service held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII. Princess Margaret wore a yellow hat with wide brim and tall crown, swathed in a frothy cloud of tulle.
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to this day in 1965 – Princess Beatrix attended the christening of her goddaughter Sibylla (daughter of Princess Margaretha of Sweden and John Ambler) in a slate grey turban covered in abstract leaves in the same shade.
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to eighty years ago today and a jaunty veiled hat worn by a new queen to a rehearsal for her (the King’s) upcoming coronation.
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to this day, forty-three years ago, that saw Princess Anne attend the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Her hat is a wonder- part yellow draped turban and part plaid soccer ball. 1970s fashion was unkind even to the royals.
to seventy-six years ago today when Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, wore this wonderful cocktail hat on a visit to the Central Hospital Supply Service Clearing House at Roehampton. Talk about wartime glamour!
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