And then there were eleven.

Eleven beautiful hats, from the studios of eight different milliners, that made first appearances in 2011 (on eight different royal heads!). In felt, fabric and straw, the shapes range from cloche to saucer to percher to wide-brimmed picture with stunning adornments that include silk abacca loops, handmade silk flowers, curved quills, veils, feathers and a branch of cherry blossoms.

Here are your ten finalists for Favourite New Royal Hat of 2018:

1.    2.    

Queen Elizabeth’s dark green squared cloche with knot & quills by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn Jan 21 
Queen Elizabeth’s burgundy hat with cherry blossoms and feathers by Angela Kelly worn Mar 12

3.    4.    

Autumn Philips’ ice blue Juliette Botterill button percher with silk abacca looped bow worn April 1
Lady Sarah Chatto’s textured navy straw mushroom brim hat by Stephen Jones worn May 19

5.    6.    7.

Princess Beatrice’s black & white saucer with black roses & feathers by Sally Ann Provan worn June 21
Duchess of Cambridge’s aqua Juliette Botterill sideswept saucer with flowers, veil & abacca bows worn June 9
Lady Kitty Spencer’s burgundy felt Philip Treacy percher with silk rose spray & veil worn June 16

8.    9. 

Princess Eugenie’s straw picture hat imprinted with leaves & flowers by Bee Smith worn June 9
Queen Máxima’s turquoise sidswept picture hat with raw edges by Fabienne Delvigne worn July 2

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Duchess of Cambridge’s raspberry velvet percher with silk flower spray and veil by Philip Treacy worn Oct 12
Autumn Phillips’ emerald felt crescent-formed percher with bow by Sally Anne Provan worn Dec 25

You can access original feature posts on each hat, with additional photos, description and discussion, by clicking on each photo or on the links below each pair. This poll will remain open for two weeks until Sunday, January 27 at midnight GMT.  Each computer or mobile device may vote once every twelve hours for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting!

Photos from Joe Giddens/PA Images, WPA Pool, Max Mumby/Indigo, Max Mumby/Indigo, Steve Parsons/PA Images and Mike Marsland via Getty; Geoff RobinsonPhotography/REX/Shutterstock; Max Mumby/Indigo, Patrick van Katwijk, Pool/Samir Hussein and UK Press Pool via Getty

After slowly narrowing down our favourite repeated royal hats over the past year, it’s now down to ten. Ten unique designs, made by six different milliners and worn on six different royal heads. There are perchers, gently sideswept brims, a saucer, picture hats and two dramatic upsweeps trimmed with an array of silk flowers, quills, ruffles, twists and feathers.

Without further ado, here are your ten finalists for favourite repeated royal hat worn in 2018:

1.    2.

Queen Elizabeth’s upswept ice blue straw hat with flowers & silk bow by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn Feb 20
Princess Anne’s straw picture hat with cream brim, navy crown, feathers, bows and quills worn Mar 12

3.    4. 

Crown Princess Mary’s pale pink felt calot with feathers by Susanne Juul worn April 17
Countess of Wessex’s lattice brimmed straw saucer hat with twists & coral feathers by Jane Taylor worn May 15

5.    6.

Autumn Phillips’ magenta straw cocktail hat with rose & quill twists by Juliette Botterill worn June 23
Countess of Wessex’s oyster straw Jane Taylor picture hat with curling feathers worn June 18

7.   8.

Queen Máxima’s grey straw Fabienne Delvigne picture hat with oversize stylised curling leaves worn June 28
The Countess of Wessex’s cream straw percher with striped crin brim trimmed with grey twists and black feathers by Jane Taylor worn July 10

9.   10.

Queen Máxima’s dark green Fabienne Delvigne picture hat with upswept brim worn Oct 5 in Utrecht
Queen Máxima’s deep purple felt upsweep with side brim pleat by Fabienne Delvigne worn Nov 21

You can access original feature posts on each hat, with additional photos, description and discussion, by clicking on each photo or link beneath it. This poll will remain open for two weeks until Sunday, January 27 at midnight GMT.  Each computer or mobile device may vote once every twelve hours for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting!

Photos from Chris Jackson and Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty; AFP; The British Royal Family; Max Mumby/Indigo, Patrick van Katwijk, AFP/Steve Parsons, Max Mumby, Indigo, Patrick van Patwijk and Patrick van Katwijk via Getty