Last Week’s Extras

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Queen Mathilde in a forest walk in support of mental health on October 28 in a casual felt fedora
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Princess Anne in a casual bucket hat while on a visit to Uganda on October 26

Crown Princess Mary repeated a Bonpoint navy felt fedora with burgundy hatband at the attend the Hubertusjagt drag hunting event in Dyrehaven, Klampenborg, on Sunday
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Lovely butterfly brooch on the side of the Duchess of York’s fedora
This millinery design caught my eye this week (see the comments for several more):

Beautiful portraits of Princess Elisabeth released for her 21st birthday

First pictures of Prince Alexander of Russia

Congratulations to Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg on her engagement to Nicolas Bagory.

A statement from Norway about a change to Princess Märtha Louise’s role
Lovely snaps of the Dutch king and queen with their three daughters taken at an exhibition on Queen Juliana at Nieuwe Kerk last week
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Dutch State Visit To Greece

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima made a 2-day state visit to Greece earlier this week. For their arrival in Athens on Monday, Queen Máxima wore a new cream teardrop beret percher trimmed with silk flowers and a dotted net birdcage veil.

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We see Máxima in very few hats of this colour but the veil on this one elevates its statement, which in combination with the cognac colour blocked dress, is so good.

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Designer: unknown. Dress by Greek designer Zeus+Δione
Previously Worn: This hat is new

On Tuesday, Queen Máxima repeated a silk floral bandeau headpiece.

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It’s the overall picture that works so well here, the headpiece such a lovely counterpoint to the sleek lines of the beautifully tailored coat dress (those sleeves!).

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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Claes Iversen. 
Previously Worn: Sep 16, 2021; May 13, 2021;  May 14, 2014; March 10, 2011

Thoughts about this pair of designs on the Dutch queen this week in Greece?

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Belgian State Visit To Lithuania

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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde celebrated a centenary of diplomatic relations between Belgium and Lithuania with a state visit to the Baltic nation this week. For their arrival in Vilnius on Monday, Queen Mathilde wore a new turquoise felt saucer hat.

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The vibrant colour is fun and clearly intended to link with the blue in the brocade coat but I think this shade misses the mark and ends up standing out awkwardly in the context of the entire ensemble. The vertical placement is also slightly off and would work better tilted a little more over Mathilde’s head rather than hovering over the side.

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Designer: Reportedly Armani, who also made the ensemble. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

On Tuesday, the Belgian queen repeated a bandeau headpiece covered in the same red crepe as her belted dress.

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These smaller headpieces work well for head-to-toe monochrome looks such as this. Photos here show this piece at closer view than we’ve seen it before, revealing lines that are far less smooth than they look at further distance. I appreciate beautiful draping but this is… well, lumpy and bumpy.

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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne. Dress and jacket by Natan.
Previously Worn: Oct 8, 2020 

For the final day of the visit yesterday, Queen Mathilde repeated an ochre orange silk pleated toque hat trimmed at the back with applique cutout flowers and leaves from the same fabric as her grey printed dress.

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We don’t see many hats embellished with applique and this shows how it can work well. This hat’s details- pleating and trim- and it’s colour give it presence despite its small footprint, allowing it to hold its own in the overall look. Colour contrasts can be hard to balance (as evidenced above!) but this ensemble gets it right.

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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Dries Van Noten.
Previously Worn: Oct 16, 2019

What do you think of this trio of millinery looks for Queen Mathilde this week?

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Imperial Royal Hats Last Week

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The Imperial royals are the most frequent hat wearers these days. Here are the hats they wore last week.

On Monday, October 17, Princess Akiko wore a grey brimmed hat for a national convention.

 

On Tuesday, October 18, Crown Princess Kiko wore a streamlined black hat for a memorial service at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery while Princess Yoko wore an ivory hat with short brim for a visit to Yasukuni Shrine.

Princess Nobuko arrived in Fukui on Wednesday, October 19 in an ivory brimmed hat with navy hatband. Thanks, Prisma, for including a photo of the feather trim on the side of the hat!

For the National Summit on Agriculture on Thursday October 20, Princess Nobuko wore a vibrant green pillbox wrapped in net veil.

 

Also on October 20, Empress Masako repeated a hat covered in the palest blue silk jacquard to visit Empress Emerita Michiko on her birthday. Princess Akiko wore a textured white cloche hat trimmed with a fabric flower on the side for the World Tea Festival in Shizuoka.

 

On Saturday, October 22, Empress Masako wore a navy silk covered hat with upturned brim for a series of events in Okinawa Prefecture.

 

The same day, Princess Hisako repeated a pale ice blue bumper hat with side bow for an environmental convention in Tokyo.

On Sunday, October 23, Empress Masako attended a national Cultural Festival opening in an ivory short brimmed hat with double ochre hatband.

I love the fresh green of Princess Nobuko’s pillbox and Empress Masako’s ochre yellow ensemble above. Which hats here stand out most to you?

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This Week’s Extras

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On Friday, Zara Tindall attended the Cheltenham showcase in a purple wrapped headpiece by Camilla Rose.
On Wednesday, Princess Alexandra repeated a burgundy felt domed hat with velvet hatband and brim binding for a visit to the Royal Porcelain Works

Prince Joachim Murat, Prince of Pontecorvo and Yasmine Lorraine Briki were married on Saturday at the Cathedral Saint Louis des Invalides in Paris. They were married in a civil ceremony last year and and welcomed a son.  See photos of guests at Histoires Royales and photos of other wedding events at Royal Watcher

Princess Rebecca Victoria Romanoff repeated a veiled percher hat.
The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week (see the comments for more):


New portraits of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie released to mark their 10th wedding anniversary.

Two faces we’ve not seen for a while in new portraits also released this week, these to mark Empress Emerita Michiko’s 88th birthday. So sweet.

 

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