Let’s take a minute to look back at our favourite hats worn last month. In December, there were eleven new royal millinery designs that, based on your comments, stood out as particularly successful. It’s now time to take a closer look at these eleven beauties and choose a single finalist to put forward in our contest for Favourite New Royal Hat of the Year.

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Queen Silvia’s silvery blue lace and net fascinator by Philip Treacy worn at Prince Gabriel’s christening
Emma Magnuson’s purple velvet button percher with feather and bow worn on Dec 1
Duchess of Cambridge’s navy felt hat with silk hatband from Lock & Co worn Dec 14

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Crown Princess Masako’s burgundy velvet bumper hat with beaded crown worn Dec 23
Princess Mako’s peacock blue calot with diamond motif worn Dec 23   

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Queen Elizabeth’s orange hat with magnolia blooms and brown straw bow by Angela Kelly worn Dec 25
Duchess of Cornwall’s raspberrywool ruched crown hat with faux fur brim by Lock & Co worn Dec 25

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Duchess of Cambridge’s black alpaca hat from Peruvian Connection worn Dec 25
Princess Beatrice’s blue velvet beret percher with roses and pleated crin from Juliette Botterill worn Dec 25

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Princess Anne’s grey square cloche with black pleated hatband and feathers worn Dec 25
Autumn Phillips’ red velvet button percher with bow and jewelled picks from Emily London worn Dec 25

The poll will remain open until next Wednesday, January 10 at midnight GMT and and each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish – DO NOT feel pressured to vote for just one hat! Happy voting!

Photos from Michael Campanella via Getty; Jonas Ekstrommer/TT; Samir Hussein, Asahi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun and Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty;  Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock; Chris Jackson, Chris Jackson and Chris Jackson via Getty;  Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock

With yesterday’s close of 2017, it’s time to look back at the most successful hats we saw worn in December month and choose our favourites. First up – repeated designs.

There were six new royal hats worn in December which, based on your comments, were particularly successful. Please click on each hat to link back to its original feature post with additional information and views (don’t underestimate the importance of seeing each hat from multiple views!)

Here are these six hats, shown in the order they were worn:

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Queen  Máxima’s yellow silk pleated bandeau headpiece by Fabienne Delvigne worn Dec 1 in the Caribbean
Crown Princess Mary’s navy felt cloche with velvet double hatband and side flower by Susanne Juul worn Dec 23

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Queen Elizabeth’s magenta domed crown hat with red feathers by Rachel Trevor Morgan worn Dec 6
Queen Elizabeth’s purple felt hat with folded kettle brim and silk iris trim by Angela Kelly worn Dec 7

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Crown Princess Masako’s dark burgundy hat with double hatband worn Dec 5
Countess of Wessex’s navy felt trilby by Jane Taylor worn to church Dec 24

The poll will remain open until next Wednesday, January 10 at midnight GMT and and each computer or mobile device can vote twice per day for as many hats as you wish. Happy voting!

Photos from Patrick van Katwijk via Getty; Danish Monarchy; Daniel Leal Olivas and Chris Jackson via Getty; Asahi Shimbun; Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock