Maundy Thursday Service

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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall stepped in for the Queen today at the Maundy Thursday service held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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For this event, the Duchess wore a new hat in navy sinamay. The design’s angular crown is trimmed with navy lace, the brim raises in an elegant sidesweep and the hat is trimmed with a double white silk rope hatband knotted into a wired flying bow on the side.

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The hat’s shape and scale are familiar ones for Camilla, so it’s the details that set this design apart. The lace trim is a lovely touch, although I wonder if, to pair with this ensemble, omitting it would have calmed the overall look? Our conversations here often wish for Camilla to choose bolder colours and looks, I’m reticent to criticize this one, even though it feels a bit busy to me.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Dress and Coat by Bruce Oldfield. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

What do you think of Camilla’s new hat today?

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Platinum Jubilee Countdown: 49

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On May 19, 1969, Queen Elizabeth departed for a visit to Scotland in a  ruched bubblegum pink turban. She had worn the same hat and tweed coat two years earlier for a May 13, 1967 visit to Rugby you can see in this set of Getty Images.

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Princess Royal Visits Australia

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Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence spent several days in Australia and Papua New Guinea on a short tour for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee earlier this week. On Saturday, the couple attended the Bicentennial Sydney Royal Easter Show.

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Princess Anne repeated her muted teal sinamay hat with rounded crown and high, sidesweeping brim embellished with a darker teal slim silk hatband and curling, multi-looped straw bow interspersed with trimmed feathers. The scale and shape of this design is wonderful on her and the darker teal hatband and bow piping add some welcome contrast that link’s so well with the ensemble’s teal silk dress.

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Designer: Amy Morris-Adams
Previously Worn: Jul 3, 2019; June 20, 2019

The same day, the couple officially opened the show (officially named “Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Bicentennial Sydney Royal Easter Show”). Princess Anne wore a twin to the hat above, this one in oyster sinamay, and  trimmed with cream feathers and apricot and cream curling quills. It’s another great design with excellent proportions of  scale, shape, and such well balanced trim. I’d just have preferred a second hat on the same day to be a little more different than the first! Vice Admiral Laurence wore a pale canvas fedora.

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Designer: Amy Morris-Adams
Previously Worn: Jun 19, 2018;  June 4, 2018;  June 20, 2017, May 20, 2017 

Timothy wore the same hat yesterday in Papua New Guinea. It’s clearly a comfortable and well-worn one.

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Thoughts about the hats on this Platinum Jubilee visit?

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Platinum Jubilee Countdown: 50

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On June 17, 1966, Queen Elizabeth wore this striking red ruched pillbox with front bow visor to attend the second test of the Wisden Trophy at Lord’s Cricket Ground.

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