102 years to the Prince of Wales’ tour of Japan and India. In this snap, he is pictured pulling Admiral Halsey in a rickshaw (unsuccessfully, it seems by that bent wheel!) in a checked newsboy cap.
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Hat From the Past
to a moment during the Prince of Wales’ 1922 tour of India and Japan that sees him dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono, tights and hat (and a pained expression). Samurai Windsor.
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If there are any royal hats worn today or tomorrow, please share them in the comments here.
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Hat From the Past
101 years to April 1922 and a gleeful Prince of Wales, in a dapper newsboy cap, testing a Japanese fencing helmet during his tour of Japan.
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Hat From the Past
101 years to the Prince of Wales’ tour to Japan and India in 1922 which yielded this fascinating mixed culture portrait of the prince in traditional Japanese robes… and a bowler hat.
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Hat From the Past
101 years back to April 1922 and a visit by the then young Prince of Wales (future King Edward VII) to Japan. Empress Sadako’s Edwardian feather trimmed hat is a marvel, isn’t it?!
Special thanks to reader Jake for uncovering this photo. Throughout this month, we’re going to look back at numerous other hats worn on this 1922 tour of Japan and India.
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