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The Duke of Edinburgh attended the Rifles’ Sounding Retreat on Horse Guards Parade on June 2, 2016 in a dashing bowler hat.

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King Carl Gustaf and Prince Carl Philip looked handsome in military uniform at a national ceremony for Swedish veterans (The Swedish Royal Court)

Princess Alexandra in her turquoise Rachel Trevor Morgan hat to open a new hospital wing in Sutton Coldfield (Royal Sutton Coldfield Observer)

Queen Margrethe in her beige,flat-topped safari hat to open a new Viking Fortress near Køge (Billed Bladet).  She also braved a rainstorm in her navy hat with white trim to set sail on the first leg of her annual summer cruise (Billed Bladet)

Another complete fail at the Daily Mail describing the fedora worn by British designer Alice Temperly to pick up her MBE as a “squashed top hat“. Seriously? (thanks Barbara for forwarding this!)

The wee Duchess of Gotland visited Gotland for the first time yesterday with her parents. Her sweet blue hairbow is from Livly.

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Former Formula 1 champion David Coulthard went for a spin with Prince Albert where they chatted about the Monte Carlo Grand Prix and life in Monaco

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Princess Ubol Ratana of Thailand (below left) photographed at the Cannes Film Festival last weekend in an interesting gold spray headpiece while Infanta Elena (below right) was spotted in another fedora at another bullfight (Bekia)

Princess Ubol Ratana, May 14, 2016 | Royal Hats  Infanta Elena, May 15, 2016 | Royal Hats

Princess Marie repeated her very pretty black fascinator at the funeral of a friend (Billed Bladet)

The Swedish King in his trusty fedora for a meeting of the World Wildlife Foundation (Swedish Monarchy)

The little Phillips girls having great fun in their straw hats at the Windsor Horse Fair last weekend (Daily Mail)

Another great video from Fabienne Delvigne showing a behind-the-scenes look at Queen Mathilde’s two new hats

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Princess Haya released a lovely portrait with her children, Sheikha Al Jalila and Sheikh Zayed (Svenskdam)

Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess of Cornwall were in their glittering finery for Wednesday’s opening of Parliament

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Princess Hisako of Takamado in a lovely pewter straw hat for her attendance at an environmental conference in Fukushima (Imperial Family of Japan)

The Norwegian Crown Prince and Princess bundled up in cozy hats during their visit to Nittedal this week (Royal House of Norway)

Last weekend, the Duke and Duchess of Vendôme joined former paratroopers for a commemorative mass (Noblesse et Royaute Blog)

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark went on field exercise with the Home Guard in Vordingborg (The Danish Monarchy)

King Carl Gustaf’s trusty fedora made another outing this week, this time at a seminar about salmon fishing (Swedish Royal Court)

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Prince Harry makes an amusing acting début at the opening ceremonies of the Rugby World Cup (Daily Mail) For brief but interesting video commentary on the unfolding championship, tune into Mike Tindall’s twitter account.

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Princess Alexandra opened the new Kent Sharpshooters & Yeomanry Museum at Hever Castle in Kent (Hever Castle)

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Queen Margrethe repeated her frequently seen blue Pork Pie hat when she unveiled a WWI statue at Canterbury Cathedral on Friday (BBC)

King Carl Gustaf wore his trusty old fedora this week in Västernorrland (Swedish Royal Court)

The Albanian royal family shared a lovely photograph of Prince Leka and his fiancée, Elia Zaharia. The photo shows Elia in a purple percher cocktail hat (Albanian Royal Court)

If you enjoyed the retrospective of Queen Elizabeth’s hats here on Royal Hats earlier this week, here’s an even bigger one you won’t want to miss (Telegraph)

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The Norwegian Crown Princely couple hosted the heirs of Denmark, Sweden and Luxembourg and their families for a weekend together on the island Tjøme. I love it when royal contemporaries prove to be friends.(Swedish Royal Court).

Charming new photos released for Prince Hirahito’s ninth birthday (Imperial Family of Japan)

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Lady Gabriella Windsor in a dramatic red fascinator at the Prague wedding of Countess Giada Dobrzensky and Marcantonio del Drago (L’Express)

King Carl Gustav at the Swedish National Water Conference in his trusty fedora (Swedish Royal Court)

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The Duke of Cambridge’s eloquent words about his grandmother, penned as the preface for Lord Hurd’s upcoming book“Elizabeth II: The Steadfast” (The Crown Chronicles)

Article about Launer, maker of Queen Elizabeth’s famous purses (Royal Central)

Snipets from the upcoming book “What A Thing To Say To The Queen: A Collection Of Royal Anecdotes From The House Of Windsor” by Thomas Blaikie” (Daily Mail). While I can’t vouch for truth, some are most amusing.