King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the fourth day of racing at Royal Ascot last Friday.

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Queen Camilla wore a new cream sinamay hat with sidesweeping brim trimmed with a black hatband, a black silk side knot and curving silk wired bow tails in black and white. It’s these swirling bow tails that give the most wonderful contrast and movement to the design.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Dress by Anna Valentine.
Previously Worn: This hat is new

The king and queen again led the royal carriage procession on the third day of Royal Ascot, Ladies’ Day.

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Queen Camilla wore a new hat in pale seafoam green sinamay. The rounded crown is offset with a sharply sidesweeping brim which is entirely rimmed in overlapping, sharply trimmed feathers. A hatband (organdie, I think) wraps around the design multiple times.

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This hat is all about the feathers, which give such wonderful texture and movement to the design. It was incredible in person.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Coat and dress by Anna Valentine. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

King Charles and Queen Camilla led the royal procession again on the second day of racing at Ascot Racecourse.

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Queen Camilla repeated her almond straw picture hat with an off-centre, peaked crown and wide, sidesweeping brim. The hat is trimmed in six overlapping folded jinsin straw ribbons that wrap around the crown in a fanning hatband with tails that extend over the brim. The same stacked jinsin ribbons twist into an origami-esque knotted embellishment on the side.

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The trim on this design really is exquisite. However, it was another neutral hat for Camilla and when I saw it, my first thought was to hope she had some more colourful new hats to debut later this week.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Coat by Anna Valentine.
Previously Worn: Jun 6, 2019;  Jun 18, 2014​

Princess Beatrice topped a floral dress with a vibrant pink bandeau headpiece with double bow.

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Designer: “Silk Bow Headband” by Juliette Botterill. Dress by Beulah London
Previously Worn: This headpiece is new

Another week of Royal Ascot racing has arrived! For the first time, I’m attending in person and was on hand yesterday for the arrival of the king and queen to the races for the first time in their new roles.

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Queen Camilla repeated her new cream hat with side sweeping brim, angular crown and padded white silk hatband.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Dress and coat by Dior.
Previously Worn: May 24, 2023