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Ascot 2024 Day 3: Princess Royal & Family

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For the third day of racing, Princess Anne repeated a grey sinamay stovepipe hat trimmed with a grey sinamay bow edged in blue ribbon, a layered blue ribbon hatband and a spray of grey feathers. Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence repeated a grey felt top hat.

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It’s such a well balanced hat and pairs beautifully with Anne’s brocade coat and dress. How I wish she went to Amy Morris Adams for all her hats.

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Milliner: Amy Morris Adams. 
Previously Worn: May 23, 2024; Jun 15, 2022

Mike Tindall topped a grey morning suit with his black silk top hat.

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Zara wore a pale periwinkle sinamay bergère hat trimmed with an oversized white tulle pompom.

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The whole look is magnificent, the straight lines of the hat a perfect counterpoint for the puffed sleeves and embellished neckline on the dress. Everything is in great proportion, from the hat’s scale and brim tilt to the skirt and sleeve lengths… perhaps except for the belt, but that’s a minor quibble. On it’s own, this is a great hat but as part of this whole look, it’s simply perfect.

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Milliner: Sarah Cant. Dress by Rebecca Vallance. Styled by Annie Miall. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

What a great quartet of hats!

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Ascot 2024 Day 2: Princess Royal and Family

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Princess Anne attended the seconed day of racing in a new navy sinamay hat. The design features a slanted crown and wide brim, raised on one side. The underside of the brim is trimmed with machine sewn cream (what is that material?) and navy straw stripes, which are repeated as a hatband. The hat is trimmed with two large cream silk roses and a spray of navy and white feathers and curled quills.

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In theory, I love a graphic navy and white hat for Anne, who is so well suited to the classic colour combination. However, with very wobbly striped trim, a machine pressed hat shape and oddly placed feathers, this ready-to-wear piece simply lacks finesse and fine finishing.

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Milliner: unknown
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Mike Tindall repeated his black antique silk top hat. Zara wore a fluted saucer of layered pink and ivory sinamay, trimmed with an ivory silk abaca bow. Despite it’s small size and pale colour, it’s a hat with great impact and energy that makes a fantastic counterpoint to Zara’s patterned dress. It’s another great look for her this week.

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Milliner: Juliette Botterill. Dress by Anna Mason London. Styled by Annie Miall. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Thoughts?

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Ascot 2024 Day 1: Princess Royal and Family

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Princess Anne attended the races at Ascot racecourse today in a teal fabric hat with shallow crown and curved brim. The brim is split at the back and curled up beneath a flat bow which anchors a larger crin bow with multiple loops.

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At first glance, the hat’s shape is reminiscent of styles Anne wore in the 1980s and 1990s… but my archive doesn’t have anything resembling this hat. At second glance, the slim hatband and brim binding are machine stitched on, an indication that this design is not a handmade design, as were most of Princess Anne’s hats 40 years ago.

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Do any of you recall seeing this hat before?

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Peter repeated a black top hat.

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Mike Tindall repeated his black silk top hat while Zara wore a buttercup yellow boater hat with staw crown and woven weave brim. The boater is simply trimmed with a pale aqua slim hatband tied in a bow at the back.

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Zara wore a pink twin to this hat last month for a Buckingham Palace garden party. Both are great designs, the wonderfully textural brim giving such interest to the boater’s characteristically straight lines. The impact of today’s hat was, however, a little lessened by the recent wearing of the pink one.

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Milliner: ‘Rosa‘ by Sarah Cant. Dress by Laura Green London. Styled by Annie Miall. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new. 

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Ascot 2023 Day 3: The Tindalls

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Zara and Mike Tindall attended the third day of racing at Royal Ascot last Wednesday. For their day out at the races, Mike repeated his black antique silk top hat.

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Zara wore an ivory saucer with wide brim trimmed with silk wild flowers. With her lace dress, it made such a delicate and pretty pairing.

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Designer: ‘Provence’ design by Emily London. Dress by Scanlan Theodore. 
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Thoughts about the Tindall’s hats?

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Ascot 2023 Day 2: The Tindalls

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Mike and Zara Tindall were included in the carriage procession on the second day of Royal Ascot on Wednesday.

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Mike repeated his black antique silk top hat.

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Zara contrasted her dark blue dress with a jade sinamay saucer. The sharp vertical placement of the design is highlighted with with mult-loops of silk abaca and sinamay on the underside of the raised side of the brim.

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It’s a great hat on Zara and I adore the colour contrast between hat and dress.

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Designer: Bow Detail Sidesweep Hat by Juliette Botterill. Dress by Laura Green London. Styled by Annie Miall.
Previously Worn: this hat is new

Thoughts about this pair of hats?!

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