Ascot 2022 Day 5: Peter Phillips & Lindsay Wallace

Peter Phillips attended the final day of racing today accompanied by his girlfriend, Lindsay Wallace. Not surprisingly, Peter repeated his black top hat.

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Lindsay wore another Justine Bradley-Hill design, this one a teardrop percher in white woven paper straw trimmed with a spray of off white leather flowers and a white tulle veil.

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Designer:  “Paper Leather Tilly” by Justine Bradley-Hill. Lisa Readman dress.

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Ascot 2021 Day 4: Round Up

Notable hats at the races today with royal connections:

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Peter Phillips and his girlfriend Lindsay Wallace

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Duchess of Bedford


Lady Gabriella Kingston in a Victoria Grant white straw top hat with jewelled feathers, crin and a Beulah London dress

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Viscountess Brookeborough and Mrs. Darby Dennis 

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Mrs. Nico de Boinville in Juliette Botterill and Bridget Osgood

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Martha Beaumont Vestey in Jane Taylor


India Hicks in a Jane Taylor boater and Giambattista Valli frock. 

These additional hats caught my eye today:

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Dawn Zulueta

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Jessica Collins of Bombini Studio Millinery in her own design; Lady Alice Manners in Sarah Cant


Michelle Yu Hanson in Lisa Tan

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Justine Bradley-Hill in her own design; Susan Bender Whitfield in Awon Golding


Sapphire Millinery

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Charlotte Hawkins in Merve Bayindir; Carrie Johnson in Ajgretton Millinery


Rebecca Gray in her own design

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Alexandra Bertram in Bundle McLaren; Mildred Ellwood in an unknown design

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Rachel Trevor Morgan and her assistant Sophie Dallison both in Rachel’s designs


Leonna Mayor in Marissa Groom Millinery

We have just one more day of racing tomorrow. Which hats stood out to you most today?

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Ascot 2022 Day 1: Princess Anne, Timothy Laurence & Peter Phillips

Princess Anne and her family enjoyed the races today. She repeated a brown sinamay waved disc hat trimmed with ivory and chocolate layered sinamay bows and ivory feathers.

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While the hat pairs well with Anne’s embroidered coat, I’m neither a fan of the shape or the trim. It also is so like some of her other hats, I’m very surprised not to find any previous outings (I think it’s new!).  Was it the best addition to Anne’s millinery wardrobe? I’m not so sure. In the gallery below, you’ll see her husband, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, joined the carriage procession in his black silk top hat.

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Designer: unknown
Previously Worn:  I think this hat is new.

Peter Phillips attended today in his black top hat.

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British Royals Attend Epsom Derby and Palace Party

Several Members of the British royal family attended the Epsom Races today. Princess Anne represented her mother at this event in a pale blue sinamay saucer hat. The hat is trimmed with a sinamay bow and feathers on the top and  pair of blue applique leaves placed around the back of the raised rim.

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We’ve not seen this hat since its debut six years ago and while it’s not her most vibrant, it’s lovely to see again. I just wish we had a closeup view of the back!

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Designer: unknown. Coat and dress by Stewart Parvin. 
Previously Worn: Jul 1, 2016

Zara Tindall wore a periwinkle blue waved sinamay disc trimmed with silk flowers and leaves and a brighter blue silk abaca looped bow. Her husband Mike wore his black antique silk top hat.

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It’s another stellar hat for Zara this weekend, the slightly larger scale than her usual beret perchers suiting her well. The colour is magnificent a

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Designer: bespoke version of the Floral Sculpted Sidesweep by Juliette Botterill. Dress by Diane von Furstenberg.
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Scroll through the gallery posted by Mike Tindall for the most wonderful hat swap!

Accompanied by girlfriend Lindsay Wallace, Peter Philips repeated his black top hat.

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Princess Alexandra repeated her felt boater hat with tan crown and black brim, trimmed with a stacked slim black hatband and gold chain studded with black ribbon.

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Designer: unknown. Likely Rachel Trevor Morgan
Previously Worn: Apr 29, 2022

The Platinum Party at the palace began with another fantastic surprise from Her Majesty. Now we all know what she keeps in her handbag!

The only headwear sported by royal family members at the concert are a pair of sweet headbands on Savannah and Isla Phillips.

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Cheltenham Festival 2022 Day 1

The first day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival kicked off today with a trio of royal hats. Zara Tindall wore a beautiful plum button beret percher trimmed with a coordinating silk abaca swirl with hand painted gold stripe. Her husband Mike wore a black newsboy cap with curved visor brim.

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Zara’s hat is the standout here- the colour is magnificent and that gold stripe on the silk abaca is a simple touch that elevates the entire look. While this style of hat is one we’ve seen on her many times before, the scale, trim and colour of this one make it standout on its own. We don’t often see royal hats styled with trousers and this ensemble, which is so beautifully balanced, shows how fantastic the look can be when done just right.

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Designer: Juliette Botterill “Silk Abaca Twist Percher” design. Caped coat by Karen Millen. Ensemble styled by Annie Miall. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Zara’s elder brother, Peter, wore a black newsboy cap with button at the top. The combination of cap, Black Watch tartan coat and purple tie works really well!

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Here’s to the return of royal hats at the races!

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