Peter Phillips was spotted at the races today in a black silk top, ccompanied by his girlfriend Harriet Sperling.
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Harriet wore an ecru straw teardrop beret percher trimmed with a twisted straw bow around the back and a large silk flower.
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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.
Do any of you recall seeing this hat before?
Milliner: unknown
Previously Worn: unknown
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.
Milliner: ‘Rosa‘ by Sarah Cant. Dress by Laura Green London. Styled by Annie Miall.
Previously Worn: This hat is new.
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Catching up royal hats during the second half of May:
Norwegian National Day, May 17, 2024: Queen Sonja repeated an ivory crin hat with rounded crown and upturned brim while King Harald wore his black silk top hat.
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Milliner: unknown
Previously Worn: July 22, 2021; May 23, 2018
Crown Princess Mette- Marit repeated a circular bandeau headpiece covered in red double crepe with a bow across the back. Crown Prince Haakon repeated his black silk top hat and Princess Ingrid appeared on the balcony in military uniform with felt beret.
Milliner: “Small Bow Band” by Jane Taylor
Previously Worn: Dec 10, 2022
The Sovereign’s Garden Party, May 21, 2024: The Prince of Wales repeated his black silk top hat.
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Princess Beatrice wore a wide ivory silk covered bandeau trimmed in a lattice pattern of crystal embroidery.
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Milliner: Idun headband by Emily London. Dress by Beulah London
Previously Worn: this headpiece was new.
Princess Eugenie wore a circular bandeau headpiece covered in pink silk, beautifully embroidered with flowers. A large pink silk bow across the back completes the design.
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Milliner: Bloem design by Emily-London in collaboration with Alice Archer. Dress by Ulla Johnson.
Previously Worn: this headpiece was new.
Zara Tindall wore a wonderful hat described by its milliner as, “A mid-sized boater in tonal pink, with a 2-tone straw crown and a basket weave straw brim, trimmed with an ombré tulle ruff.”
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Milliner: Rosa by Sarah Cant. Dress by Laura Green London. Styled by Annie Miall.
Previously Worn: this hat was new.
Mike Tindall and Peter Phillips repeated their black silk top hats.
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The Duchess of Gloucester repeated a taupe straw formed beret hat with stem while the Duke repeated a black top hat.
Milliner: unknown
Previously Worn: Sep 8, 2021; Aug 5, 2021; July 9, 2018; July 11, 2018; March 9, 2017; June 18, 2015; June 15, 2015; November 6, 2013; June 19, 2013; June 5, 2012
Sovereign’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution Garden Party, May 23, 2024: Princess Anne repeated a grey sinamay stovepipe hat with feathers, blue ribbon trimmed bow and stacked blue ribbon hatband.
5th Anniversary of Codam Coding College in Amsterdam, May 29, 2024: Queen Máxima repeated her waved headpiece in blush striped silk abaca, trimmed with a large coordinating silk flower.
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Milliner: Fabienne Delvigne
Previously Worn: Jun 27, 2023; Sep 18, 2019; Oct 12, 2017; May 27, 2014; March 24, 2014
Memorial Service for Sir Chips Keswick in London, May 30, 2024: Queen Camilla repeated a black straw hat with tall crown and brim raised on one side.
Milliner: Philip Treacy. Dress by Fiona Clare Couture.
Previously Worn: Sep 16, 2022; Sep 12, 2022;
Opening of DSM-Firmenich Headquarters in Maastricht, May 30, 2024: Queen Máxima repeated a grass-green straw picture hat with raised brim on one side.
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Milliner: Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Natan.
Previously Worn: Nov 3, 2021; Mar 11, 2020;
‘Ladies Day’ at Epsom Downs Racecourse, May 31, 2024: Queen Camilla repeated an ivory straw trilby with pale blue textured hatband, side bow, quill and dyed feathers. Those feathers are wonderful!
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Milliner: Philip Treacy. Suit by Bruce Oldfield.
Previously Worn: Sep 16, 2023
FBN NxG International Summit in The Hague, May 31, 2024: Queen Máxima repeated
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Milliner: Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Natan.
Previously Worn: May 16, 2023; Sep 15, 2021; Jul 7, 2021; Jul 2, 2019; May 25, 2018; Feb 18, 2017; Nov 28, 2016; Nov 1, 2016; Sep 14, 2016; Jun 2, 2016; Apr 21, 2016; Mar 10, 2016
We’ll leave the Imperial royal hats for their own post. Thoughts about any of these designs?
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We’ve got some hats to catch up from the first three days of the races (my apologies for not keeping up). Let’s get to it!
For the first day of this year’s racing meetup, Princess Anne repeated her muted teal sinamay hat with rounded crown and high, sidesweeping brim embellished with a darker teal slim silk hatband and curling, multi-looped straw bow interspersed with trimmed teal and burgundy feathers.
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Photos really don’t do this ensemble justice- the silk coat was luminescent, with both the teal and burgundy threads of its weave beautifully visible. And the hat- well, it’s impeccably finished, beautifully balanced and the absolute perfect proportion for Anne. Amy Morris Adam’s work is just gorgeous and deserves far more widespread recognition.
Designer: Amy Morris-Adams. Silk dress and coat by Shibumi.
Previously Worn: Jun3, 2022; May 11, 2022; Apr 9, 2022; Jul 3, 2019; June 20, 2019
Peter Philips wore his black top hat while his girlfriend, Lindsay Wallace, wore an ice blue vertical beret percher trimmed with a swirl of crin and branch of white blossoms.
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Designer: Justine Bradley-Hill
Previously Worn: This hat is new
Mike Tindall repeated his black antique silk top hat while Zara wore a biscuit straw boater hat brimmed with dyed hatband, back bow and flying bow tails wrapping around one side.
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What’s so special about the hat is it’s gradation of colour- the hatband is a pale sagey green at the back that lightens on the side and transitions to pale pink at the front while the back bow moves from blush at center to green on the loop tips. This custom dyeing was done with such a light hand to create the most delicate colour wash. It’s another ensemble that showed beautiful nuance in person that does not effective translate to photos.
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Designer: Sarah Cant. Dress by Leo Lin. Styled by Annie Miall.
Previously Worn: This hat is new.
What do you think of this bunch of hats?!
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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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