Hat From the Past

Royal Hats to Trooping the Colour 33 years ago. There’s a mix of hats here that seem pretty standard for their wearers and the fashion of the times…. except for the Duchess of Gloucester’s wide plaited headband at the far left. That one nearly defies description.

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Hat From the Past

Royal Hats to seventy-six years ago today when Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, wore this wonderful cocktail hat on a visit to the Central Hospital Supply Service Clearing House at Roehampton. Talk about wartime glamour!

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