Members of the British Royal Family attended Christmas morning service yesterday at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene near Sandringham. Queen Elizabeth led her family in a bright new hat and coat made of orchid purple silk crepe. The hat, which consisted of a tall domed crown wrapped in a tall band and a downward sloped brim, was trimmed with two oversize bright fuchsia dyed feathers (the feathers coordinated with a fuchsia dress worn under the coat) While the bright colour was very festive and certainly made Her Majesty stand out in the crowd, there was something about the domed shape of the crown and the scale of the feathers which looked a little incongruous to me.
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Designer: Rachel Trevor Morgan
Previously Worn: this is a new hat
While the Queen went for bold, saturated colour, the Duchess of Cambridge went for quiet earth tones and a hat we have seen numerous times before. Her chocolate felt bumper hat, trimmed with a flat, knotted bow at the side, is a classic hat that Kate wears well. This hat, combined with Kate’s brown tweed coat, made for a smart ensemble (minus that aging patterned scarf, please).
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Designer: Lock & Co. This is the “Betty Boop” style
Previously Worn: March 15, 2013; March 2, 2013; March 17, 2012
Princess Beatrice wore a classic black beret-based cocktail hat trimmed with a large knotted sash. While the hat is rather simple, I thought it was a lovely compliment for her Swiss dotted and lace trimmed coat and she wore it well.
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Designer: Rachel Black. It is the “Click” style
Previously Worn: This hat is new
Princess Eugenie wore a cerise wool brimless hat described by the designer as ” a wool felt pillbox with knot detailing”. I adore the scale and colour on Eugenie and thought its pairing yesterday with her simple wool coat in classic winter white was brilliant. The trim of this hat, strips of felt that fold into a knot detail on the side, is marvelously creative and turns what might have been a sedate hat into something truly wonderful. It is such a great hat for Eugenie and I thought she looked beautiful.
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Designer: Juliette Botterill. It is the “Knot Detail Pillbox” style
Previously Worn: This hat is new
I will be back later today to look at the hats worn by the Countess of Wessex, Princess Anne and Autumn Philips. Until then, are there any of these Christmas hats ones you wish would have been in your stocking this year?
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Continuing with our look at the hats worn by members of the British Royal Family in 2014, we now turn our attention to the remaining members of the Queen’s immediate family. In cases where a hat was worn multiple times, it shows up in the review list just once; please click on each photo to link to the original post on each hat, complete with additional views, larger photos and detailed information. Here are all the hats worn by these members of the immediate British royal family in 2014:
Royal Hats 
