Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie of York attended the wedding of Jamie Murray Wells and Lottie Fry today in Oxfordshire. For this occasion, both princesses debuted new hats.
Princess Beatrice topped her blue and grey Carven coat with an oversize navy fedora. This hat is a much larger hat than we usually see on Princess Eugenie and it is a wonderful millinery departure for her. Princess Eugenie wore a dove grey felt saucer hat trimmed with braided knots in the same colour as the hat. While I’m not a fan of this hat with Eugenie’s coat and grey jersey dress, I do like the style on her (particularly with her bobbed hairstyle) and the braided knot detail is beautiful. Both hats are rather chic, aren’t they?
Designers: Eugenie’s hat is the “Knot Detail Percher” by Juliette Botterill
What do you think of this pair of new hats?
Photos from Jessal/Tanna/Splash News via The Daily Mail
When Princess Beatrice arrived for the Thames River Pageant celebrating her grandmother’s Diamond Jubilee on June 3, 2012, she wore an interesting grey calot hat that flowed in a wave over her head, ending in a swirled rosette over her ear. It was a hat that did not get much attention amid all the other royal hats that day but the shape certainly was memorable. After the rainy water pageant, I thought this wave-shaped hat would disappear into the back of her closet, ne’er to be seen again.
Princess Beatrice of York celebrates her 26th birthday today. We have seen her make a remarkable transition in millinery style over the past three years, thanks to the work of young designers such as Sarah Cant, Rosie Olivia and Nerida Fraiman. These days, Beatrice’s hats are more streamlined, clean and elegant and this new style approach suits her very well. In choosing a hat for Beatrice to wear this year, I could have chosen any number of hats from her current go-to designers but decided instead to take a more romantic approach. Beatrice’s long-time beau Dave Clark hails from America and as a nod to him, I have chosen the “Andie” hat made by California based designer Jill Courtemanche. I think this cream and gold straw fedora with gold leather bow would be marvelously chic on today’s birthday girl. What hat would you like to see Princess Beatrice wear in the coming year?
Reader Fiona wrote: Another royal blog (written by someone who knows a ton about royal hats) says that Princess Beatrice wore this gold hat to Ascot before but you say it is a new hat? I’m confused. Is it new or is it a repeat? 
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