This Week’s Extras

Back on January 28, Prince Leka and Princess Elia of Albania christened their daughter, Princess Géraldine. Princess Elia wore a mint silk covered button percher with floral trim.

On Wednesday, King Willem-Alexander visited Dutch troops in Lithuania

On Friday, the Danish crown prince and princess attended their Parliament’s service to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Holmens Church in Copenhagen. Crown Princess Mary wore a black velvet bandeau headpiece with sides connected with a bow.

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The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week (see the comments for more):

This Week’s Extras

Royal Hats

Princess Alexandra opened the new Kent Sharpshooters & Yeomanry Museum at Hever Castle in Kent (Hever Castle)

Pincess Alexandra, September 6, 2015

Queen Margrethe repeated her frequently seen blue Pork Pie hat when she unveiled a WWI statue at Canterbury Cathedral on Friday (BBC)

King Carl Gustaf wore his trusty old fedora this week in Västernorrland (Swedish Royal Court)

The Albanian royal family shared a lovely photograph of Prince Leka and his fiancée, Elia Zaharia. The photo shows Elia in a purple percher cocktail hat (Albanian Royal Court)

If you enjoyed the retrospective of Queen Elizabeth’s hats here on Royal Hats earlier this week, here’s an even bigger one you won’t want to miss (Telegraph)

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The Norwegian Crown Princely couple hosted the heirs of Denmark, Sweden and Luxembourg and their families for a weekend together on the island Tjøme. I love it when royal contemporaries prove to be friends.(Swedish Royal Court).

Charming new photos released for Prince Hirahito’s ninth birthday (Imperial Family of Japan)