This Week’s Extras

Queen Mesanate of Lesotho wore an eye-catching green saucer hat with bias brim extension and rolled silk flower trim last October for the inauguration of Prime Minister Sam Ntsokoane Matekane (thanks for sharing this Jake!).
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Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi in a dramatic Christian Dior floral headpiece last weekend at the Rose Ball in Monaco
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On Monday, Princess Hisako attended the funeral of Chikage Oogi in a black silk covered bumper hat.

King Carl Gustaf continued his series of Jubilee visits on Thursday to Norrbottens län in a grey trilby with stitched leather hatband.

This week, several millinery designs caught my eye (see the comments for more):

Spanish King Felipe showed he’s got both game and rhythm this week on a visit to Cadiz.

Our congratulations to the Hereditary Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg (and big brother Prince Charles) on the safe arrival of a son, François.

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Last Week’s Extras

Princess Hisako wore a charcoal hat with short brim and grey trim for a national wheelchair race, and a pale celadon green and white hat for a photo exhibition

The new Duke of Edinburgh looked dashing in a tweed flat cap

Crown Prince Frederik presented the “Queen’s Clock” military award

Zara Tindall wrapped up this year’s Cheltenham Festival in a beautiful cerise silk percher with silk abaca looped bows and hydrangea flower blooms by Juliette Botterill. Her mum, Princess Anne, repeated a navy felt trilby that’s hat a haircut of previously held trims.

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Legendary millinery Marie O’Reagan died on March 10, 2023 at the age of 97. Beyond making more than 200 hats for Queen Elizabeth, her legacy in the millinery industry as a  is immense (Point De Vue)

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

This Week’s Extras

On Tuesday, Princess Anne repeated a  red felt brimless hat by Amy Morris Adams to attend racing at Sandown Park.

Also on Tuesday, Princess Hisako, wore a sharp ecru beret with folded teal trim for an awards ceremony

 

On Friday, Princess Hisako wore an ivory brimmed hat with lilac feather trim for an orchid exhibition while Crown Princess Kiko repeated a black silk covered bowler for a memorial event.

Mike Tindall weighed in on next week’s Cheltenham Races and the 2023 Royal Ascot Style Guide was released


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

Princess Iman of Jordan was married today to Mr. Jameel Thermiotis. She borrowed the most exquisitely delicate tiara from her paternal grandmother, Princess Muna.

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This Week’s Extras

In late February, Princess Hisako attended a women’s hockey match in a casual brimmed black hat.

Prince Carl Phillip and Princess Sofia at a cross country race today
A new photo of Princess Iman of Jordan in her first publicly worn tiara was released this week ahead of her wedding on March 12.

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

This Week’s Extras

Princess Hisako in a sharp black brimmed hat with pleated teal silk hatband, flowers and beaded triangle (a repeat of her pointed collar, I believe) for the Japanese Orchid & Flower show on Wednesday.

Princess Beatrice spotted on Wednesday in a burgundy velvet padded headband by Isabel Manns

 

King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia kicked off the first of 21 visits celebrating the King’s Golden Jubilee this year yesterday to Södermanland County. Queen Silvia wore a cozy faux fur brimmed hat while King Carl Gustav wore a sharp black felt fedora.

This new millinery design caught my eye this week (see the comments for more):

The combination of flora of the four nations of the UK – the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the daffodil of Wales and the shamrock of Northern Ireland –  to form the shape of St Edward’s Crown on the official coronation logo released yesterday is so fittingly beautiful.

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