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The Coronation: Royal Guests

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As we have come to expect at such landmark royal events, royal guests at King Charles III’s coronation represented nations from around the globe. Those who wore hats to this event were as follows:

The Sultan of Brunei and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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King Mswati III and Inkhosikati LaMbikiza of Eswatini: Inkhosikati LaMbikiza wore a dusty pink crin halo headpiece trimmed with feathers in the same colour (see a better photo here)

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King Letsie III and Queen Mesenate of Lesotho: Queen Masenate wore a royal blue straw saucer hat trimmed with a dramatic starburst of ivory goose biot feathers.

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King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan: Queen Rania wore a brimless domed hat in the same pale yellow as her dress. The design includes embellishment at the back (a rosette? a bow?) and a wrap of delicate yellow veil.

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Designer: Noel Stewart. Dress by Tamara Ralph. 
Previously Worn: this hat is new

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco:  Princess Charlene topped her pale suit (love the pearl floral buttons!) with a sleek beret percher hat simply trimmed with a knotted bow at the side. The hat looks to be covered in the same barely-blush hue as the suit.

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Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: This hat is new

King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands: Queen Máxima wore a structural white straw saucer hat with brim extension and flying bow. The vertical design of the hat pairs so beautifully with the exquisite applique lace cutout on the bodice of her dress.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Dress by Jan Taminiau
Previously Worn: This hat is new

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium: Queen Mathilde topped a caped pink dress with an ivory straw saucer hat with extended windowpane brim that folds downward in a sharp edge.

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Designer: dress by Armani Prive.
Previously Worn: This hat is new

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain: Queen Letizia wore the largest hat we’ve seen her in to date, a design in natural hued straw with mushroom brim and button crown, draped in an overlay of widely woven (I think it’s vintage?) bubblegum pink net veil. It’s a dramatic design for Letizia and so wonderful to see her experimenting with new millinery shapes.

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Designer: Balel Millinery. Suit by Carolina Hererra. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

His Majesty The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI and Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia

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Queen Anne-Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece: Queen Anne-Marie wore a navy bandeau headpiece trimmed with a pair of navy silk bows. Crown Princess Marie-Chantal topped her ice blue Mary Katrantzou dress with a coordinating Philip Treacy percher hat trimmed with a monochrome multi-looped bow on the side.

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His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, King of the Ashanti Kingdom and Lady Julia Osei Tutu

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Her Majesty Margareta and Prince Radu of Romania: Margareta wore a cornflower blue silk covered percher with feather mount trim. While it coordinates well with her ensemble, unfortunately, it has some some visible construction issues.

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark: Crown Princess Mary was head to toe in regal purple, her ensemble crowned by a pleated bandeau headpiece with birdcage tulle veil.

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Designer: bespoke Jane Taylor. Coat dress by Soren Le Schmidt 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore a klein blue silk covered domed pillbox with bow at the back.

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Designer: Tim Martenson. Dress by Pär Engsheden. Styling by Tina Torn
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein: Princess Sophie echoed the sleek lines of her dress and coat with a straw beret percher hat in the same orchid purple. The hat is simply trimmed with a straw twist.

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Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway: Princess Mette-Marit wore a pink pillbox hat with birdcage veil.

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Designer: bespoke Jane Taylor. Dress by Peter Dundas
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Foreign Minister of Oman, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi and Crown Prince of Oman, Theyazin bin Haitham

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I know many of your have been waiting for this- which hats stood out most to you?

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This Week’s Extras

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Crown Princess Victoria in a casual straw hat on Monday in Australia

Crown Princess Kiko in a palest icy blue pillbox on Wednesday at a national health conference

Another outing for King Carl Gustaf’s handsome black fedora and Queen Silvia’s hat with chocolate velvet crown and fur brim.

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


New portraits of the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg and Princess Alexandra released this week for their wedding anniversary and birthday.

Sweet photo released for Princess Astrid’s 91st birthday

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Catching Up With European Royals

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November 8: Queen Máxima repeated a plum felt hat with brim pleated on one side for the National Coalition Financial Health Action Meeting in Eindhoven.

Designer: Fabienne Delvigne. It is the “Flavia” design.
Previously Worn: Nov 21, 2018;  February 5, 2018; October 13, 2015; October 30, 2014; October 15, 2014; March 19, 2014; November 12, 2013

November 22: Crown Princess Victoria and Crown Prince Haakon donned colourful hats on a visit to a mangrove reforestation development program in Kenya.

November 24: Queen Máxima attended the jubilee of the multicultural network for government officials at the ministry of Interior affairs in her muted burgundy melusine felt fedora. The combination of hat with sienna dress, cranberry coat and oxblood leather gloves and boots is a close-tonal one that works unexpectedly well.

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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne. It is the “Borsamalia.” Natan dress, Valentino cape.
Previously Worn: Oct 9, 2019; Oct 2, 2019; Jan 31, 2019 

November 24: Queen Mathilde welcomed Mr. Ignazio Cassis and Mrs Paola Rodoni Cassis, the President and the first Lady of the Swiss Confederation, on state visit to Belgium in a repeated a cranberry felt brimmed hat with high, angular crown simply trimmed with a slim hatband knotted on the right side.

Designer: Dior (my guess is Stephen Jones for Dior). Outfit, bag and shoes all by Dior.
Previously Worn: Dec 16, 2019

November 30: Queen Máxima opened an exhibition on royal embroidery, stories and craftsmanship in the Tilburg Textile Museum in a repeated toque hat of safron and navy printed ikat silk.

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Designer: unknown. Dress and skirt by Natan.
Previously Worn: Dec 6, 2018

December 1: Queen Máxima repeated an emerald braided straw pillbox to attend the 70th anniversary of an organization supporting international education.

Designer: unknown. Dress and coat by Oscar de la Renta.
Previously Worn: May 27, 2021 

December 6, 2022: Queen Margrethe repeated her red and aubergine boater hat for a visit to the Danish Church of St Katharine’s in Camden for a celebration service for her Golden Jubilee.

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Designer: Mathilde Førster
Previously Worn: Nov 11, 2021; Oct 5, 2021; Apr 23, 2021; Nov 27, 2020

December 6: Prince Alexander was christened in Moscow at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Princess Victoria wore a pale grey disc percher hat trimmed with feathers. Grand Duchess Maria of Russia wore one of her signature kokoshnik halo headpieces, this one in black with a white floral spray on the side.

December 10: For the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, Queen Sonja repeated a teal felt pillbox with ribbon trim and back bow.

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Previously Worn: Dec 10, 2015; May 9, 2015

Crown Princess Mette Marit wore a red double crepe covered bandeau headpiece with bow across the back.

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Designer: Jane Taylor Small Bow Band. Coatdress by Catherine Walker. 
Previously Worn: This headpiece is new. 

Which hats here catch your eye?

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Catching Up… Swedish & Norwegian Royals

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On September 19, Crown Princess Victoria visited the Church of England in Stockholm to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. She wore a new black velvet hair bow.

Designer: Eivy Flodin
Previously Worn: This is new

On Tuesday, September 27, the Swedish royal family attended their country’s opening of parliament.

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Queen Silvia wore a new ivory felt calot with narrow cuff around the base of the design. The hat is very close to another white calot she debuted at this same event in 2018, but with slightly different shape, material and detail.

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Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: I believe this hat is new

Crown Princess Victoria repeated a headpiece of black and white layered butterfly bows.

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Designer: Malinda Damgaard
Previously Worn: Sep 10, 2019; Sep 13, 2016; Oct 19, 2015; Sep 15, 2015

Princess Sofia wore a new headpiece for this event, a black satin covered headband trimmed with a wide black grosgrain ribbon bow anchored with a Swarovski crystal buckle.

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Designer: Dolce & Gabbana “Swarovski Crystal Embellished Headband”
Previously Worn: This piece is new

On Tuesday, October 4, Queen Sonja of Norwan repeated a black veiled calot hat for the opening of her country’s parliament. 

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: Dec 12, 2014; Dec 10, 2011

Also on October 4, King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria attended the start of annual meetings of the Swedish Church at Uppsala Cathedral. Queen Silvia repeated a navy straw pillbox hat with accordion folded bow at the back.

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Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: Apr 7, 2018

Crown Princess Victoria wore a headpiece of folded cockades in pale pink satin. For several years, Victoria has tended to choose more fascinators and smaller headpieces than hats and these cockade designs, with their beautiful detail, are such great pieces for her.

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Designer: Örjan Jakobsson (Parant Couture Headpieces)
Previously Worn: this headpiece is new

On September 11, the Swedish royal family welcomed the Dutch king and Queen on state visit.

Queen Silvia wore a new headpiece, an open bandeau circle covered in the same green wool crepe as her coat. The hat is trimmed with large, slim wired bows at the back, again covered in the same fabric, that look like abstract leaf shapes.

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Designer: unknown. Coat and dress by Georg et Arend.
Previously Worn: this headpiece is new

Crown Princess Victoria debuted another folded cockade headpiece, this one in the most wonderful cerise shade.

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Designer: Örjan Jakobsson (Parant Couture Headpieces). Dress and jacket by Camilla Thulin Design
Previously Worn: this headpiece is new

Princess Estelle repeated the black velvet Eivy Flodin hair bow her mother wore on September 19, at the very top of this post.

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Princess Sofia topped her red outfit with a wide bandeau headpiece.

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Designer: unknown. Dress by Lilli Jahilo. 
Previously Worn: this headpiece is new

On Thursday, the final day of the visit, Queen Silvia repeated an navy headband with… is it a flat bow?

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Designer: unknown. Suit by Chanel.
Previously Worn: 

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Hat From the Past

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Starting today, I’ll be away from the blog for a few weeks but have lined up multiple posts per week to keep you entertained during my absence I’ll return the week after the Danish Jubilee and Belgian royal wedding and will cover those events when I’m back. 

Royal Hats 40 years ago to this day in 1982 when Princess Madeleine was christened at the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Queen Silvia wore a blue padded satin bandeau with silk flowers on either side while Crown Princess Victoria wore a sweet blue floral hair wreath.

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