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This Week’s Extras

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The Swedish royal family attended a gala at the Swedish Academy last week. Crown Princess Victoria repeated the jewelled hair ornament we’ve seen her wear before (PPE)

The Norwegian royals attended church together on Christmas Day. Queen Sonja wore a brown Homburg hat. (Seher)

Princess Hisako of Takamado repeated a smart green hat to watch a women’s soccer game (Getty)

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Great Christmas video clip from the Norwegian Crown Prince, Princess and family (NRK)

Lovely new photo from the Jordanian royal family (Queen Rania)

Interview with Princess Alexandra of Hanover and her passion for figure skating (ISU)

Sweet photo of Prince Nicolas of Sweden’s first encounter with Santa Claus and Princess Leonore in adorable Christmas frocks previously worn by her mum (Princess Madeleine and Svenskdam)

A a wonderful interview with Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco with their twins (Vorsten TV). Photographer Christopher Morris also shared some wonderful snaps taken of the family on National Day.

And finally, take an hour to enjoy this interesting documentary about the history of the Queen’s annual Christmas message (BBC)

Best New Royal Hat of 2015: Sweden

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After looking at the royal hats that premiered this year in Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg and Norway,  we turn our focus to Sweden today.  If any of the hats you see here are, in your opinion, among the best new royal hats of 2015, case your vote below! To streamline the poll, I have omitted a number of less memorable hats and fascinators (links are provided below). Click on any of the photos to jump back to original posts to see additional description and detail of the hats.

A note about voting- the hats with the most votes across this semifinal will move forward to the final face off. If you don’t think any of these hats are worthy of the title of Best of 2015, save your vote or take another look at hats from Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg and Norway. The next poll will be up on tomorrow.

Queen Silvia (not including calot hats in white, turquoise, red and dark teal)

1.Queen Silvia, April 16, 2015 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats   2.Queen Silvia, May 17, 2015 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats   3.Queen Silvia, May 31, 2015 | Royal Hats   4.Queen Silvia, October 11, 2015 in Kerstin Carlefalk | Royal Hats

Crown Princess Victoria (not including fascinators here and here)

5.Crown Princess Victoria, May 17, 2015 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats   6.Crown Princess Victoria, May 27, 2015 in Borsalino | Royal Hats   7.Crown Princess Victoria, May 31, 2015 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats   8.Crown Princess Victoria, October 11, 2015 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats

Princess Madeleine

9.Princess Madeleine, May 17, 2015 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats  10.Princess Madeleine, September 15, 2015 | Royal Hats   11.Princess Madeleine, October 11, 2015 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats

Princess Sofia and Countess Marianne Bernadotte  (this and this fascinator have been omitted)

12.2015-05-17 royal wedding bans 2  13.Princess Sofia, October 11, 2015 in Malinda Damgaard | Royal Hats  14.2015-10-11 Prince Nicolas Christening 10

Looking at this array of hats makes me conclude it has been a good year for royal millinery in Sweden! Are any of these pieces worthy of your vote for best new royal hat of the year? Cast your vote below. Voting will remain open until January 1, 2016- you can vote for multiple hats once per day.

Swedish Royals Host State Visit

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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi and his wife Saida were welcomed by the Swedish Royal Family this week for the first state visit paid by the country since 1963. For their arrival on Tuesday, Queen Silvia repeated the moulded white calot hat she first wore for the opening of Swedish parliament this year. The photo below shows a better view of the back trim on the hat which consists of a pearl studded white silk flower and several leaves made of brown feathers.

Queen Silvia, November 4, 2015 | Royal Hats

 Queen Silvia, November 4, 2015 | Royal Hats Queen Silvia, November 4, 2015 | Royal Hats

Designer: unknown. My guess is Kerstin Carlefalk. 
Previously Worn: September 15, 2015;  June 8, 2015

Crown Princess Victoria repeated her navy ruffled flower and leaf fascinator trimmed with navy feathers. While the height and sense of movement in this piece did balance her sleek coat, I don’t think it was the right choice for this ensemble and I found myself wishing, yet again, for Victoria to invest in a cream hat or two to pull out for these kinds of events.

Crown Princess Victoria, November 4, 2014 | Royal Hats Crown Princess Victoria, November 4, 2014 | Royal Hats Crown Princess Victoria, November 4, 2014 | Royal Hats

Designer: unknown:
Previously Worn: August 30, 2014

Yesterday, Princess Victoria showed her continued love for black and white hair bows with the début of a new piece (her third by my count). While this headpiece does a great job of tying together her white coat and black accessories, it’s still a little twee for my liking.

Princess Victoria, November 5, 2015 in Evelina Persson | Royal Hats   Princess Victoria, November 5, 2015 in Evelina Persson | Royal Hats

Princess Victoria, November 5, 2015 in Evelina Persson | Royal Hats

Designer: Evelina Persson
Previously Worn: This piece is new

What did you think of the hats and headpieces worn this week in Sweden?

Photos from ANDERS WIKLUND / TT/epa/Corbis; Dana Press; Stella Pictures via Svenskdam; Henrik Montgomery/TT and Anders Wiklund/TT via Expressen; Kunahuset Instagram; Charles Hammarsten/IBL via Svenskdam; and IBL via Svenskdam

Swedish Royals in Peru

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Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden are in Peru and Colombia this week on an economic and cultural visit. They kicked things off today in Lima where Princess Victoria led a delegation at the University of Lima and the couple visited an H&M department store. For these events, Princess Victoria repeated the black and white layered butterfly fascinator she first wore last month for the opening of Swedish parliament. She paired it this time with a red twin of the smart purple dress she wore to Prince Nicolas’ christening last weekend. While the pairing of the black and white headpiece with a red dress is a little predictable for my taste, it makes for a polished daytime ensemble.

Designer: Malinda Damgaard. Dress by British label Seraphine
Previously Worn: September 15, 2015
Photos from Getty as indicated