This Week’s Extras

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Royal Hats

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Wonderful to see Princess Astrid of Norway enjoying a Worldcup Biathlon race (Royal House of Norway)

Prince Charles in protective headwear to mark the 150th anniversary of London’s sewer network this week (Getty)

Cuteness alert- Princess Estelle learning to ski in Verbier (Iltalehti) and cheering at the Nordic Skiing World Championships with the Swedish Royal Family (Robin Utrecht Photography). You can also see the Swedish Royal Family bundled up at the championship’s opening ceremonies (Paris Match)

Pierre Casiraghi’s fiance Beatrice Borromeo in a voluminous fur hat in St. Moritz (Hola)

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Fantastic interviews with 3 generations of princes in Liechtenstein on the occasion of Prince Hans Adam’s 70th birthday last weekend (Luxarazzi)

The Duchess of Cornwall sparkled at a movie premiere this week (The Daily Mail). Head over to The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendour for a closer look at Camilla’s ruby collar necklaces.

Two interesting articles on the Queen Elizabeth’s art in her private apartments and a piece of royal history saved from the scrap heap (Telegraph)

And finally… part one of a BBC documentary about Prince Charles’ relationship with the media. I’ll post part two next week.

This Week’s Extras

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Royal Hats

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The Countess of Wessex completed Arctic survival training in Finland this week (Royalista)

Henry VIII’s hat returned home in remarkably good condition (Royal Central)

We’ve seen a gallery of Princess Estelle’s hair bows- now it’s her mum’s turn (Svenskdam)

I REALLY want to see this John Boyd hat on a young royal head (John Boyd)

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Sweet photos of the Emperor and Empress of Japan on vacation (Imperial Family of Japan)

According to GQ, only 48 men in all of Britian dress better than Prince George (Vanity Fair)

Interview with Archduchess Kathleen of Austria (Northern Kentucky University via Luxarazzi)

Princess Mabel opened an art exhibition. It’s wonderful to see her looking so well. (Royalista)

Great article on the Duchess of Kent (Royal Central)

Swedish Royal Family Attend Friend’s Funeral

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Royal Hats

The Swedish Royal Family gathered today at the Katarina kyrka in Stockholm to bid farewell to Swedish business leader and friend, Peter Wallenberg. For this funeral, Queen Silvia wore a beautiful black pillbox hat. The crown of the pillbox was made of felt while the sides were wrapped in silk. A flat silk bow at the back completed this simple but striking hat.

Queen Silvia, February 3, 2015 | Royal Hats

Crown Princess Victoria wore Saint Laurent designed black rabbit fur felt hat with curved brim, trimmed with a simple black Persham hatband and rough edged bow at the front. If it looks familiar, she wore a similar (but different) hat to Princess Lillian’s funeral. The simple, classic lines of the hat work very well with the clean lines of her black coat.

Crown Princess Victoria, February 3, 2015 | Royal Hats

Photos from TT, Stella Pictures and All Over Press via Svenskdam

Poll: Favourite Royal Hat of 2014

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Royal Hats

After launching yesterday’s poll for the least favourite royal hat last year, it is time to turn the tables around and decide on which one was your favourite. Please click on each of the following twelve photos to link back to the original post with larger photos and information about each hat. Your finalists for best royal hat of 2014 are, in random order:

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1. Queen Máxima’s boysenberry upturned hat 2. Princess Haya’s black and white vertical hat
3. Crown Princess Mary’s purple pillbox

4. Duchess of Cornwall’s pale blue picture hat 5. Crown Princess Victoria’s retro rose headpiece
6. Queen Máxima’s black and white picture hat

7. Duchess of Cambridge’s grey percher hat 8. Queen Máxima’s natural straw slice hat
9. Queen Elizabeth’s white and royal blue hat

10. Countess of Wessex’s black hat with bows 11. Queen Máxima’s burgundy picture hat
12. Princess Haya’s white cocktail hat

Everyone is able to vote once every 24 hours- this daily vote enables you to vote for multiple hats at a time. The poll will remain open until next Friday, January 16 at midnight GMT and we will celebrate the results next weekend. Happy voting!

Please click on each photo to link back to the original post with additional information and photo sources

Royal Hats this Year: Sweden

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Royal Hats

Royal Hats Year In Review 2014 We still have a number of royal houses to review in our look back at royal millinery in 2014. Here are all of the Swedish royal hats we saw this year (click on each photo to link its original post with larger views of each hat):