Best New Royal Hat of 2015: Great Britain Part 1

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We have come to our final royal house in our look at the best new royal hats of 2015. There were, however, so many British royal hats this year that we’ll narrow down our favourites in two royal polls. To streamline each one, I have omitted a number of less memorable hats (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.

The hats with the most votes across this semifinal will move forward to a final poll. If you don’t think any of these hats are worthy of the title of Best of 2015, save your vote (or jump back to vote again for hats from Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Norway as well as Monaco, Greece, Dubai and Qatar).

Queen Elizabeth (not including this blue and magenta hat, this blue tweed hat, this grey bowed hat, this black hat, this blue bucket hat, this white hat, this white hat, this turquoise pleated hat, this pale peach hat and the red hat with faux fur trim she wore yesterday)

1.Queen Elizabeth, June 16, 2015 in Angela Kelly | Royal Hats  2.Queen Elizabeth, June 17, 2015 in Angela Kelly | Royal Hats  3.Queen Elizabeth, June 19, 2015 in Rachel Trevor Morgan  4.Queen Elizabeth, June 25, 2015 in Angela Kelly | Royal Hats

5.Queen Elizabeth, June 26, 2015 in Angela Kelly  6.Queen Elizabeth, June 26, 2015 in Angela Kelly  7.Queen Elizabeth, October 20, 2015 in Rachel Trevor Morgan | Royal Hats  8.Queen Elizabeth, November 28, 2015 in Angela Kelly | Royal Hats

The Duchess of Cornwall (not including this mint green hat, this tweed fur hat and the black one worn yesterday)

9.Duchess of Cornwall, May 12, 2015 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats  10.Duchess of Cornwall, July 5, 2015 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats

Princess Alexandra of Kent

11.Princess Alexandra, April 19, 2015 | Royal Hats  12.Princess Alexandra, June 6, 2015 in Rachel Trevor Morgan | Royal Hats  13.Princess Alexandra, June 17, 2015 in Rachel Trevor Morgan | Royal Hats

UPDATE by request, I have added, The Duchess of Cornwall’s mint green hat with twists and Queen Elizabeth’s brown hat with cream bow.

14. Duchess of Cornwall, August 15, 2015 in Philip Treacy | Royal Hats  15.Queen Elizabeth, November 24, 2015 in Rachel Trevor Morgan | Royal Hats

Also omitted from this poll were hats worn by the Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Michael of Kent, Princess Anne (see here, here and here) and the Duchess of York. That leaves the thirteen hats seen above- do you think any of them deserve to be named best new royal hat of the year? Cast your vote below. Voting will remain open until January 1, 2016 and you can vote for multiple hats up to four times per day.

British Royals Celebrate Christmas

As they do each year on Christmas Day, members of the British Royal Family attended church this morning at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene near the Sandringham Estate. Queen Elizabeth led her family in a new bright red hat and coat with grey and black mottled faux fur trim. The hat, with a flat crown covered in red fabric, features a matching faux fur brim.

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Designer: I suspect Angela Kelly
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Duchess of Cornwall topped her grey and black embellished coat with a black felt hat with flyaway raised brim. The hat is simply but effectively trimmed in a wide stripe of silk around the brim. Camilla’s hats are often lavishly embellished and this more streamlined piece is a nice contrast for her.

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Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Duchess of Cambridge wore a new hat in hunter green felt. The perching saucer shape on this piece is supported by a large poinsettia-like flower at the back which that gives much texture and interest to the hat. The colour is lovely on Kate and the hat was showed off to great effect by her chignon.

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Designer: Looks like Lock & Co.
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Countess of Wessex looked wonderfully elegant in a grey tweed coat with matching hat. The cocktail hat, with a beret base, features a tall rim at the top of the hat. The small hat is given further visual punch with trimmings of a large twist of coordinating grey straw and a swath of black net tulle (see the hat in greater detail here). Dove grey is an unexpectedly lovely colour on Sophie and I thought she wore the piece well.

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Designer: Jane Taylor
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Lady Louise Windsor stepped out in a simple black tam trimmed with a small bow at the side. This piece seems to mark Louise’s entry into the realm of hat wearing which, excitingly, gives us royal hat fans one more hat wearer to watch.

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Designer: Jane Taylor
Previously Worn: This hat is new
Princess Anne repeated the feather trimmed cream straw hat we first saw her wear at Ascot earlier this year. This outing, she turned the feather encrusted, raised brim to the side (instead of at the front, as she wore last time) and this small change makes a vast improvement for this hat. It is still not my favourite piece although I thought Anne looked very well put together in her green tweed coat and chocolate accessories.
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Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: June 16, 2015

Princess Beatrice wore a new bespoke piece in black velvet.(see a better view here). The bumper brimmed hat is trimmed with beaded detail around the crown and a flat bow with beaded centre on the side of the brim. Placed at a jaunty angle on her head, the colour and scale of the hat made it a beautiful piece for the young princess.

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Designer: Juliette Botterill 
Previously Worn: This hat is new
Princess Eugenie repeated the dark teal straw cocktail hat with black crin swirling trim we saw her debut at Ascot this year. The hat’s beaded brooch trim at the top its base adds a festive touch that makes it a great choice for Christmas and I was happy to see it worn again today.
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Designer: Nerida Fraiman
Previously Worn: June 19, 2015
Lady Sarah Chatto wore a simple black straw hat with simple rolled brim. Sarah’s personal style tends toward the simple and streamlined and while not as memorable as other hats worn today, it fits well with Sarah’s aesthetic.
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And finally, Viscountess Linley wore a chic fedora while her daughter, Margarita, wore a relaxed Garbo hat. Both pieces were in fashionable navy blue. This brings the total number of hats seen today to eleven- which ones stood out most to you?
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Queen And Duke Celebrate Church’s Anniversary

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visited St. Columba’s Church in Knightsbridge yesterday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the re-dedication of the church. For this event, which included a Service of Thanksgiving and reception, the Queen wore her turquoise wool hat with tall, hourglass shaped crown and black velvet rosette trim.

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Designer: Angela Kelly. Coat by Stewart Parvin.
Previously Worn: April 2, 2015October 16, 2014
While the shape of this hat still reads a little “Mad Hatter” to me, I love the colour, the crisp contrast provided by the black trim and the way the hat coordinates so well with Her Majesty’s coat. These things make it a success in my book- what do you think?
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British Royals In Malta

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh continued their visit to Malta on Saturday with a sail across Valetta harbour. The Queen has used this tour to début several hats and stepped out in another new piece. Covered in the same sky blue wool silk as her coat, the hat’s crown follows a fluted almost hourglass shape with squared angles.The brim works especially well on this piece- the lightness of the straw lifts the entire piece, as does the higher upturn of the brim on one side. A wide stripe of wool edging around the brim ties the hat back with Her Majesty’s coat.

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The focus of this hat is the floral trim. Made of blue and white silk flowers, blue seed pearls, slim white feathers and blue wool bows, the bouquet includes considerable detail that I’m afraid, is lost without a close-up view. While very pretty, I would prefer the bouquet placed a few degrees further around on the side of the hat. This issue aside, there’s no arguing that the colour and style are really lovely on the Queen.

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Designer: I believe it is Angela Kelly
Previously Worn: This hat is new

We’ve saw Queen Elizabeth in three new blue hats on her trip to Malta (see the others here and here). Which one is your favourite?
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