Last Wednesday, October 28, Queen Margrethe of Denmark attended the 350th anniversary of the Citadel fortress in Copenhagen. For this event, Queen Margrethe repeated her charcoal grey trilby with modified pork pie style crown and feather pouff on the side. This hat, with its modern shape, remains one of my favourites in Margrethe’s hat closet and I thought the pop of pink in Margrethe’s blouse kept her whole ensemble away from the grey doldrums. We don’t often see queens in fedoras but I vote for a few more for Margrethe. What do you think?
The Danish Royal Couple continued their visit to Croatia this week with native art exhibit and a tour of the Carlsberg factory in Koprivnica yesterday and visits to the archaeological complex of Salona and a Diocletian palace in Split today. Queen Margrethe wore her natural straw small-brimmed hat both days, as she is prone to do when traveling. Even with the changed fabric bands (obviously, to coordinate with each outfit), this hat does not excite me. Perhaps that’s because we have seen it so much?
Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik of Denmark have been on a shortvisit to Croatia this week. For their arrival yesterday in Zagreb, Margrethe repeated the pale blue bumper hat we saw her recently wear for the opening of parliament (a hat we have seen so frequently this year, I have simply run out of words to talk about it).
Today, the Danish Queen gave us a delightful surprise in the debut of a new hat! Queen Margrethe has worn numerous hats with upfolded brims (like the one above as well as this one, this one and this one) and while they can be reminiscent of sailor hats, the vibrant burgundy color of this hat enables it to stand on its own. The hat is embellished by a pair of chocolate and cream striped feathers that, despite being a common millinery trim, take on modern, creative and striking look. I like the embellishment and colour of this hat much more than its shape and am curious what you, dear readers, think o f it.
The Danish Royal Family attended the opening of Parliament today in Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe led her family in her pale blue brimless hat with rolled bumper brim and braided trim around the perimeter of the hat. It remains a great hat for her, especially with the interesting stand-up collar of her jacket.
Crown Princess Mary was the only member of the family to debut a new hat today and it what a hat it was! Made of royal purple wool, this large scale pillbox hat was trimmed with a circular spray of purple feathers and crystal beads. The hat alone is fantastic but as seen today- worn on the back of Princess Mary’s hair with a 1960s inspired cream coat, purple gloves and shoes- it was stunning.
Designer: Jane Taylor. It is the “Shell” design Previously Worn: This hat is new
Princess Marie repeated her navy straw fedora with a net veil wrapped around the crown and a silk flower on the side. I have always liked this hat on Marie although I find the combination of materials (straw on her hat, boiled wool on her jacket) in her outfit a little unsettling. Am I the only one who sees this as a summer hat?
Princess Benedikte repeated her tan wool hat with swish pattern inlaid into the crown of the hat. The brim of this hat raised sharply in the back creating a very modern silhouette. It is such a striking hat and Benedikte’s modern necklace, red purse and shoes created such unexpected (yet successful) contrasts. This is not a look for someone who lacks fashion confidence and I thought Benedikte carried it wonderfully well.
Wind played a little havoc with the royal hats today, as you will see in the video below. Despite the inclement weather, I thought the Danish royal women’s hats today were a bright success. Did any of these hats stand out to you?
Photos from Patrick van Katwijk,and Ricardo Ramirez via Corbis
On Tuesday, Queen Margrethe officially opened the new headquarters of the Danish Meat Research Institute in Taastrup. For this engagement, she repeated a navy hat with Bowler-style crown and a short brim that gently curled up on one side; the hat brim and band around the crown were trimmed in the same fabric as her checked dress. While this hat and dress were clearly made to go together, I think it is overly matched. I suspect simple white trim (similar to this hat, also in Queen Margrethe’s millinery closet) might have been a better compliment. What do you think?
Royal Hats 
