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June Catch-Up

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Here are the royal hats we’ve seen so far this month (see June’s Imperial hats here):

Queen Elisabeth Competition Awards, June 4, 2024: Queen Mathilde repeated a muted burgundy parasisal straw brimless brimless hat with draped bow on the side.

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Milliner: Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Natan.
Previously Worn: Feb 3, 2022 

British Celebration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day Landings, June 5, 2024: Queen Camilla repeated a pink silk crepe covered beret with a cascade of handmade silk leaves.

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Milliner: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: Sep 20, 2023

175th anniversary of the first Danish Constitution, June 5, 2024: Queen Mary repeated an apricot straw picture hat with chocolate sinamay hatband, bow and curling bow tails. She first wore this hat 20 years ago (some of you will remember it from a pre-wedding event).

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Milliner: Susanne Juul. Dress by Andrew Gn.
Previously Worn: June 21, 2006; May 13, 2004

Queen Margrethe repeated a large white straw picture hat.

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Milliner: Mathilde Førster
Previously Worn: Jun 13, 2021

Princess Benedikte wore a new white straw hat with angled crown and upturned brim on one side, trimmed with a handmade silk flower studded with feathers.

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Milliner: Mathilde Førster
Previously Worn: This hat is new

80th Anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied Landings in Normandy, June 6, 2024:  Queen Máxima repeated a navy saucer covered in navy dyed banana fibre, trimmed with a drape of the same material.

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Milliner: Jolanda (Máxima’s dresser)
Previously Worn: July 1, 2023

Queen Mathilde topped an elegant ecru coat with a felt beret in the same hue.

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Milliner: Dior
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Queen Camilla repeated a spectacular white straw picture hat with swirl peaked crown and raised brim on one side. The hat is trimmed with rolled-edge sinamay sashes that wrap around the crown’s base.

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Milliner: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: Jul 23, 2022

Wedding of the Duke of Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson, June 7, 2024: The Duchess of Westminster wore a cut feather pinwheel headpiece in vibrant pink and red by Rachel Trevor Morgan. The bride’s mother, Caroline Henson, wore a blue straw picture hat. Lady Tamara Grosvenor wore a gold floral headpiece. Lady Edwina Grosvenor wore a tawny pink saucer hat and Lady Violet Grosvenor wore a blue headband.

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Princess Eugenie wore a natural straw stemmed beret with ivory veil.

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Milliner: “Sabina” design by Emily London. Dress by Joseph. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

USA Visit Day 1 in Atlanta, June 10, 2024: Queen Máxima repeated one of my favourites, a red floral headpiece. Notice that the lilies are entirely made of feathers, with arrow-trimmed feather pistils.

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Milliner: Philip Treacy. Dress by Natan.
Previously Worn: Sep 17, 2002

USA Visit Day 3 in Albany, June 12, 2024: Queen Máxima repeated a bright yellow circular draped headpiece.

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Milliner: Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Natan
Previously Worn: Dec 1, 2017; April 30, 2015;  September 30, 2014; June 6, 2014

USA Visit Day 4 in Brooklyn, June 13, 2024: Queen Máxima topped a lovely floral dress with a new layered calot hat in green straw.

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Milliner: Jolanda (Máxima’s dresser)
Previously Worn: This hat is new

She repeated this hat yesterday back in the Netherlands where she  baptized two ships of the Royal Wagenborg shipping company in Delfzijl. It’s a super chic look!

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Which hats stand out to you most in this lineup? If I’ve missed any, please share in the comments!

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Danish State Visit to Norway

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On May 14, the new Danish king and queen made their vist state visit to Norway.

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For their arrival, Queen Mary repeated a grey silk orchid flower headpiece with feathers and birdcage veil.

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The headpiece is impeccably styled with the ensemble (as usual!) and provides great balance between the patterned skirt and sleek jacket. It’s the first time we’ve seen this piece at close view and I’m a little disappointed at the flower’s construction- it lacks detail and finesse.

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Milliner: unknown
Previously Worn: Sep 15, 2023; April 1, 2017; June 5, 2015; June 25, 2013; April 30, 2013

Queen Sonja repeated an ecru straw brimmed hat, trimmed with a wide hatband that folds into a trio of bow tails at the back. The streamlined hat pairs well with the embellished coat.

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Milliner: unknown
Previously Worn: Princ; May 30, 2011; this unknown date

The millinery surprise of the day was Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who wore an ivory sinamay hat with wide cartwheel brim. The desgin features an oval brim extension in bias ivory windowpane sinamay, a swath of tulle and a large knotted flying sinamay bow.

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It’s a great design for Mette-Marit, the oval brim giving some quirky interest and the veil and bow provding great counterpoint to the more severe lines of her collared dress. It’s great to see her in a brimmed hat and in a design by a milliner she has not worn before.

Milliner: Gerd Holth. Fendi dress. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Princess Astrid paired a beautiful blue and white printed Ralph Lauren dress with a jaunty navy and white straw boater hat.

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Milliner: unknown
Previously Worn: This hat is new

On May 15, Queen Mary, repeated a casual fedora in poly braid with extended brim, trimmed with a navy and ecru striped hatband. These type of casual, sun protection hats are so accessibly wearable, it’s nice to see one on a royal head!

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Milliner: “Malibu” hat by Canopy Bay
Previously Worn: Dec 21, 2023; Dec 20, 2023

Thoughts about these five hats?

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Danish State Visit To Sweden

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King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark arrived in Stockholm on Monday for a state visit. For the official welcome, both kings predictably wore ceremonial military uniform with caps.

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Queen Mary wore a new calot hat in navy sinamay with large bow at the back.

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The styling of the ensemble is a classic success with navy accessories beautifully setting off the textured white dress. As for the hat shape… one comment online described the hat’s bow as eating her head, especially from head-on veiw from a distance. The bow certainly gives the calot presence.

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Milliner: Jane Taylor
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Queen Silvia repeated a cerise silk covered pillbox trimmed with a flat bow around the back and a slim yellow silk piping around the base of the front that ties to the hounds tooth patterned dress of this ensemble.

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On its own, the hat is fine- it’s a classic pillbox and Silvia wears the shape well. It’s the overall look that feels off, maybe because it feels less chic and more costume to me in this colour scheme in high-sheen fabrics.

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Milliner: unknown. Silk dress and coat by Maknam.
Previously Worn: Nov 15, 2022

Crown Princess Victoria wore a floral headpiece with large petals made of the same pink fabric as her dress and coat with a black center.

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Milliner Tim Maartenson made mini versions of the headpiece for buttons on Victoria’s dress and a small hairclip for Princess Estelle. It’s fair to point out that Maartenson’s work is bringing to life a design by Christer Lindarw, whose vision was clearly an overall pink look with black accessories. I find the headpiece’s design both a bit cutesy and a little flat although make no mistake, it’s impeccably made; Maartenson has created some lovely headpieces for the crown princess and I suspect he would have come up with something more sophisticated had he been given the freedom to create his own design to coordinate with this ensemble. That all being said, it’s great to see such collaborations between designers, milliners and makers happening and being acknowledged. 

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Milliner: Tim Maartenson for Christer Lindarw. Dress and coat by Birgitta Jonsson for Christer Lindarw.
Previously Worn: This headpiece is new

Princess Sofia repeated a white bandeau headpiece.

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Milliner: unknown. Dress by Veronica Virta
Previously Worn: May 17, 2022

During the programme of events the first day, the two queens removed their hats. Queen Mary wore a sparkling hair comb; between the comb and the calot, I’ve have gone with the calot. Let’s hope this practice of removing hats after a state visit’s welcome doesn’t become tradition.

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Milliner: Ellen Hunter NY “Nell” comb  
Previously Worn: Jan 3, 2024

Thoughts?

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This Week’s Extras

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Back on April 22, Queen Mary wore a cozy maroon knit cap to open a new hiking trail in Hannenov Forest.
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On April 26, Princess Hanako wore a charming pink brimmed hat for a royal museum awards event

Also on April 26, Empress Masako wore a white brimmed hat with wide lace hatband piped in the same pistachio green as her suit. It’s such a great colour on her!

On April 29, Princess Hanako attended the All Japan Judo Championships. The black crown of her hat was stitched in white with a white brim, black hatband and side bow.

Last weekend, Princess Anne attended the Sea Cadet Corps National Drill and Piping Competition. This weekend, she donned her Canadian naval uniform to commission a new ship in Vancouver  and commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic in Victoria.

Princess Akiko in an interesting pale blue silk hat yesterday in Kyoto- it’s a bumper with two upturned brims, one stacked right on top of the other!

Queen Máxima repeated a black felt extended brim fedora by Fabienne Delvigne yesterday at the Dutch National Remembrance ceremony.
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We’ll catch up on hats from the Royal Windsor Horse show Tuesday, along with two state visits!

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Danish Monarchs Launch Cruise Season

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King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark boarded the royal yacht Dannebrog from Nordre Toldbod waterfront in Copenhagen yesterday, officially launching this year’s cruise season.

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Queen Mary wore a new headpiece, described by the milliner as a “felt headpiece with veil and feather details.”

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This is the first piece Queen Mary has worn from Maggie Mowbray Millinery and it’s fantastic to see her branching out with new milliners. The scale of this piece gives it great presence, as does the overlay trimming of feather-studded wide-weave veil. The overall look is a more sophisticated take on nautical dressing and I’m a fan.

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Milliner: “Helena” design by Maggie Mowbray Millinery. 
Previously Worn: This is new. 

King Frederik was in the smart uniform and cap of his naval uniform.

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Thoughts?

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