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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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Conclusion of Luxembourg State Visit to Belgium

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The Luxembourg state visit to Belgium reached its conclusion today with visits to a children’s charity and an official farewell. For these events, Queen Mathilde repeated a stacked petal headpiece made of pale rose-buff abaca.

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What to say… it’s another awkwardly proportioned design that lacks refinement, two issues not helped by today’s placement on the side of the head. I much prefered Mathilde’s placement on its last outing. On a positive note, the colour is a great compliment to the ensemble, breaking up the bubblegum look.

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Milliner: Fabienne Delvigne “Collette” design
Previously Worn: June 1, 2021; Sep 8, 2019; Sep 8, 2017; July 21, 2016

Thoughts?

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Luxembourg State Visit To Belgium

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Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa were officially welcomed by cousins in Belgium yesterday for the start of a state visit.

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Queen Mathilde wore a teardrop percher hat covered in the same moire print as her coat dress (and purse) with a pale pink birdcage tulle veil.

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The design, its placement and colour of this hat falls flat for me, a flatness emphasized against the voluminous skirt and setting the overall proportions of the ensemble off.

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Milliner: entire ensemble by Dior
Previously Worn: this hat is new

Today, Queen Mathilde wore another new millinery design, this one a red headband draped in pleated natural fibre (tit looks like a loosely woven sinamay).

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I think the design would greatly benefit with more refinement (thinner, neater finished edges on the pleated fan, crisper pleating). ‘Nuff said.

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Milliner: “Redline” by Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Natan
Previously Worn: This headpiece is new

Thoughts about these two new hats on the Belgian queen?

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Belgian National Day 2023

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The Belgian royal family celebrated their nation’s holiday last Friday with a Te Deum mass at The Saint Michael and Saint Gudula Cathedral followed by a military parade.

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Queen Mathilde wore a tomato red sinamay hat with slightly arched brim, simply trimmed with a hatband and folded bow at the back.

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My issue with this hat is it’s wobbly brim, which would look so much more refined if it had been pressed smooth during blocking.

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Designer: “Vinity” design by Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Natan
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Queen Paola wore a black felt pillbox that flares out to a square shape around the top of the crown. It’s one of the most uniquely shaped pillboxes I’ve ever seen; I think it works best from front view, where it forms an angular, peaked halo shape around her face. I’m less keen from the side view. It’s innovative, certainly, but flattering? I’m not sure.

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Previously Worn: This hat is new

Crown Princess Elisabeth wore a natural-hued hat with wide brim in the loveliest woven Panama straw.

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Designer: “Desert Wind” by Fabienne Delvigne. Dress by Natan. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

As in years past, Princess Astrid wore military uniform and cap with jaunty upturned brim

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Princess Claire wore a large design in salmon pink straw braid with cartwheel brim and unique, unblocked crown. The design is trimmed with a wide hatband in the same colour.

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The colour is lovely on Claire, as is the scale of the brim (she carries a wide statement brim so well!). The slouchy, unblocked top of the crown is another millinery innovation we don’t often see. While it’s an interesting counterpoint to the streamlined brim and wonderfully unexpected, I’m not sure it works from all angles. Maybe with a more streamlined ensemble it would work better?

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Princess Delphine balanced her colourful dress (with floral print she designed) with a white sinamay hat. The design features an indented crown, downturned brim and is trimmed with a wide white hatband and one of the same turquoise sequin hearts as is on her dress.

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Designer: Josje Huisman (Cornelia brand). Dress by Atelier ExC by Ebru Sari.
Previously Worn: This hat is new

There are numerous standout hats here, some more for their creativity (which I LOVE to see!). Which designs inspired the greatest reaction for you?!

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The Coronation: Royal Guests

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As we have come to expect at such landmark royal events, royal guests at King Charles III’s coronation represented nations from around the globe. Those who wore hats to this event were as follows:

The Sultan of Brunei and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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King Mswati III and Inkhosikati LaMbikiza of Eswatini: Inkhosikati LaMbikiza wore a dusty pink crin halo headpiece trimmed with feathers in the same colour (see a better photo here)

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King Letsie III and Queen Mesenate of Lesotho: Queen Masenate wore a royal blue straw saucer hat trimmed with a dramatic starburst of ivory goose biot feathers.

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King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan: Queen Rania wore a brimless domed hat in the same pale yellow as her dress. The design includes embellishment at the back (a rosette? a bow?) and a wrap of delicate yellow veil.

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Designer: Noel Stewart. Dress by Tamara Ralph. 
Previously Worn: this hat is new

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco:  Princess Charlene topped her pale suit (love the pearl floral buttons!) with a sleek beret percher hat simply trimmed with a knotted bow at the side. The hat looks to be covered in the same barely-blush hue as the suit.

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Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: This hat is new

King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands: Queen Máxima wore a structural white straw saucer hat with brim extension and flying bow. The vertical design of the hat pairs so beautifully with the exquisite applique lace cutout on the bodice of her dress.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Dress by Jan Taminiau
Previously Worn: This hat is new

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium: Queen Mathilde topped a caped pink dress with an ivory straw saucer hat with extended windowpane brim that folds downward in a sharp edge.

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Designer: dress by Armani Prive.
Previously Worn: This hat is new

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain: Queen Letizia wore the largest hat we’ve seen her in to date, a design in natural hued straw with mushroom brim and button crown, draped in an overlay of widely woven (I think it’s vintage?) bubblegum pink net veil. It’s a dramatic design for Letizia and so wonderful to see her experimenting with new millinery shapes.

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Designer: Balel Millinery. Suit by Carolina Hererra. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

His Majesty The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI and Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia

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Queen Anne-Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece: Queen Anne-Marie wore a navy bandeau headpiece trimmed with a pair of navy silk bows. Crown Princess Marie-Chantal topped her ice blue Mary Katrantzou dress with a coordinating Philip Treacy percher hat trimmed with a monochrome multi-looped bow on the side.

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His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, King of the Ashanti Kingdom and Lady Julia Osei Tutu

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Her Majesty Margareta and Prince Radu of Romania: Margareta wore a cornflower blue silk covered percher with feather mount trim. While it coordinates well with her ensemble, unfortunately, it has some some visible construction issues.

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark: Crown Princess Mary was head to toe in regal purple, her ensemble crowned by a pleated bandeau headpiece with birdcage tulle veil.

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Designer: bespoke Jane Taylor. Coat dress by Soren Le Schmidt 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore a klein blue silk covered domed pillbox with bow at the back.

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Designer: Tim Martenson. Dress by Pär Engsheden. Styling by Tina Torn
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein: Princess Sophie echoed the sleek lines of her dress and coat with a straw beret percher hat in the same orchid purple. The hat is simply trimmed with a straw twist.

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Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway: Princess Mette-Marit wore a pink pillbox hat with birdcage veil.

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Designer: bespoke Jane Taylor. Dress by Peter Dundas
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Foreign Minister of Oman, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi and Crown Prince of Oman, Theyazin bin Haitham

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I know many of your have been waiting for this- which hats stood out most to you?

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