Queen Máxima Supports Foundation For Forgotten Children

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Royal Hats

Queen Máxima supported the work of The Forgotten Child Foundation in Goirle yesterday, attending the foundation’s presentation of an award for extraordinary commitment to forgotten children. For this event, she repeated her pleated red fabric calot hat. On this hat’s last outing, Máxima wore it off to the side, balanced by a low chignon; on this outing, she followed the traditional placement of a calot hat, centered on the crown of her head. These photos allow us to see the graceful pleats that surround this hat, giving it a sense of movement and interest despite the very simple shape. Paired with her red coat, Máxima cast a rather vibrant picture. I’m curious- what do you think of the new way Queen Máxima wore this hat?

Queen Máxima, February 3, 2015 in Fabienne Delvigne | Royal Hats

Designer: Fabienne Delvigne
Previously Worn: October 1, 2013

Photos from Patrick van Katwijk, Patrick van Katwijk, Albert Philip Van Der Werf, and Patrick van Katwijk via Corbis; and Reuters via Het Koninklijk Huis

European Royals Commemorate 70th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Royal Hats

Members of six royal houses gathered at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Oswiecim, Poland today to commemorate the 70th anniversary of its liberation. Gathered together to remember the horrific history of this place, where more than one and a half million people lost their lives, were the King and Queen of Belgium, the King and Queen of the Netherlands, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg.

For the outdoor commemoration ceremony, Queen Mathilde wore a large black faux fur hat.

Queen Máxima repeated a black wool calot hat with wide, folded cuff around the perimeter of the hat. In a respectful and touching gesture, King Willem Alexander wore a traditional Jewish kippah.

Crown Princess Victoria and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stèphanie did not wear hats for this event. This commemoration, however, was not about hats or who attended. It was about taking time to remember a period of purest evil so that through this memory, humanity can keep it from becoming part of our future.

“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.” – Anne Frank, 7th May 1944

Queen Máxima and Queen Mathilde, January 27, 2015 | Royal Hats

I encourage you to watch the full commemoration ceremony below.

Photos from Getty as indicated and Patrick van Katwijk via Monarchy Press

The Winners: Best Overall Royal Hat Style in 2014

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Royal Hats

After looking at all the royal hats we saw in 2014, you, dearest readers, narrowed down your choice for the royal with best overall millinery style to just five candidates. While the race for second, third and fourth place was very tight, our winner ran away with the category (and with our hat loving hearts, I expect!), I’m pleased to share the results as follows:

The Duchess of Cambridge

Countess of Wessex

The Duchess of Cornwall

Queen Elizabeth (see all of Her Majesty’s hats of 2014 at this post)

And your choice for best overall royal hat style last year was…

Queen Máxima! While some of Queen Máxima’s hats topped your list of least favourites last year, the overall contents of her millinery closet remain so popular with royal hat watchers that she easily won this category. Several of you commented about her fearless, risk-taking approach to millinery (which accounts for her hats topping our favourite and least favourite lists) and noted how exciting it is for us spectators to see what she will wear next. I’m sure that you all join me in eagerly looking forward to what hat surprises Máxima has in store for us this year!

One of these lovely royal ladies celebrated a milestone birthday today- check back tomorrow afternoon for a look back at some of her many fantastic hats.

All hats above worn by Queen Máxima were designed by Fabienne Delvigne. Please click on each photo to link back to the original post with additional information on each piece.

Photos of Queen Máxima from Semana; Hollandse Hoogte via Corbis; Andreas Rentz via Getty: Patrick van Katwijk and Patrick van Katwijk via Monarchy Press Europe; Koen van Weel via ANP; Alexander Koerner and Mark Cuthbert via Getty; Patrick van Katwijk via Corbis; Franco Origlia/Stringer and Michele Porro/Stringer via Getty

The Winners: Favourite Royal Hats of 2014

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Royal Hats

While the vote for least favourite royal hat of 2014 was incredibly close (and yielded two ties!), the race to choose your favourite piece of royal millinery worn last year was a breakaway sprint for five unquestionably beautiful hats. These five clear winners are:

The Countess of Wessex in a black wave hat worn June 19, designed by Jane Taylor

Crown Princess Mary in a purple felt pillbox hat by Jane Taylor worn on October 7

Queen Máxima’s black and white picture hat by Fabienne Delvigne worn on May 26

Princess Haya in a fantastic black and white Philip Treacy design worn to Ascot on June 19

And your royal hat of 2014 was…

Queen Máxima’s boysenberry wool picture hat with upturned brim worn October 15, designed by Fabienne Delvigne

It appears, dear readers, that Philip Treacy’s 2013 predicted death of the fascinator was indeed, correct. These five winning hats create an elegant lineup of classic shapes with a little fantasy thrown in for good measure. I think that makes a foolproof formula for marvelous royal millinery. To see the runners up in this category, click over to this post.

Congratulations to Belgian milliner Fabienne Delvigne who, for the second consecutive year, designed your favourite royal hat of the year. To all the top royal milliners who created these beautiful hats- Fabienne Delvigne, Philip Treacy and Jane Taylor – we salute you!

Photos from Max Mumby/Indigo, Max Mumby/Indigo, Julian Parker, Alexander Koerner, Alexander Koerner and Mark Cuthbert via Getty; and Patrick van Katwijk via Corbis

Poll: Best Overall Royal Hat Style in 2014

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Royal Hats

We have begun voting for our greatest and least favourite hats of 2014 and now, dear readers, it is time to determine the royal with the best overall millinery style in 2014. These five nominees have provided us with much hat-watching amusement this year – in no particular order, they are:

Queen Elizabeth (see all of Her Majesty’s hats of 2014 at this post)

Countess of Wessex (see all of the Countess’ hats of 2014 at this post)

Queen Máxima (see all of Queen Máxima’s hats of 2014 at this post)

The Duchess of Cornwall (see all of the Duchess’ hats of 2014 at this post)

The Duchess of Cambridge (see all of Kate’s hats of 2014 at this post)

It is now time to cast your vote! You may vote once every 24 hours and may choose multiple choices each time your vote. The poll will remain open until next Friday, January 16 at midnight GMT and we will celebrate the results next weekend. Happy voting!

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