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This Week’s Extras

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Wonderful to see Princess Astrid of Norway enjoying a Worldcup Biathlon race (Royal House of Norway)

Prince Charles in protective headwear to mark the 150th anniversary of London’s sewer network this week (Getty)

Cuteness alert- Princess Estelle learning to ski in Verbier (Iltalehti) and cheering at the Nordic Skiing World Championships with the Swedish Royal Family (Robin Utrecht Photography). You can also see the Swedish Royal Family bundled up at the championship’s opening ceremonies (Paris Match)

Pierre Casiraghi’s fiance Beatrice Borromeo in a voluminous fur hat in St. Moritz (Hola)

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Fantastic interviews with 3 generations of princes in Liechtenstein on the occasion of Prince Hans Adam’s 70th birthday last weekend (Luxarazzi)

The Duchess of Cornwall sparkled at a movie premiere this week (The Daily Mail). Head over to The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendour for a closer look at Camilla’s ruby collar necklaces.

Two interesting articles on the Queen Elizabeth’s art in her private apartments and a piece of royal history saved from the scrap heap (Telegraph)

And finally… part one of a BBC documentary about Prince Charles’ relationship with the media. I’ll post part two next week.

This Week’s Extras

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This week, King Harald became the first Scandinavian monarch ever to visit Antarctica (Royal House of Norway)

Queen Elizabeth in grey felt and red feathers to attend church at Sandringham last weekend (PA Picture Desk)

This photo gallery of Queen Silvia’s style over the years includes some rather amusing hats (Svenskdam)

I can’t think of another royal who wears a fedora more effortlessly than Infanta Elena  (Blog Real)

The Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple toured a steel factory and hats were required.  (Luxarazzi)

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Lovely photo taken by the Duke of York at a 50th Birthday reception for the Earl & Countess of Wessex (Duke of York Facebook page)

Prince Frederick and Prince Joachim on ski trips with their families in Switzerland (The Daily Mail)

A romantic look at repeatedly worn royal wedding tiaras (The Court Jeweller)

 If you haven`t already seen the unique royal portraits of Dutch artist Tiety Entjes-Weij, do take a peek (The Daily Mail)

Swedish Monarchs Open Exhibit

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Last Friday, King Carl Gutaf and Queen Silvia opened an exhibition on the life, paintings and art collection of Prince Eugen (this year is the 150th anniversary of his birth) at the Waldemarsudde in Stockholm. For this event, Queen Silvia accessorized her pale pink suit and lace blouse with a dark clutch purse and fur calot hat. The contrast between the suit and sable brown hat was unexpected but provided a welcome wintertime context to the pastel ensemble. Fur calots will never be included on my list of most favourite royal hats but I think this one worked very well for Queen Silvia. What do you think of this hat and its pairing with this ensemble?

Queen Silvia, February 6, 2015 | Royal Hats

Queen Silvia, February 6, 2015 | Royal Hats

You can read more about this event at the Swedish Royal Monarchy website. 

Photos from the Swedish Royal Court

Swedish Royal Family Attend Friend’s Funeral

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The Swedish Royal Family gathered today at the Katarina kyrka in Stockholm to bid farewell to Swedish business leader and friend, Peter Wallenberg. For this funeral, Queen Silvia wore a beautiful black pillbox hat. The crown of the pillbox was made of felt while the sides were wrapped in silk. A flat silk bow at the back completed this simple but striking hat. 

Queen Silvia, February 3, 2015 | Royal Hats

Queen Silvia, February 3, 2015 | Royal Hats

Crown Princess Victoria wore Saint Laurent designed black rabbit fur felt hat with curved brim, trimmed with a simple black Persham hatband and rough edged bow at the front. If it looks familiar, she wore a similar (but different) hat to Princess Lillian’s funeral. The simple, classic lines of the hat work very well with the clean lines of her black coat.

Crown Princess Victoria, February 3, 2015 | Royal Hats

Crown Princess Victoria, February 3, 2015 | Royal Hats

Photos from TT, Stella Pictures and All Over Press via Svenskdam

Swedish Royals Support Anti-Hate Campaign

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On Sunday, King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel attended a special mass at Stockholm Cathedral. Part of the “Refuse to Hate” interfaith initiative, the service brought together representatives from numerous faiths in support of the Swedish Interfaith Council’s rejection of using religious arguments to legitimize hatred, violence and aggression. While Crown Princess Victoria did not wear a hat for this event, Queen Silvia wore a simple bowler in loden green felt trimmed with a ruched chocolate brown band around the crown. This sedate and rather boring hat does the job, I suppose…. but I thought this ground breaking initiative deserved a much more vibrant and exciting hat. Don’t you as well?

Queen Silvia, February 1, 2015 | Royal Hats

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: I suspect this hat is new

Photo from APA