Last Monday, May 22, Queen Silvia of Sweden attended an annual event for the Association of Friends of the Artists at the Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde (an art museum) in Stockholm. She wore a white pillbox hat with side bow and beaded net trim designed by Fabienne Delvigne. It is a great hat on her but I’m just not sure about the glaring contrast between her bright cerise suit and the stark white hat. What do you think?
Photos by Stella Pictures via Svenskdam
Banns for their marriage of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O’Neill were published this morning in the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm. After the service, guests attended a reception at the Royal Palace. Princess Madeleine wore a green satin dress with matching hair bow designed by Pär Engsheden (who designed Crown Princess Victoria’s spectacular wedding dress three years ago). It’s a bit twee for my liking.
Queen Silvia looked very elegant in a pistachio green pillbox… or so I thought. Belgian hat designer Fabienne Delvigne (who I suspect made this hat) must be trying to start a convertible hat craze because this is the second European monarch this month to wear an open topped hat (see the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg here). I love everything about this hat on Silvia except the open top.
Crown Princess Victoria was very pretty in pale pink with a large fascinator pinned around her chignon. I wish we had a better view of the fascinator because it looks like it is an exquisitely detailed combination of silk flowers and lace trim. Without a good view, it is difficult to make a fair assessment but I do wonder if this headpiece, which is softly romantic, would look better with a less severe hairstyle.
Chris’ mother Eva O’Neill wore an embellished fez-shaped hat. It’s a unique shape that doesn’t rank among my favourites but paired well with her printed dress. Chris’ sister Tatjana D’Abo wore a tall ivory straw Philip Treacy cloche with huge cabbage rose.
This week, it was announced that the groom respectfully declined a royal title as he plans to continue his career as an investment consultant in New York. It appears that the couple will have a non-royal life in New York. I suspect, sadly, there will be very few occasions in future where we will see Princess Madeline wear a hat.
**NOTE** several comments about Sofia Hellqvist’s attendance at this event not been approved. Further comments along this topic will also not be approved (consider yourself warned Olivia R.) There’s plenty of other forums and blogs out there where you can discuss this young woman and her relationship with the Royal Family. For the record- all name calling and debate about who should or should not be included in royal events is not welcome here. Let’s keep it to hat love, people!
Photos from Corbis and Stella Pictures
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have embarked on a two-day state visit to Croatia. For their arrival today, Silvia chose a white calot style hat with back flower detail and net veil to match her suit. Perched on the back of her head, it had a decidedly retro vibe that I liked. I also liked the contrast with her dark hair and thought the whole look was very Queen-like.
Designer: Mode Rosa
What did you think of Queen Silvia’s hat today?
Photos from Getty as indicated
The funeral of Princess Lilian of Sweden occurred today in Stockholm. The Swedish Royal Family and Queen Margrethe of Denmark attended the service to celebrate and remember her life.
Queen Silvia wore a lovely black hat with rolled brim and curled ribbon
Princess Victoria wore simple, unadorned but very elegant Garbo hat.
Princess Madeleine, who attended with her fiance Chris O’Neill, wore a black pillbox with bow and net trim
Queen Margrethe of Denmark wore the same wool hat with fur brim she wore to visit the Royal Life Guards earlier this month, but replaced the red button detail with an ivory one.
The King’s three sisters, Princess Margaretha, Princess Birgitta, and Princess Désirée, seen at the right of this photo, also wore black hats as a part of their mourning dress.
Sofia Hellqvist, longtime girlfriend of Prince Carl Philip, also attended. While not officially a Swedish Royal, her attendance at this event seems to indicate she has become a member of this family. She wore an unembellished black bumper hat.
Photos from Getty as indicated Lehtikuva.fi
The Turkish state visit to Sweden continued today with a lunch held at the Stockholm City Hall. Queen Silvia, again in mourning dress following the death of Princess Lilian on Sunday, wore a black velvet pillbox hat with a spray of silk leaves and feathers at the back. This hat is smart and elegant, don’t you think?
Photos from Pontus Lundahl via APA
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