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Queen Sonja and Princess Beatrix Open Exhibit

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Queen Sonja of Norway and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands joined up to attend the opening of a new exhibit at the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam (some of you may remember they also did this in Munich back in May). There appeared to be some behind the scenes fashion coordination as both women turned up in bumper hats in bright berry colours.

Queen Sonja and Princess Beatrix, September 23, 2015 | Royal Hats

Princess Beatrix wore dark raspberry bumper hat with domed crown and tightly upfolded double brim, trimmed with large straw bow loops at the back. It’s a hat shape we’ve seen on her a hundred times yet stands out thanks to the warm and vibrant hue. Queen Sonja’s mangenta domed hat, clearly made to coordinate with her paisley suit, follows a more compact bumper shape. The ensemble sets off her pearls wonderfully but the amount of coordinated pink paisley has tipped over the edge here for me.

Princess Beatrix, September 23, 2015 | Royal Hats  Queen Sonja, September 23, 2015 | Royal Hats

Designer of Princess Beatrix’s Hat: Suzanne Moulijn
Previously Worn: I can’t find previous wearings
Designer of Queen Sonja’s Hat: unknown
Previously Worn: March 20, 2012
It’s always fun to see royals from different houses join forces for shared events and look forward to hearing your thoughts about these two bumper hats!

This Week’s Extras

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Queen Máxima wore one of her open topped headpieces to the Family Business Awards in The Hague on Wednesday. This piece is lovely with her sorbet hued dress. (PPE)

Crown Prince Frederik looked very handsome in his full naval dress uniform at a ceremony heralding the start of Danish army and navy special units under joint command (Nordjyske)

Princess Caroline of Hanover and Monaco looked boho-chic in a natural straw fedora while watching her daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi, compete in the Longines Global Champions Tour of Monaco (Getty)

Queen Sonja in a handsome navy rain hat to open the first section of the Bo Outdoor Sculpture Gallery Artscape Nordland (Royal House of Norway). She opened another section of the gallery in Træna in a turquoise rain hat  (Bannett Norway)

Queen Anne-Marie in a relaxed Panama hat during the Spetses Classic Yacht Race Regatta (Svenskdam)

Queen Mathilde repeated her silk floral circlet headpiece today on the last day of her and King Philippe’s visit to China

Queen Mathilde, June 27, 2015

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A wonderful new formal portrait of the Luxembourg royal family was released this week (Luxarazzi)

Ever wonder what a Garden Party in Luxembourg looks like? This gallery will show you! (Wort via Luxarazzi)

This Week’s Extras

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Queen Silvia wore a lovely swirled aqua calot hat for this week’s Te Deum in celebration of Prince Nicolas while Crown Princess Victoria wore a small pink fascinator (Swedish Royal Court)

Queen Sonja kept warm in her ivory beret with grommets during a visit to Kjøllefjord (Royal House of Norway)

Wee Princess Leonore wore a lovely floral headpiece to celebrate mid summer (Princess Madeleine Facebook)

Queen Elizabeth repeated a much worn lilac, leaf trimmed hat by Philip Somerville at polo last weekend

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The Duke of Wellington hosted a black tie banquet to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. His wife and the Duchess of Cornwall brought out their diamonds to celebrate! (Getty)

Lovely new portraits of Prince Louise, Princess Tessy and their young princes released this week (Wort via Luxarazzi)

Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako looked happy and relaxed on their visit to a family support centre on Tuesday (Getty)

Such fun to see the next generation of British royals enjoying each other’s company at polo last Sunday (Daily Mail)

Swedish Royal Wedding: Norwegian Royals

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Royal Hats While the Norwegian Royal Family are not direct relations of the Swedish Royal Family, they are close friends. As such, the Norwegian royals were well represented yesterday at the wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist.

Queen Sonja wore Queen Maud’s Pearl and Diamond Tiara, a beautiful piece made of up diamond scrolls and festoons topped with upright pearls. This piece looks great on Sonja, whose hairstyle does much to soften its high, central peak. What didn’t look so great, I’m afraid, is the voluminous, pleated, bright yellow silk dress. But then, I think anything with a large neckline ruffle should be outlawed.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore what is known as the Diamond Daisy Tiara, a piece gifted to her from King Harald and Queen Sonja on the occasion of her own wedding in 2001. The narrow piece features round diamond daisy flowers held within diamond circles that create a scalloped bandeau shape. As far as tiaras go, this one is very simple but it is a great fit with Mette-Marit’s clean lined fashion aesthetic. She wore a Temperley patterned silk skirt for the wedding today- a piece that seems so very her. I thought her ensemble was fresh, modern and very pretty.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit, June 13, 2015 | Royal Hats

Princess Märtha Louise wore the tiara we have seen on her most over the years, the King Olav Gift Tiara. Another narrow piece, this tiara features ears of wheat studded with small pearls. It is a delicate piece befitting of a princess with a minor royal role and I thought its placement yesterday, tucked back over Märtha Louise’s chignon, worked well. What did not work as well, however, were her large earrings, which looked like costume pieces. A delicate dress, delicate necklace and delicate tiara needs delicate earrings, don’t you agree?

Princess Märtha Louise, June 13, 2015 | Royal Hats   Princess Märtha Louise, June 13, 2015 | Royal Hats

Next up, a look at the tiaras worn by other royal guests.

Photos from  BrauerPhotos (c) G.Nitschke/Sabine Brauer Photos, Patrick van Katwijk/dpa and Patrick van Katwijk/dpa via Corbis; Getty as indicated

Swedish Royal Wedding: Swedish Royals

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Royal Hats Leading a parade of royal guests today at the wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Sofia Hellqvist were members of the Prince’s immediate family.

As she already wore the Nine Prong Tiara to Princess Madeleine’s wedding and the Braganza Tiara to Princess Victoria’s wedding, Queen Silvia predictably chose the last of her three large tiaras, the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Tiara. The blue sapphires were a sentimental choice for her only son’s wedding; the pairing of this tiara with Silvia’s lilac silk satin dress embroidered with lace, sequins and stones made for a very sparkly ensemble. King Carl Gustaf looked most handsome in the the mess dress uniform and cap of the Admiral of the Fleet circa 1878.

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Crown Princess Victoria wore the Connaught Tiara for the first time. I thought the choice of this high, intricate tiara was a fantastic counterpoint to Victoria’s gown, an unexpectedly modern but ethereally beautiful choice from the H&M Concious Collection.  Princess Madeleine wore this tiara for the first time at Princess Victoria’s wedding and there is a lovely, sentimental note about Princess Victoria choosing to do the same for her brother’s wedding today.

Princess Estelle, along with the other bridesmaids, wore a white silk and Italian silk organza dress designed by Ida Sjöstedt. Her hair, cut in an adorable bob, was held off her face by a white Livly bow.

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Princess Madeleine, who is due to deliver her second child any day, looked radiant in a pale pink silk dress with beaded bodice. She topped the gown with the Modern Fringe Tiara that she wore for her own nuptials just two years ago. The delicate fringe motif on the tiara is much softer than most royal fringe tiaras and as Madeleinie wears it often, it is a piece we have come to associate with her. In a fascinating historical touch, Princess Leonore wore a lace dress once worn by her great, great grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf around 1884. She also sported a small white hair bow from Livly.