to November 11, 1932 and an Armistice Day ceremony in Whitehall, London, just as we will see this weekend. A young Duchess of York wore a black cloche (one of her go-to hat shapes at the time) while Queen Mary wore an elegant but interesting black hat with curved kettle brim.
Photo from Getty as indicated
one hundred years to a silver anniversary celebration and two lovely summer hats. On July 6, 1918, the future King George V and Queen Mary celebrated 25 years of marriage with four of their six children (the Prince of Wales and Prince John are not pictured). While the men’s military uniforms show the country was still in the throes of WWI and Queen Mary’s voluminous feathered toque looks plucked straight from a Victorian fashion catalogue, the future Countess of Harewood’s flower trimmed boater looks modern, fresh, and rather hopeful.
Photo from Getty as indicated
to this day in 1930 and a visit to a mission in central London that saw Queen Mary in one of her signature toque hats. The outer brim on this design looks to be covered in a textured, folded fabric reminiscent of origami- an unusual detail that I’d love to see at closer range!
Photo from Getty as indicated
British author Tim Symonds (acclaimed author of the Sherlock Holmes series) recently wrote to me with a request for royal hat assistance. He is setting a new novel series between the years of 1916 and 1920 and is researching who the milliners to Queen Mary were during these years, as well as where their millinery workshops were located. This question stumped me- can any of you help? Please share any information in the comments below.
Embed from Getty Images
Embed from Getty Images
Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images
Embed from Getty Images
111 years to this photo of a young Princess of Wales (as was the future Queen Mary’s title in 1906) in the most marvellous flower and feather trimmed hat with a young Prince George, her fourth son and future Duke of Kent, catching a ride.
Photo from Getty as indicated
Royal Hats 