to Trooping the Colour 33 years ago. There’s a mix of hats here that seem pretty standard for their wearers and the fashion of the times…. except for the Duchess of Gloucester’s wide plaited headband at the far left. That one nearly defies description.
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to this day in 1939 that saw a young king and queen enjoy the races at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. It seems that upswept ‘slice’ brimmed hats aren’t such a new design….
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to eighty years ago today and a jaunty veiled hat worn by a new queen to a rehearsal for her (the King’s) upcoming coronation.
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thirty years ago to this day in 1987, the Cheltenham races, and an always smiling queen on one of her signature veiled hats with halo brim and a sprinkling of feathers.
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Yesterday, Princess Anne attended the annual Not Forgotten Association Christmas Party, a national tri-service charity which provides entertainment, leisure and recreation for the serving wounded, injured or sick and for ex-service men and women with disabilities. While she did not wear a hat, Buckingham Palace released two nostalgic photos of a royals at this same event- below is a young Duke and Duchess of York in 1921 and the late the late Princess Mary (daughter of King George V and Queen Mary) in what looks like the 1940s. The resemblance between Princess Mary and Queen Elizabeth is remarkable- as are the hats!
Royal Hats 