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Day 3 of Cheltenham Festival

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The third day of the Cheltenham Festival saw bright skies and attendance by two of the Queen’s grandchildren and their spouses. Zara Phillips Tindall wore her third new hat in as many days, this time a grey velour felt percher with round base and soaring feather trim. While I would have preferred a flatter base on this design and the omission of the awkward felt leaf on the side, the pairing of this grey hat with Zara’s orange coat is brilliant.

Designer: The Cotswold Milliner (Bridget Robbins)
Previously Worn: This hat is new (and different than this very similar Jane Taylor design)

Zara and her husband Mike Tindall were joined by her brother and sister-in-law, Peter and Autumn Phillips. Peter wore a khaki brown fedora while Autumn wore what was described by the designer as a “velour felt beret with pheasant feather trim.” The feather detail on this hat is beautifully done and the piece works well with Autumn’s camel coat.

Designer: Gina Foster. It is the Les Arcs design
Previously Worn:This hat is new
Tomorrow will see the Cheltenham Festival draw to a close for this year. In the meantime, what do you think of this pair of new percher hats?

UPDATE: Princess Anne joined her children at the races today in a brimless black faux fur cap. While not my favourite style, it works very well with her punchy red coat and graphic scarf.

Designer: I belief it is Yvette Jelfs
Previously Worn: December 25, 2014
Photos from Getty as indicated

Day 2 of Cheltenham Festival

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The second day of the Cheltenham Festival was attended by Princess Anne and Zara Phillips Tindall, both of whom wore dark blue hats. Princess Anne repeated a trilby with extended brim that looks to be in remarkably good shape despite its age (more than 20 years). While the hat has been around the block a few times, it’s pairing with this purple velvet skirt and chevron tweed cape was new. It’s not a pairing I would like on anyone else but on Anne, it works. Her scarf does a good job of tying the ensemble together.

Zara wore a midnight blue felt cocktail hat with beret base trimmed with overlapping navy feathers. The placement of these feathers creates the most exquisite sense of movement on this small hat and the colour is absolutely fantastic on Zara. I’m less happy about the coat paired with the hat but the hat is so beautiful, it stands on its own.

Designer: Rosie Olivia. It is the “Capricorn” from AW 2015
Previously Worn: this hat is new
So, dearest readers- what do you think of this pair of navy hats?
Photos from Getty as indicated

Day 1 of Cheltenham Festival

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The annual races at Cheltenham kicked off today with Zara Phillips Tindall in attendance. Zara often uses this event to debut new hats and today, she chose a percher cocktail piece in the most beautiful shade of aubergine. Described by milliner Bridget Robbins as a “plum velour teardrop percher with silk rose and plum pheasant feather”, this hat is a stylishly dramatic piece that I thought looked fantastic on Zara. Monochrome ensembles can be tough to pull off and I love how she matched the hat’s floral embellishment to her burgundy coat, leaving the purple hat base to stand on its own in subtle contrast.

Designer: The Cotswold Milliner (Bridget Robbins)
Previously Worn: this hat is new
We’ll likely see a few more new British royal hats at this event before the week is out. What did you think of Zara’s new hat today?
Photos from Getty as indicated

Zara Phillips At Aussie Races

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While I included links to some of the hats Zara Phillips Tindall sported last week while attending the Magic Millions races on the Gold Coast, they are so interesting I think that they are worthy of their own post. Thanks to reader FabulousBubbles who linked to design information via Rosemary Pantling who styled Zara for the event.

The first hat Zara wore is this straw cocktail hat in a raised teardrop shape. Clearly designed to compliment her striped dress, the hat is rimmed in black and trimmed with a pouf of coloured silk bow loops. While I think I would prefer the  base in a warmer tone of natural straw, it’s a very fun hat not for the faint of heart.

Zara Phillips Tindall, January 7, 2016 in Neil Grigg | Royal Hats

Designer: Neil Grigg. The dress is Roksanda Ilincic
Stylist: Rosemary Pantling
Previously Worn: This hat is new

The second hat Zara wire was this beret-based cocktail hat in navy straw. This hat is all about the trim and the placement of navy and coffee coloured feathers gives such a grand sense of movement to what is a fairly small hat. This movement is echoed in the pattern of Zara’s dress and the two pieces go wonderfully together.

Zara Phillips Tindall, January 8, 2016 in Suzy O'Rourke Millinery | Royal Hats  Zara Phillips Tindall, January 8, 2016 in Suzy O'Rourke Millinery | Royal Hats

Designer: Suzy O’Rourke. Dress by Lisa Ho.
Stylist: Rosemary Pantling
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Finally, Zara topped her fantastic black blue and gold abstract paisley dress with a wonderful blue percher hat in roughly woven straw. I adore the braided detail around the edge of the piece and the way the dress and hat are linked through the textural quality of both. The shape on this piece is certainly a modern one but it’s really wonderful on Zara and I think she wears it beautifully.

Designer: Danica Erard. Dress by Ellery.
Stylist: Rosemary Pantling
Previously Worn: This hat is new
We have long considered Zara to be one of our bravest royal hat wearers, dearest readers, and I think the trio of hats she stepped out in last week confirm this. What are your thoughts?
Photos from Map and Page; Media-Mode; and Getty as indicated

This Week’s Extras

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Queen Sonja visited Svalbard on Thursday to meet those impacted by the December avalanche. Her snowflake printed faux fur cap was a great hat on her for this visit (Royal House of Norway)

Queen Sonja, January 7, 2016 | Royal Hats

Zara Philips in three striking hats at the Magic Millions races in Australia this week (Daily Mail)

Adorable photo of Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent released for their fifth birthdays (Danish Monarchy)

British milliner Rachel Trevor Morgan has designed a limited edition brooch in support of brain tumour research. At just £10.00, it’s a fun royal hat related purchase. (Rachel Trevor Morgan Millinery)

Royal Hats

 Don’t miss the annual video review of the Swedish Royal’s past year (SVT)

Norwegian Television has released a seven part documentary on the occasion of the King and Queen’s silver jubilee. While in Norwegian, there is great historical footage to be seen. (NRK)

A certain young prince started school this week. While he arrived without a hat, his wee royal rucksack was all kinds of adorable (Kensington Palace)