All the most glamorous fascinators and hats of the royal family

All the most glamorous fascinators and hats of the royal family

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September 6, 2022 | 3:19 pm | Updated

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When it comes to fashion, one thing the royal family always takes out of the park is the art of a fabulous hat. Whether it’s a wide-brimmed feather-trimmed piece or a little floral fascinator, we’ve seen plenty of glam over the years at events such as royal weddings, Trooping the Colour, Royal Ascot and church services.

From Princess Diana’s sleek ’80s pieces to the Queen’s colorful toppers, we’re looking back at some of the royals’ most glamorous hats.

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Princess Diana sparkled in a Phillip Sommerville halo hat with a purple bow as she waved to the crowd at the Trooping the Color parade in June 1991.

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The Duchess of Cambridge shone in a chocolate brown hat with white flowers from Sally-Ann Provan when she had a “My Fair Lady” moment at Royal Ascot in 2022.

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The Queen wore one of her boldest color combinations ever to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018, sporting a bright lime hat with purple feathers and floral trim.

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Meghan Markle attended her first and only Royal Ascot in 2018, wearing a sleek black and white hat with Philip Treacy netting.

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The Duchess of Cornwall wore one of her most elegant hats at Trooping the Color in 2014, choosing a huge floral topper to match her favorite pearl and pink topaz choker.

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Princess Margaret upped her “mother style” game in a sleek straw topper during a zoo trip with her daughter in 1973.

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Princess Beatrice and the Queen were twinned in gorgeous pale blue hats and outfits at the 2019 Royal Ascot festivities.

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Princess Eugenie cheered the horses on in a sleek fascinator with net at Royal Ascot in 2015.

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Zara Tindall showed off a gorgeous blue floral-adorned hat at the 2022 Epsom Derby.

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The Duchess of Cambridge looked sunny in a yellow straw dish with Philip Treacy floral decorations during a platinum anniversary church service.

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Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, laughed at Prince Harry during a 2012 church service while wearing a beautiful black and white hat trimmed with feathers.

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Meghan Markle was all smiles in an elegant green topper with mesh trim by William Chambers when she completed her last public engagement as senior royal in March 2020.

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Trooping the Color 2018 saw Kate Middleton and Camilla match in light blue headwear trimmed with ribbons and flowers, while Meghan Markle went for a structural pink topper.

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Princess Beatrice shone in a rich burgundy headpiece with a veil at the memorial service for her grandfather, Prince Philip, in March 2022.

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Princess Eugenie looked gleeful in bright red at a Royal Ascot race in 2017, coordinating the flowers on her wide-brimmed saucer hat with her dress.

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Princess Diana chose a pink John Boyd hat with a tonal feather during a visit to Sicily in 1985.

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Kate Middleton chose a striking mint green floral hat from Philip Treacy for a Buckingham Palace garden party in May 2022, the shade pairing perfectly with the dress she wore for the event.

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Camilla walked the wild side on Christmas Day in 2006 in an animal print hat with sassy feathers.

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Princess Margaret chose flamboyant red feathers at Royal Ascot in 1991.

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Princess Beatrice never shied away from a statement chapeau, like this piece she wore in 2007’s Trooping the Color with feathers in a billowing wave.

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Princess Diana was thinking pink in this tight-fitting John Boyd hat and Donald Campbell’s polka-dot dress—a look that would later be recreated in “The Crown”—when she visited Australia in March 1983.

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The Countess of Wessex stunned in a gorgeous floral-decorated blue hat at Royal Ascot 2022.

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The new Duchess of Cambridge laughed with her stepmother, Camilla, as they both wore elegant toppers during the June 2011 Order of the Garter service.

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The Queen wore a sophisticated turban-style hat on a 1964 outing with Prince Philip in London.

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Meghan Markle attended a memorial service in 2019 with a beautiful navy fascinator wearing a small veil.

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Zara Tindall was in a daze on the first day of Royal Ascot 2008, showing off a giant cream flower-trimmed topper.

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The Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Cambridge and Countess of Wessex looked solemn in beautiful black hats and matching coats at the 2011 London Remembrance Day.

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Princess Diana (then Lady Diana Spencer), Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother wore their best toppers to attend a wedding in June 1981, just a month before Diana was due to marry Prince Charles.

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The Countess of Wessex went for Royal Ascot in 2018 with fantastic feathers.

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The Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Cambridge coordinated in white for Trooping the Color 2016, with Camilla choosing a bold feather hat and Kate in a sleek floral-decorated saucer.

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Princess Diana wore a bridal white hat with a veil by one of her favorite milliners, John Boyd, during the 1983 tour of Australia.

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The Cambridges and Sussexes coordinated in shades of blue for the 2018 Royal Air Force centenary celebrations, with Markle choosing a navy blue Stephen Jones fascinator and Middleton in a floral-trimmed piece by Sean Barrett.

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The Queen wore a cheerful feather-trimmed hat on an 80th birthday visit to Windsor in 2006.

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Meghan Markle went hat to toe for Dior for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, wearing a Dior by Stephen Jones chapeau for the Thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

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So cute, she’s worn it twice! After the debut of this beautiful blue hat at Trooping the Color in 2016, the Duchess of Cambridge brought it back to the races at Royal Ascot 2019 for a day.

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