Hattery Event: Royal Ascot 2012, Day 5
![Royal Ascot 2012, Day 5 (23 Jun 2012) [Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images]](http://madhattery.royalroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-06-ascot5.jpg)
Grab a seat, hatters -- time to enjoy our final Hat Christmas hurrah of the year!
bringing you the very best in ridiculous royal hats
![Royal Ascot 2012, Day 5 (23 Jun 2012) [Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images]](http://madhattery.royalroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-06-ascot5.jpg)
Grab a seat, hatters -- time to enjoy our final Hat Christmas hurrah of the year!
![Royal Ascot 2012, Day 4 (22 Jun 2012) [REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth]](http://madhattery.royalroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-06-ascot4-holdon.jpg)
Hold on to your hats, everybody -- it's time for more Hat Christmas delights!
![Royal Ascot 2012, Day 2 (20 Jun 2012) [Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images]](http://madhattery.royalroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-06-ascot2.jpg)
Break out your champers and your hard hats, hatters! It's the Second Day of Hat Christmas!
![Garter Day 2012: HRH The Countess of Wessex, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall (18 Jun 2012) [REUTERS/Paul Edwards/Pool]](http://madhattery.royalroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-06-garter-sophiekatecamilla.jpg)
"GASP! Ladies, have you SEEN the amount of plumage in this castle today???"
![Royal Wedding: HRH Princess Carolina of Bourbon-Parma and Albert Brenninkmeijer (16 Jun 2012) [Jacopo Raule/Getty Images]](http://madhattery.royalroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-06-wedding-carolina2.jpg)
It's been far too long since we've had royal wedding hattery fun on the blog, hasn't it? Good thing the Dutch royals were happy to oblige us today!

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St. Paul's was simply lousy with royals today! Let's get this Jubilee party started, hatters!