Hattery Event: Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving and Reception
St. Paul's was simply lousy with royals today! Let's get this Jubilee party started, hatters!
And the Diamond Queen was sparkling today! Wish the accent color on this dress had been ice blue rather than mint green, but that's a bit of a nitpick. I mean, she busted out the Cullinan III and IV brooch today -- how can I complain?
(On a sidenote: how strange was it to see HM walking without Prince Phil in the procession at St. Paul's? Hope he feels better soon!)
Camilla went with the hat shape that works best on her -- GIGANTIC! -- for the day. It's basically the same hat she wore to last year's wedding (and on several other occasions). Looks good, but can someone explain this gold, finger-painted coat to me?
Kate Cambridge went sparkly on the day, too, with her bugle-beaded fascinator. I heard rumblings that some thought the netting was too bridal, but it doesn't bother me.
Princess Anne ditched the military garb and went for an AQUA FEATHER EXPLOSION! I cannot tell you all how happy this makes me. I think this may even have been made after the Golden Jubilee, too!
Zara bravely endured an octopus attack for the duration of the day...
While Autumn brought along her chopsticks, breathlessly awaiting the moment Mike Tindall turned that squid into calamari.
And we had Yorkies, of course!
Love both of these, although I do wish Bea had remembered to take the packing wrap off hers. 
Purple is absolutely Eugenie's color!
Here's where all of the wacky embellishments that would usually adorn Ye Olde Yorkies ended up! I really don't dislike this, even though I can't quite figure out why I don't. It's got a whiff of fedora, and you all know how I feel about that, and a healthy dose of random feathers. But I don't hate it! If you know why that is, please let me know, ha.
As always, Lady Sarah Chatto is an oasis of calm and cool amid the hattery crazy. Here she's in one of her staple small neutral saucer. So elegant it hurts!
I think Sarah's sister-in-law, Serena Linley, was also going for cool and chic, but I'm afraid it reads a bit more "Chanel lampshade." Oops. Anyway.
One of my favorite things about these events is that we get to branch out beyond the usual central royal family to the cousins! We've got a load Gloucesters and Kents today, hooray!
Birgitte Gloucester was born in Denmark, and I'm starting to believe she might be heading back to the homeland to place her millinery orders. I mean, a shiny beret with an alfalfa sprout? How Daisy is that???
Also, that's the future Lady Gloucester behind Birgitte, Dr. Claire. She and Kate have something similar going on with their hattery, and I have to say that I almost like this navy blue netting better. Contrast! Lady Rose was also there, wearing a bright blue beret (you can sort of see her in the second row in the group picture at the top of the post. No Lady Davina, though -- she just had a baby!
But we did get the Original Recipe Royal Kate: Kate Kent! Clearly she's been out of the spotlight this time so that she could carefully tend to the flower sprouting from her forehead. (Music teacher, retired from royal duties, refusal to use HRH -- whatever, now we know the truth!)
Both of the Kent daughters-in-law were there; Sylvana St. Andrews wore a fairly standard blue hat, and Paola Windsor went with this semi-baldy. Clearly she and Birgitte took a holiday to Copenhagen together.
Lady Fred also went for standard hattery, with one lonely little embellishment to jazz things up. It's not a bad hat, but it looks like someone needed a bit of a nap after taking the red-eye in from Tinseltown.
That's where the Kent standard ends, though. Helen Taylor clearly got the wrong memo and thought she had to dress like she was going to the actual coronation. I mean, what the what?
But how can we do any better than Zsa Zsa Kent in full form, complete with a brim that surely blocked the view in St. Paul's for two or three rows back, and sleeves that she could hide a heck of a lot of snacks in? Tres magnifique, dahhhling!
...and I don't know about you, but like Sophie Winkleman, I'm also going to need a substantial nap after all of this Jubilee merriment. But never fear -- we'll be back here for Trooping the Colour on the 16th, Garter Day on the 18th, and then...
HAT CHRISTMASSSSSSSSS!
See you there! 
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Tags: beige, beret, black, blue, crystals, fascinator, feathers, floral, gray, green, ivory, navy, netting, nude, orange, purple, red, ribbon, silver, white
I loved everyone's hat/fascinator! : )
Each was unique in its own way.
Ella, I really like this new style of posting of hattery events. It makes it so much more fun to to read : )
BEST.HATTERY.EVER!
All the main players looked wonderful (overall)....The supporting guests did what was expected (or better) --
The BBC in the US gave wonderful lingering coverage of both the hats and the 'lesser royals'.
Zara has obviously taken the 'Maddest Hatter' title from Bea, and while I miss the zany-ness of the Yorkies, it is certainly wonderful to see them more well put together of late.
For the most part, the hats worn by the royals were much better than the rest of the ensembles they accented!
HM looked wonderful and appropriate yet again, and while the strain of missing Prince Philip showed in her face a couple times, her warm smiles and obvious joy shown just as brightly!
Amazing hattery today! HM looked fabulous - and I screamed when I saw her in the Cullinan - a wonderful outing for these, the biggest diamonds (well apart from the other bits of it!!) I loved HM's outfit. Kate and Camilla were great - Cams works this enormous hat so well, it's dramatic and elegant, love it. Really like Soph's titfer too...
Yorkies - okay they look better put together, I tihnk, but I'm just a bit meh now. Poor girls - I did love em (esp Bea!) when they were a bit more crazy. I just feel they got really badly hurt by the backlash last year.
And I even got to see the Queen today - we waited outside the Guildhall. It has been a very exciting, but very tiring weekend! I need a rest!!
- Her Majesty looked SPECTACULAR
- Camilla's hat was wonderful, but I share the same sentiments about the coat. The woodshop theme continues
- Kate 2.0 needs to lose the veil, but great otherwise!
- I think Anne has worn this to Ascot before, but anything made in this Millennium is good. Bonus Points go for her wearing the former central element of her aquamarine tiara as a brooch
- Zara...I like this somehow.
- Autumn... a bit gloomy for this day of celebration, but very practical for octopus attack
- Sophie....awesome!
- Eugeatrice...come on, you both look great, but if ever this was a time to go wacky, this was it!
- Sarah...So far we have seen this exact outfit in silver, white, and blue. I hope she got a good deal.
- Serena...not her finest hour
- Brigitte...I didn't know she won Jack Haley's Wizard of Oz "Tin Man" hat in Debbie Reynolds' recent auction. I feel a plume of smoke is to billow out the top at any homent.
- Kate 1.0...so great to see her as always!
- Paola...clearly a loan from the Ella Windsor collection
- Lady Fred...not much to say
- Helen... I guess her Armani contact has expired.
- Zsa Zsa...Sometimes, dahlinks, it is ze sleeves zat make ze voman.
HM had a fantastic weekend, even in the face of the DoE falling ill during the Jubilee. While the Epsom outfit was my favorite from the weekend for its classic look, I also adore this outfit for it being more daring. Vivat Regina indeed.
I absolutely LOVE Camilla's entire outfit. The hat, although a very familiar shape, is new and is definitely one of the best for her. I know I am in the minority, but I also loved her coat.
Kate again is stunning and classy as always, but I do wish she would wear more of a "normal" hat, you know, something with a crown and regular brim, just to switch up her berets, fascinators, hattinators, etc.
I couldn't believe it when I saw Anne! Color, outfit, and hat are all gorgeous.
Only Zara could pull of her headgear; love it. Unfortunately, poor Autumn misses yet again, as hard as she tries.
As for the Yorkies: I have become disappointed at how low key their hattery has been, especially Beatrice's. Bring back the craziness that started this blog! On the other hand, Eugenie definitely brought her A game this whole weekend; I adore every outing of hers, especially this lavender one.
Sophie, while I like her hat, I didn't find it special.
Lady Sarah, I do love this outfit and hat, but please bring something else out of your closet for 2012 please. Also, is she talking to Julia Ogilvy in that photo?
I feel like Serena was trying to channel Grace Kelly, albeit unsuccessfully.
I like Birgitte's outfit, but I want to burn her hat. As for Claire, she borrowed her hat from Beatrice's Maundy Thursday outing: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/mFAR97MCTXe/Queen+Elizabeth+II+Visits+York+Royal+Maundy/7jcEM78INb5/Princess+Beatrice
God bless the Kents; I love your headpiece Katie!
Like Ontarian said, Paola looks like she stole her hat from Ella Windsor's closet (and where was she by the way?)
Sophie Winkleman played it safe and while I have no objections to her fascinator, she certainly needs to try some color in the future.
I just want to burn Helen Taylor's entire outfit (I might save the shoes, but that's still iffy). Definitely worst dressed at this event.
Marie-Christine, I'm still not a fan of those sleeves, but please repeat this chapeau and choker necklace anytime!
Also, was Princess Alexandra at this event? Always love seeing her out and about.
Thanks Ella for these great updates!
@Jake - there's a pic of Princess Alexandra here:
http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.co.nz/
Looking eldlery, I'm afraid. But then it comes to us all ... except perhaps Elizabeth and those outstanding genes of hers.
HM really is looking a treat, isn't she? While Lady Helen, who is quite gorgeous, looks like an explosion in a sauce (ketchup) factory!
Love the roundup, Ella, good reading.
HM's hat was perfect: good shape and size, lighter brim to frame the face, no extraneous feathers or arrows on top, matched elaborate dress/coat fabric and picked up the color in the light green scarf fabric.
I rather like Camilla's finger-painted coat and enormous hat and thought that Princess Anne looked uncommonly attractive
Zara's hat is the only one I'm not fond of: too unusual for such an important occasion.
I could have lived without the netting on the Duchess of Cambridge's hat, but she's so gorgeous that she'd probably would look stylish with a trash bin on her head.
Well done, British Royals! (And speedy recovery to DoE.)
Just want to point out that it is Julia Ogilvy speaking with Lady Sarah Chatto. She may be in the second row, but she has presence.
I thought that Princess Alexandra was her usual elegant self.
What a great day for HM, I thought she looked great! It is really too bad Prince Phillip couldn't be there on this special day. Camilla's hat was perfect for her. The coat,eh. But Zara looked like she has so sort of sculpture on her head. Kate looked great, as always. Princess Anne good in her bright outfit. I also like Sophie's hat, I think its angle is what makes it. The Yorkies looked great too! Princess Micheal had VERY big sleeves and a great hat! What a special day for a wonderful queen!
I loved everybody's choices with exception Princess Bea, Helen Taylor (what the feck is that?)and Lady Fred and Birgitte.
HM, both Duchess Catherine and Cams looked splendid. I was especially taken by The Princess Royal, who really stepped up for this occasion. Zara is her own person; I loved her choice.
I was very pleased to see Lady Louise and her Mum. Countess of Wessex never disappoints in her sartorial choices and I loved her dress.
Thank you, Ella for the coverage today; nice to see you back!
I absolutely love HM's entire outfit. I know the Duke's illness must weigh on her mind but I assume he's doing well since she managed to smile.
However...I almost screamed aloud when I scrolled down to Zara. No, no, no, no, no. I just...no.
The Duchess of Cambridge - I can't really comment as I'm experiencing some rather unflattering feelings of jealousy and raging at the sheer unfairness of the world. Seriously, who gets to be so beautiful and gets to wear such great clothes and will one day wear all of the Queen's jewels?
Slightly off topic, but if you will indulge MrFitzroy...Incredibly COOL!
Amazing to see HM span the color wheel (with documentation of when each color was worn):
http://www.yatzer.com/Pantone-Queen-60-Years-Of-Matching-Colour
The Thanksgiving Service was the culmination of an incredible, sartorially splendid, weekend. I think the Queen looked utterly fabulous. She and Angela Kelly have really got the mix right. I loved the addition of crystals to the coat and hat but they were totally blitzed by Granny's Chips. What an outing!
Camilla was perfect. Loved the hat! It was a fabulous colour and quintessentially "Camilla". Her coat was a terrific departure from her usual pastel, block colour, merge into the wallpaper, effect. And what a departure it was. The cut was elegant and the collar a perfect frame for that magnificent choker! I'll forgive her for wearing "the same old earrings" because they too are fantastic and seem to go with almost everything, almost anywhere.
The York girls were sweet, lovely, boring! Oh how I longed for a splash of "Bea at her best", aka butterflies, or something equally magical or whimsical. It seems that the media have finally ground her down into "prosaic" and it was left to Zara to provide the "What the hell has she got on her head" moment. Unfortunately, what she had on her head was not nearly as fun as butterflies . . . more chopped off elephant trunk! Not a good look.
Ah, Ann. Turquoise terror hat but I'm not complaining because it's not a thirty year recycle job. Actually, I quite liked her ensemble but if I had to pick an interesting hat it would have been Sophie's. OMG, I think I like it!
Catherine . . . hmm. I loved her natty wee hat, it went perfectly with the delicate lace effect of her dress and her hair style allowed us to see the lovely neckline of said dress. But those shoes! They too have been almost everywhere and IMO were far too clunky to be worn with such a delicate dress. Her earrings were OK but I wish she would ditch the costume jewellery and give us a peek at the real deal. A fabulous brooch would have looked great on that dress and broken up some of the unrelieved flatness. Yes, I know, the dress is lovely but to me only from the waist up. I think it accentuates her slenderness and makes her took tall and thin and flat. Her two previous outings with pleats show that a fullness of the skirt flatters her far more than a pencil skirt. But how you could achieve that with such a beautiful lace dress I don't know.
LERVE the huge variety here, ranging from what look like parts of Star Wars monsters (Zara's chapeau) to Birgitte's cute little topper to that hot mess on Sophie's head.
You're quite right that Camilla looks better the bigger her hat is. Overall, she looks terrific here.
I always love to see what Zsa Zsa's is wearing. Say what you will about her, she is a beautiful woman, and she knows how to package that beauty for maximum... well, maximum something.
Eugenie's hat is very cute, and I love the big white flower on her sister's hat. (I'm a huge fan of huge hats and huge flowers.)
What was Helen Taylor thinking?? She looks like a 1950's small town president of the local garden committee. And that stole? Ugh.
I dearly wish the Duchess of Cambridge would a) get rid of the college girl 'do, and get something a little more mature as well as more interesting, and b) get rid of those twee little fascinators she too often wears. She has a beautiful face, but the hair and the hats don't make the most of it.
The Duchess of Gloucester, elegant, as always.
Sophie Winkleman, GORGEOUS