Posted on June 23rd, 2011 by Ella | 7 Comments »
![Luxembourg National Day 2011: HRH Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg (23 Jun 2011) [PHOTO CREDITS: PPE]](http://madhattery.royalroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-0623-luxembourg-alexandra.jpg)
Love this whirligig of a fascinator on Princess Alexandra's dark hair -- whimsical and silly enough to be interesting, but not so crazy that it's distracting.
But ... is that her hair gathered in the back, or is it -- shudder -- some sort of bow? Thoughts?
PHOTO CREDITS: PPE
Posted on June 23rd, 2010 by Ella | 13 Comments »
![Luxembourg National Day Parade: HRH Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg (23 Jun 2010) [PHOTO: Mark Renders/Getty Images]](http://madhattery.royalroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2010-0623-luxembourg-alexandra.jpg)
Our first new princess of the day! This is Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg, the only daughter of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa.
Unfortunately, her first hattery appearance disappoints me quite a bit -- there's something dated about this black hat, especially on a princess who is only 19! If you can't wear a crazy fascinator when you're 19, when can you? Also, it blocks the view of her pretty face a little, so that she has to tilt waaay back so that we can see her:
![Luxembourg National Day Parade: HRH Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg (23 Jun 2010) [PHOTO: Mark Renders/Getty Images]](http://madhattery.royalroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2010-0623-luxembourg-alexandra2.jpg)
... much better! Except -- now, all I'm focusing on is the enormous bow she's placed right across her boobs, and the general mustard-iness of the ensemble. Oh, dear.