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Look past the rather unfortunate tiara hair happening here -- let's have a referendum on the Pearl and Diamond Choker Tiara, shall we? I know I've said positive things about it in the past, but the more I look at it, the more I think it sort of looks like porch lattice with solar lights stuck on top. And you?
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And this evening, representing the grand duchy of Luxembourg at the Nobel Prize dinner ... it's WONDER WOMAN!
(...okay, haha, it's really GD Maria Teresa, who came with GD Henri because one of the laureates is from Luxembourg. Also, be prepared to continue to groan at my bad Wonder Woman jokes, because they're going to crop up every time this tiara -- and this tiara, too -- show up for the duration of this blog. For real, these tiaras were stolen from superheroes.)
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I refuse to believe that Maria Teresa's hat isn't a gift-wrapping ribbon from an "Everything's a Dollar!" store.
Also, LOL -- royal kisses for Carl Gustaf! 
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Wow. When did Mattel start making Barbie outfits for grown-ups?
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MT stepped out in one of my favorite Luxembourg sparklers for the gala dinner: Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte's Diamond Scroll Tiara, the tiara her mother-in-law wore at her wedding. It's a gorgeous '50s tiara that somehow looks modern and antique all at the same time. Lovely!
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You guys, I think this might seriously be the best MT has ever looked. Good proportions on the hat and the outfit, overall monochrome color, dramatic tilt of the hat's brim ... fabulous!
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This really isn't a bad hat shape on Maria Teresa, but man, pea green yellow is rarely my first choice for a successful hat color...
PHOTO CREDITS: Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images
Wow, that was fast! Only two days after wearing her first-ever actual hat on the blog, Letizia's out in headwear again -- this time, in a beautiful black lace veil at the ceremony marking the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II.
Letizia's wearing a black veil because she's a Spanish princess, not the queen -- only the queen is allowed the privilège du blanc in the presence of the Pope. One day, when Felipe is king, Letizia will wear white to the Vatican instead of black. (Here's a little more on the privilège du blanc.)
But the woman behind her is one of the lucky few allowed to wear white...
Love this hat shape on Maria Teresa -- I wish it were a slightly yellower ivory against the blue, but not bad.
All right, hatters, you know what time it is! Drumroll, please!
That's right -- slap on your black-tie attire, pour yourself a glass o'champers, and settle in for the Mad Hattery Awards of 2010! (No, seriously, hurry up -- King CG is clearly waiting on you!)
We've moved the festivities inland from last year's cruise-ship do, but that just means more room for all of us and the maddest hatters of the year! So, without further adieu, let's get the party started!
And the winners are...
