We imagine them holed up in a vast marble locker, counting teetering pillars of gold coins, after which Sir Richard judiciously plunks a few into her outstretched feather cap. Off duty back in England, she often wears a scarf over her head, but tied under her chin—and in lieu of island prints, she favors pastoral iconography such as sunflowers or pheasants. This time in the Solomon Islands in , the Queen sips a fruity local elixir of some kind while glancing jealously at the headgear of her counterpart, made from beadwork and shells.
Her own upturned white straw hat with red piping does look comparatively ho-hum. Tally ho! Back at the races in , the Queen wears a traditional creased-crown cavalier hat with no brim—beplumed extensively with ostrich feathers—at Royal Ascot. Who said it was Kate Middleton responsible for making a massive spray of three-dimensional frippery cool?
The Queen did it first, and here in , she did it in polka dots—over a dotted-coat-and-dress ensemble sits her dotted turban with a profusion of feathers. In homage to the flag of Hong Kong, which features a white bloom in a sea of crimson, the Queen dots her wide berry hat with a white flower for a visit to the Sha Tin horse races in the country, at the time under British rule.
The boys would go on to become aficionados of the sport. A pillbox in a pair of pinks— bashful and blush? Think ancient Scottish Olympics—in kilts. The pair, seen on good terms, is pictured six years before Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson would announce their decision to divorce.
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Red Bowler. Emerald Beret. Subtle Pattern. Safari Green. Periwinkle Polkadot. In the Solomon Isles in , it was raining periwinkle polkadots. Royal Purple. Avant Garde. Pink Lady. Tipped Purple and Pink. Is it two hats? Is that a bow? A scarf? We're not really sure, but we dig it. Pink Pillbox. The Queen, looking pretty in a pink pillbox hat, in Purple Violet.
Polkadot Pillbox. That said, if her dresser wishes to sell an item, she is not allowed to disclose information about its former owner.
In fact, all labels and any other evidence that might point to the queen are removed so that no one can trace its origin.
If clothes could talk! Some clothing items, of course, are never sold or donated. The Queen visited Bruton in Somerset today, where she officially opened the new music centre at kingsbruton school, to mark their th anniversary. The last visit of the day was to hauserwirth gallery in Somerset which showcases the surrounding landscape through art, viewing the current exhibitions before meeting schoolchildren taking part in a creative session.
According to information on DPA Lighting Consultants website, she once showcased her hats and handbags in a London art exhibit.
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