Kate Middleton's Most Iconic Hat Moments
Between church services, garden parties, and special events-like the annual Trooping the Colour parade-the Duchess of Cambridge has had more than her fair share of enviable hat and hatband moments over the years. See our favorites here.
Kate Middleton chose her trusty black Lock and Co. hat for a visit to Kings College with the Queen. The piece is clearly one of the duchess's favorites, as she has re-worn the piece several times, most notably to a wreath laying ceremony in Sandringham in 2016.
For the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey, Kate Middleton's bright red hat perfectly matched her Catherine Walker coat and featured a fun bow detail on the side.
At Christmas Day church services in 2018, the duchess chose a crimson hatband (a hat / headband hybrid) from Jane Taylor.
Kate Middleton, who is clearly making a point of bringing back the formal headband, paired Jane Taylor's black velvet 'Crescent Moon' style with a forrest green Catherine Walker coat dress for a service at Westminster Abbey. The duchess attended the event alongside her new sister-in-law Meghan Markle who wore a stylish topper as well.
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Duchess Kate adhered to the strict dress code at Princess Eugenie's October wedding by wearing a fuchsia fascinator by Philip Treacy that perfectly matched her Alexander McQueen dress.
For the christening of Prince Louis, Kate wore an intricate flower and pearl appliqué white headband by Jane Taylor.
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At the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May, the Duchess wore an elegant pale yellow hat by Philip Treacy.
The Duchess kept warm in a black alpaca fur hat by Peruvian Connection for the royal family's Christmas Day church service at Sandringham in 2017.
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Kate chose a blush hat by one of her favorite milliners, Jane Taylor, to complement her Alexander McQueen dress at her sister Pippa's wedding.
The duchess paired a classic pillbox hat by Lock & Co. with a Catherine Walker coat for the royal family's Easter Sunday service at St. George's Chapel in Windsor.
For a somber visit to Thiepval, France to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, Kate opted for an inverted cocktail hat with a single black feather by Lock & Company.
The flower details on the Duchess of Cambridge's white Jane Taylor hat complemented the lace embroidery on her custom Catherine Walker coat at a thanksgiving service to mark Queen's 90th birthday. Kate previously wore the headpiece for Princess Charlotte's christening in 2015.
Kate Middleton looked holiday-appropriate in a forest green fascinator for the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham in 2015. The duchess re-wore the hat in 2017 for another festive occasion: the St. Patrick's Day parade in West London.
While on a royal tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2014, Kate wore a navy pillbox-cap by Australian milliner Jonathan Howard.
The royal matched her bespoke Jane Taylor hat to the shape of her diamond broach during a visit to the Cathedral Church at St. Paul in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Kate Middleton paired a bright red fascinator with a matching Alexander McQueen dress during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
The duchess chose a lilac fascinator by Jane Corbett for the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 2012.
Kate wore a brown velvet pillbox hat designed by Lock & Co. for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in 2012. Ever the outfit repeater, she re-wore the hat to Easter services in 2018.
For her first Christmas as an official member of the royal family, Kate chose a burgundy hat by Jane Corbett.
Kate Middleton was a fan of milliner Philip Treacy long before her duchess days. In 2006, she opted for one of his designs, a wide-brimmed black felt hat with an over-sized heart detail, for an event at Sandhurst. The duchess has re-worn the look several times since joining the royal family, most recently at the 2017 Remembrance Day ceremony.
Kate Middleton attended a wedding with then-boyfriend, Prince William, in Wiltshire wearing a gold and brown feather fascinator.
Kate Middleton's Most Iconic Hat Moments
Between church services, garden parties, and special events-like the annual Trooping the Colour parade-the Duchess of Cambridge has had more than her fair share of enviable hat and hatband moments over the years. See our favorites here.
Take a look back at the Duchess of Cambridge's most stylish toppers.
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