Breaking News: Camilla's Hat Was Recycled

We recently brought you coverage of the fashion of the royal wedding party including information about the Duchess of Cornwall's Anna Valentine outfit and Philip Treacy hat.  Now we can also tell you that Camilla's hat for the big day was not new!

Date:  June 2009
Place:  Ascot, England
Event:  Royal Ascot Horse Races

Seen here in 2009 wearing an outfit by Vivienne Westwood, the Duchess of Cornwall also wore that familiar-looking Philip Treacy topper.

She was picked to hand out a trophy, so she was sure to be photographed.  Funny how no one seems to have noticed yet that her hat was reused.  She even seems to have worn the same jewelry!  Well, good on her for saving a bit of money.  It went perfectly with her outfit on Kate and William's big day.

Tune into Fashionably Royal next time when we explore more Ascot fashions with a look back at 1981.  See you then!

The Wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William: The Guest Edition

We've looked at that dress, now let's look at some of those fashionably royal guests at the wedding.  With 1,900 guests, though, we can't look at them all.  We'll limit ourselves to a selection of royal guests--we'll get to the wedding party in a later post.

Date:  29 April 2011
Place:  Westminster Abbey, London
Event:  The Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Married to a cousin of Prince William, here we have Sophie Winkleman, Lady Frederick Windsor.

Lady Sophie easily wins the style stakes in my opinion in this beautifully tailored, sleek navy blue Armani Privé dress and coat.  (I have a soft-spot for the actress as she is in one of my favorite television shows.)

She topped off her outfit with a relatively restrained Philip Treacy creation.  (See below!)

Here she is at the final fitting with Philip Treacy (on the right).

The night before the wedding, she set the tone for her navy suit with another navy Armani Privé design.  She wore this gown to a reception hosted by the Queen in anticipation of the big day.  (Here she is trying it on, as well.)

Next up, Autumn Phillips (wife of Peter Phillips) and Zara Phillips--Peter and Zara being Princess Anne's children.  Autumn had her first child a few months ago and doesn't seem to have regained her confidence just yet.  She wore a coat dress that swallowed here.  Her shoes are adorable, by Emmy.  Zara dressed as her usual, sleek self in a custom grey coat dress by Paul Costelloe and black Jimmy Choo stiletto Mary Janes.  She has her own upcoming nuptials in July.  Rest assured we'll bring you the fashion scoop!

Then, we have Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden in a lovely peach dress by Elie Saab--have not yet confirmed the designer of the hat, but it really suits her.

She looked especially lovely the night before at the Queen's party in a red gown by Escada.  Same hair-do!

The Countess of Wessex, Sophie Rhys-Jones, looked well-put together in a pale suit by Bruce Oldfield and head-wear by Jane Taylor.  It is believed that Sophie suffered a broken rib a week before the wedding after falling off a horse--she doesn't show any sign of it!

Finally, I simply cannot omit the most talked about guests at the wedding:  Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice.  Eugenie wore a blue Vivienne Westwood concoction that not only didn't fit her proper, it didn't suit her at all.  The matching fascinator (topped with, among other things, a dragonfly) was made by Philip Treacy.  Beatrice wore a very flattering dress and coat by Valentino couture.  However, it was quite difficult to notice the Valentino for the Philip Treacy thing stuck on her head.  Some have criticized the color of the outfit for "clashing" with her hair, but we here at Fashionably Royal think the color was fine--the hat totally negated everything else, though.  She's certainly worn interesting headgear before, so I'm sure we'll continue to see her take risks.  Maybe the next one will pay off.

Make of the royal wedding fashions what you will, but they certainly are interesting!  Stay tuned for more from Fashionably Royal.