Friday meant that most of us around the world, around 3 billion, woke up at odd hours to see the beloved and once good looking Prince William marry Catherine, now the Duchess of Cambridge.
The ceremony was beautiful, the service was religious and modern at the same time, and the dress was a marvel by Alexander McQueen. The cost, footed by the royal family and Kate’s parents will cost $17 million dollars (though cheaper than Princess Diana’s wedding at $70 million adjusted for inflation). What was really amazing? The hats.
Seriously, what is the obsession with hats? Specifically wearing hats at British weddings? Someone please explain this. In good humor, let me know the obsession with hat wearing at weddings in good ole England. Or maybe hat wearing is for old poofs?
Here are my favorite and somewhat terrifying hats from the Royal Wedding.
That ribbon antler hat worn by Princess Beatrice is fashion roadkill. Why, oh why?
Could anyone see past the neon blue?
These sunflower hat caps are actually wonderfully sweet. Look at how cute they are!
Miriam Gonzales, the Spanish beauty, is elegant.
The Queen knows how to style in spring colors.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden. I was very disappointed with the plain coral hat and dress. Why must the Swedes be so plain!
No comment about the blue and purple saucer feather trainwreck.
Now this is sexy. I thought black hats would be unacceptable since they are well, black, and funerary.
There’s a little too much purple going on with Lorna Brooking. Eww.
And last, an Indian touch at the Royal Wedding.
The wedding cake was gorgeous. Designed and created by Fiona Cairns. She is married to Kishore Patel who operates the company.
Purple hat, purple suit, purple top; that is too much. What was she thinking?
We loved most of the wedding. However a few hats definitely made us laugh. Indian weddings have much more guests that the Royal wedding had and I wonder if they know the kind of money spent on weddings in India.
@Yamimi – Who knows?!
@Indian Weddings – Hope you have a name 🙂 Well the royal wedding no matter what is more expensive than most indian weddings (at a cost of $60 million). I think it’s more about the culture and traditions than the cost of a wedding.
Hi Preeti,
My name is Robert Johnson. We love the royal wedding. Please do not get me wrong here. We took a holiday to watch the wedding here in India. We looked forward to it and it was amazing. Indian weddings are crazy and a whole lot of fun. MAny weddings in India have 4000 – 5000 guests. I just heard of one that had 28000 guests. Don’t u think thats crazy? I wanted to express the fact how Indians waste money on weddings in comparison to this lovely Royal wedding. Please do not get me wrong.
Mr. Johnson please have a “lovely” royal wedding for yourself at the cost of 60 million or some such amount and let us plebians have our type of wedding. We do not think it is crazy as we are do it according to our customs. Please do not get me wrong.
Ironic that you say Indian weddings are wasteful when the Royal Wedding cost $60 million. And doesn’t your company facilitate in “wasting money” on weddings by being a wedding planner and therefore taking a service charge to organize someone’s wedding in India?
For more funny/crazy hats:
Kentucky Derby: Craziest racing hats
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/galleries/kentucky_derby_craziest_racing_hats/kentucky_derby_craziest_racing_hats.html
Mr. Johnson, what is your problem? It is ok for Royals to invite 1,800 guest. spend $60m but Indian should not invite 2,000 or 3,000 and spend the money?
Win a ‘mystery’ hat by Philip Treacy inspired by Princess Beatrice
To celebrate Princess Beatrice’s ‘marvellous monstrosity’ Philip Treacy has designed an exclusive ‘mystery hat’ for one lucky Telegraph reader to win.
http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/hilary-alexander/TMG8496100/Win-a-mystery-hat-by-Philip-Treacy-inspired-by-Princess-Beatrice.html
Entries must be received by midday on May 13, 2011.
Bids soar for princess’s “toilet seat” wedding hat
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/18/us-britain-wedding-hat-idUSTRE74H2DT20110518
LONDON | Wed May 18, 2011 7:54am EDT
(Reuters) – The much-mocked hat worn by Princess Beatrice to Britain’s royal wedding last month — widely described as looking like a “toilet seat” — is up for sale on eBay where bids have reached 18,400 pounds ($29,940).
Finally sold for US $ 130,000 only.
30 idiots were bidding on ebay.
Plus 2 more.
Designer Irish milliner Philip Treacy and Princes Beatrice.