I think I've solved the mystery of Princess Beatrice's bizarre hat!

[cherish44]

Here's the coat of arms of her mother Sarah, Duchess of York


and the hat


Kind of simliar....maybe that strange hat was her way of protesting her mother not getting an invitation to the wedding.


Kind of a stretch but I'm really bored today :P

[elleng]

1. Mebbe, but she left out the thistle!!!

[cherish44]

3. It's a cute coat of arms

A bee in her bonnet would have been the perfect tribute :)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. there is no excuse for that hat whatsoever --unless

Phillip Treacy was on acid that day.

[SOteric]

4. Phfffft!

That's not a hat. It's a frequency modulation tower. She was broadcasting bootleg footage of the wedding all over Europe.

[PassingFair]

5. They look like Drusilla and Anastasia, the evil step-sisters...

[cherish44]

14. OMG you're right!

Wonder if it was planned? lol

[nolabear]

6. Every time I see that hat I want to say "Romper stomper bomper boo."

"And who do we see in Magic Mirror today?"

[murielm99]

7. I agree.

Her hat, and her sister's ill-fitting dress were both forms of protest against the snub to their mother.

Both of these girls are in line for the throne. If it ever came to that, it truly would be time to abolish the monarchy. Of course, none of that is up to us. The British can do what they like.

[AmandaRuth]

8. that makes sense....

I have heard over and over on other blogs that the hat was definitely a form of protest.

Anyway, really bad form (imho) that Sarah did not get an invite.

[Liberal Veteran]

9. Well, I think it's great she let her antlers grow out.

Too many women are sanding them down to appeal to some designer's idea of beauty.

[lillypaddle]

11. LOL!

:toast:

[trof]

10. I think she's wearing a door knocker.

[txwhitedove]

13. Bwhahaha, best description!

:rofl:

door knocker, hehheehehe

[Flaxbee]

12. I love their outfits. Outlandish and fun.

Though, Bea probably didn't really *look* at the hat -- the guys over at Tom & Lorenzo said it looked like a toilet seat with ribbons, and that's all I can see.

Philip Treacy makes cool hats.

[jmowreader]

15. It looks like they used one of those Dyson fans as inspiration

Or maybe the doorknocker off the house William and Kate are going to live in.

But seriously, though: When is this "smoky eyes, no other makeup" fad going to end? The poor dear looks like a raccoon.