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Kate Middleton's most stylish hats to date


JANUARY 8, 2018 5:54 AM EST
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Kate Middleton is a global fashion icon, and while her dresses and skirt suits get plenty of attention, she's just as fashionable when it comes to her hats. From Jane Taylor fascinators to Philip Treacy designs – and with a cowboy hat even thrown in! – the Duchess of Cambridge always wows with her chic and stylish millinery. Here's a look at some of her best toppers! Duchess Kate chose this ultra feminine look in cream lace with floral accents to complement her high necked lace dress by Alexander McQueen as she joined Prince William for the first day of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2017.

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Prince William's wife channeled Jackie Kennedy style in the simple and chic 'Jacqueline' pillbox hat by Lock and Company as she attended Easter Day 2017 church service with the royal family in Windsor.

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For Trooping The Colour in June 2017, the Duchess wore a sculptural Jane Taylor hat in a perfect pink to match her Alexander McQueen ensemble.

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For Christmas 2017 with Queen Elizabeth and the royal family (plus Meghan Markle!), the Duchess set off her plaid Miu Miu coat with a furry black hat as she attended the church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene in King's Lynn, England.

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Kate proved that she's a big fan of the cozy hat style again when she wore this Lacorine design, in brown, in January 2018 to another service at Sandringham's St Mary Magdalene church.

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The Duchess of Cambridge wore a green Lock & Company hat along with her double-breasted Catherine Walker coat for St Patrick's Day in 2017.

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Kate channeled Audrey Hepburn in a wide-brimmed navy blue hat at the dedication service of the Iraq and Afghanistan memorial at Horse Guards Parade on March 9, 2017 in London.

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Duchess Kate's chignon twist, high-collared coat and simple hat hit the perfect tone of elegance at the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph in London in November 2016.

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The Duchess of Cambridge's cream hat with lace detail was the perfect addition to her ensemble for day two of the Royal Ascot in 2016.

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Kate wore a red hat with ruffled detail during the Order of the Garter service.

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Kate made a statement with the cream fascinator worn during the Secretary of State's annual Garden party at Hillsborough Castle in Belfast.

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During the Trouping of the Colour parade, Kate wore a custom made pink Philip Tracey topper with a large flower detail.

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The Duchess of Cambridge looked stunning in a $3,500 Erdem coat and topped off the look with a matching wide-brimmed hat by John Boyd, a 90-year-old milliner who was known for designing for Kate's late mother-in-law Princess Diana.

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Kate prefers an off-center style when it comes to hats, normally one that sits low on her forehead.

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Sporting one of her favorite hats, the 'Fairy Tale' style by Syliva Fletcher for Lock and Company.

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For Trooping the Colour in 2015, Kate wore a bespoke version of Lock & Co's Marisabel Hat, which retailed for $1,200.

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The queen of color coordination, Kate pulled out all the stops with this blue look - check out the matching necklace and earrings too!

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Pretty in pink! Kate wore one of her favorite milliners Jane Taylor once again for an official engagement in March 2015.

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The mother-of-two wore a chic, pillbox hat for the Christmas Day services at Sandringham Church.

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Making her first public appearance since announcing her second pregnancy, Kate pulled out all the stops with a gorgeous grey ensemble consisting of Alexander McQueen and milliner Jane Taylor.

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Beautiful in blush pink, Prince William's wife once again wore Jane Taylor to an event in Belgium.

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It was all eyes on Kate as she attended Trooping the Colour in 2014 wearing an Alexander McQueen suit and a matching hat by Jane Taylor.

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Topping off her Alexander McQueen coat with a Sylvia Fletcher hat for an engagement in France.

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Kate looked stunning in a red Catherine Walker coat and Gina Foster hat in the same hue as she stepped out in New Zealand in 2014.

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The practical royal recycled her blue M. Missoni coat for a friends’ wedding in 2014, but she jazzed up the look with a navy-blue chapeau and a matching clutch.

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The Duchess chose an emerald green Gina Foster fascinator to match her festive green coat on St. Patrick’s Day last year.

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For the royal christening, Kate coordinated with baby Prince George in an all-ivory ensemble and a pale cream beret.

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At eight months pregnant, Kate kept all the focus on her fashion-forward, Dalmatian-print dress, which she paired with a bow-detailed hat designed by none other than Jane Taylor.

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We spot a hat trick! Expectant Kate recycled her favorite straw-colored headpiece to attend the National Review of Queen’s Scouts in 2013.

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She may have been riding the subway, but pregnant Kate looked stylish as ever in a teal coat and an elegant black fascinator as she paid a visit to the London Underground.

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Riding about town in a horse-drawn carriage – and wearing an ice blue Jane Corbett creation atop of her perfectly coiffed yet windswept tresses – Kate cut a regal figure at the Trooping the Colour parade in 2012.

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The royal’s saucer-shaped Rachel Trevor-Morgan cocktail hat was the perfect accessory for her blue M. Missoni coat – a look she would recycle in 2014 for a friends' wedding (but with a different chapeau, of course!).

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Sporting a feminine, net-trimmed fascinator, the Duchess was demure and sophisticated while attending the Queen's Thanksgiving service at St. Paul's Cathedral.

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Kate was ravishing in a vivid red Sylvia Fletcher hat for the Queen’s River Pageant celebration in 2012, which she paired with an Alexander McQueen dress.

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For her first-ever Buckingham Palace Garden Party, the Duchess was a picture of pink perfection in a rosy Jane Corbett hat that featured delicate lace underlay.

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The Duchess charmed on St. Patrick’s Day 2012 in an emerald coat and a Lock & Co brown pillbox hat.

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Kate’s mulberry-colored, Jane Corbett-designed headpiece stole headlines around the world after she sported the couture creation for her first official Royal Christmas Church Service in 2011.

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On Remembrance Day, the Duchess wore an appropriate black bowler-style hat with a swooping brim by Jane Corbett to match her Diane von Furstenberg coat.

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She may have recycled the outfit she wore for Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall’s 2011 wedding, but Kate freshened up the ensemble by debuting an oversized headpiece designed by British milliner Gina Foster.

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For the Calgary Stampede, Kate went full festive in a country-inspired getup – complete with a white cowboy hat.

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The Duchess delighted her fans when she attended Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill wearing a custom-made, maple-leaf fascinator.

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Matchy matchy! Kate coordinated her silver hat with a silver silk dress and a grey coat by Katherine Hooker for The Order of the Garter ceremony.

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For 2011’s Trooping the Colour event – one of the most formal royal engagements of the year – the Duchess paired her ivory Alexander McQueen coat with an oversized Lock & Co. hat.