Property News · May 17, 2011

Hats off to Princess Beatrice


The princess has put her infamous royal wedding headgear on eBay to raise money for two charities, while milliners enjoy a post-wedding bounceIt has attracted international derision and spawned lookalike pictures on the internet. And after wearing it just once – at last month’s wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – Princess Beatrice has put her controversial Philip Treacy hat up for sale on eBay. Proceeds from the auction, which closes next weekend, will benefit two charities of the princess’s choice – Unicef and Children in Crisis.Princess Beatrice and her sister Eugenie were criticised for their choice of outfits at the high-profile nuptials of their cousin William, although Beatrice’s hat in particular – described variously as a fascinator and a headpiece – was mocked across the world. A Facebook page, Princess Beatrice’s ridiculous Royal Wedding hat, has attracted nearly 142,000 “Likes” to date, as well as a whole host of cartoons and viral mock-ups, including president Barak Obama and White House aides watching the capture of Osama Bin Laden all wearing the hat. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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