Was it a Pretzel? How about antlers? No? Aha – it was Princess Beatrice’s wedding hat, and it was the talk of the world! Many called it ridiculous, others said it was imaginative and stunning – whatever you believe it certainly caused a stir! For me it was one of the more memorable things to happen at the wedding – after fawning over the Beckhams, the presenters had to find something to make fun of!
However whether it’s a dud or the height of fashion the hat is destined to be a collector’s item as it is being sold on eBay with the proceeds going to the worthy charities of UNICEF and Children in Crisis. It’s good to see the popularity and fame of the hat being used for such a great cause!
made the announcement of the auction of the hat on the Oprah Winfrey show, and the fact that it has garnered world-wide attention should make it a much sought after item on the world’s largest online auction site, some expect it to fetch at least $10,000.
So can you afford $10,000+ for Princess Beatrice’s wedding hat? If not, don’t despair – if you can’t afford to mortgage the house to be able to buy the stunning hat in the auction, you could settle for a $9.99 paper replica already available on ebay – you can buy it here.
So whether you manage to purchase the original hat or have to settle for second best, you are certainly going to look the part with this tremendous pretzel…ermm…hat!
Final commentary – the Royal Family have a history of donating clothes to charity auctions; most of Lady Diana’s dresses reside in collector’s hands thanks to charity auctions – it’s nice to see the tradition of giving to the needy being continued by the younger generation of princesses! Let’s hope William and Kate continue this tradition too!
I’ll give her £1.50 for it.
Sorry, not a royalist :)