Royal Hats: Queen Paola

Cardigan: French Connection, similar here / Similar earrings  / Silk shantung fabric in hot pink

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Lately, I've been inspired by the fabulous headwear worn by Queen Paola of Belgium.

Her smashing taste in headwear made its public debut in the early 60s. Originally from Italy, Paola's early years as a Belgian royal featured stunning turbans and bohemian headscarves.

Her style today is just as glamorous as it was in her youth.

Keep reading for my favorite Paola looks, then and now. Scroll to the bottom to shop similar headwear!

En route to visit Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in 1966

On a boat ride in Monaco

Portrait, 1969

In Amsterdam, 2022

At London Airport with her husband Prince Albert

Dazzling in monochrome green in 1967

With her baby daughter Astrid

In Marina de Massa, Italy

Making a royal appearance with husband Prince Albert

Visiting a Belgian medical school in 1959, while expecting her first child.

At a royal wedding in Spain, 2004

At Queen Maxima's wedding in the Netherlands, 2022. (Discover my favorite Queen Maxima looks here, here, here, and here!)

Visiting Grosvenor House in London

Visiting Paris in 1969

At a royal wedding in Luxembourg

Visiting a Belgian art exhibit at the Tate Gallery in London

In Belgrave Square, London

At her son's inauguration as king in 2013

Some Paola-inspired shopping...

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