Philip treacy royal wedding hat memes

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(CBS/What's Trending) - Now you can have a keepsake from the Royal Wedding that is sure to have many people talking. Princess Beatrice's famed Royal Wedding monstrosity err hat will be up for auction on Ebay. The good news is all proceeds from the sale of the Philip Treacy hat will go to The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Princess Beatrice of York's mother Sarah Ferguson told Oprah Winfrey that her daughter will give the money to children in crisis. It should go a long way, considering that a Treacy hats will cost you about $3, The hat itself has quite a following online. It has over , fans on Facebook and has been seen in many high profile events and situations on its Tumblr. While wearing the same item twice might be considered a fashion no-no, I'm sure people will make an exception if you manage to score this crazy fascinator for your collection.

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Princess Beatrice Royal Wedding Hat

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Princess Beatrice Royal Wedding Hat is a photoshop meme featuring a unique bow hat worn by Princess Beatrice during the British royal wedding in April of The meme bears many similarities to a series of photoshopped images based around the hat Aretha Franklin wore during Barack Obama's presidential inauguration in January of

Origin

At the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on April 29th, , Princess Beatrice attended the event wearing a strange intricate bow-like chapeau. The hat was created by Irish designer Philip Treacy, who also made 35 other hats worn at the same event. Immediately after the wedding on April 29th, the viral content site BuzzFeed posted several pictures of Beatrice at the wedding.

The Princess

Princess Beatrice of York is the daughter of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. In the line of succession to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms, she is the fifth member of the royal family.

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In the BuzzFeed post, several users began posting photoshopped images featuring the hat in the comments section. The same day, the single topic blogs “Princess Beatrices Hat” and “Princess Beatrice and her Hat” were launched, featuring notable selections o

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