Wild hat lands in spotlight
In a morning full of roaring ovations as royal family members and other VIPs arrived at Westminster Abbey, few received such loud applause as Princess Beatrice, 22, and 21-year-old Princess Eugenie, daughters of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York.
Perhaps it was because the pair wore gravity-defying hats, as is the custom. But one of the hats has taken on a life of its own, with a dedicated Facebook page that now has 78,000 followers at last count, and more than a few cries of "ridiculous."
The tan Philip Treacy creation stood apart, in height as well as form, from the 36 other hats the designer made for the royal wedding. "British women are gutsy...I take my hat off to them," wrote one fan.
The two are fifth and sixth in line for the throne and are rarely seen in public. According to the BBC, Beatrice served as an extra in "The Young Victoria," a film about her her great-great-great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria. Eugene, who describes herself as shy, doesn't like discussing her life as a princess. She is currently a student at Newcastle University and also gives time to the Teenage Cancer Trust.
According to Us Weekly, Beatrice may be the next royal to marry. She is dating Dave Clark, "the son of millionaire Richard Clark, who works for Richard Branson at Virgin."
