Vovk said “it’s a bit sad” Canada and other countries won't be specifically mentioned, “because it felt like an opportunity for the Commonwealth realms to receive a bit of recognition, a reminder that the monarchy isn't British alone.” But she wasn't the only one that we're tipping our hats off to, as Pippa Middleton, Lady Louise Windsorand Sophie Grégoire Trudeau were also not to be missed, as their array of fascinators proved to be the best styles of headwear seen thus far. (See all the guests arrive here.)

As the calendar moves ever closer to May 6, more details are emerging about the coronation of King Charles.Kensington Palace has published a previously unseen photograph of Queen Elizabeth with some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, taken shortly before her death last year. The release today came on what would have been her 97th birthday. [Daily Mail]

Duration 1:54 Featured VideoKing Charles travelled to Germany for his first foreign trip since becoming monarch. He received a ceremonial welcome with full military honours at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, becoming the first foreign head of state to do so since the Second World War.

Royal Fascinator Some provinces to offer medals to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee after Ottawa opts out Princess Anne, seeming not to be supportive of the idea of a "slimmed-down" monarchy, an idea long rumoured about how King Charles would change the institution. In her interview with the CBC's Adrienne Arsenault, Anne said: "It doesn't sound like a good idea from where I'm standing, I would say. I'm not quite sure what else we can do." Royal reads While the makeup of Canada’s official delegation to the coronation is unknown, a few details regarding other Canadian representation in London on May 6 have emerged.

Each of those Queen Consorts also had a crown made for her (Camilla will wear a modified version of Queen Mary’s crown — without the contested Koh-i-Noor diamond.)

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There are so many things to consider, from optics to … precedents and protocols and I think with what we're seeing with the current one is that you need a bit of everything in it.” Up until the 1950s ladies were very seldom seen without a hat as it was not considered ‘the thing’ for ladies to show their hair in public,” Diana Mather — a senior tutor for The English Manner etiquette consultancy — told the outlet. “But all that has changed and hats are now reserved for more formal occasions.” Coverage of the coronation will air on CBC-TV, CBC News Network, CBC Gem and CBC News Explore on May 6 starting at 4 a.m. ET. There will be repeated coverage later in the day on News Network for those who aren't early risers. There will, among other things, be two golden coaches — one considerably newer and offering a more comfortable ride than the other — to carry Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, to and from Westminster Abbey in London. It also appears that Canada won’t be specifically referenced in the oath Charles makes during the coronation ceremony. The U.K. government announced changes to the oath this week that will mean that rather than each Commonwealth realm being referred to individually, they will be referenced “collectively.”

We know that it will be a shorter ceremony than 1953," Prescott said, but unlike that ceremony, this one will involve the crowning and anointing of both a King and Queen. It's widely thought the service will be shorter than the three hours for the coronation of Elizabeth in 1953. But will it be an hour? Maybe 90 minutes? Not even a starting time has been revealed, although royal ceremonies often begin around 10:30 or 11 a.m. The only change in the service itself that I've been able to find hint of is that the homage might be reduced in length…. That doesn't save a lot of time but it certainly saves some. But we're still looking at the problem of reducing something that took nearly three hours in any substantial way.” Also this week, it emerged that King Charles’s official title in Canada is to be changed, dropping references to him as King of the United Kingdom and “Defender of the Faith.” The unexpected brush with the heir to the throne and his wife left the Canadians in great spirits, too.Morris said it’s clear Charles is determined to cut the costs, recognizing straitened times, and “make it a very different coronation.” While some details about the procession and the extent of the military contingents — more than 6,000 personnel in all — have emerged, “we certainly don't know anything about how they're going to accommodate other faiths at the coronation,” said Morris. Wearing a full cream-colored ensemble, Princess Charlene of Monaco wore this simple fascinator with a knot detail.