Hat Person of the Year: Kate's a-head of the rest when it comes to style Pic: © Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features
Kate Middleton has once again proved she is head and shoulders above the rest of us mere mortals in the style stakes, having been crowned Hat Person of the Year.
A strange title I hear you cry, but the Duchess beat off stiff competition from such other high-profile hat wearers as Rachel Zoe, Ne-Yo and Justin Timberlake (oh, and Charlie Sheen), to take the coveted title.
In an online poll conducted by The Headwear Association, Kate received a whopping 91 per cent of the vote after impressing with a fine array of stunning hats over the past year.
The Headwear Association claims to be the ‘oldest fashion trade association in the industry’ and their mission is to promote hat wearing and the headwear industry throughout the world.
Kate looked fabulously festive in a beautiful burgundy/wine coloured hat, designed by Jane Corbett, when she attended church with the Royal family at Sandringham on Christmas Day.
Clearly passionate about her headwear, the artistic Duchess also turned heads at Zara Phillips wedding in Edinburgh last summer, when she sported a large cream hat she is said to have helped milliner Gina Foster design.
Previous ‘Hat People’ of the year include Hollywood royalty Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt - not quite as elegant as Kate!
Surprisingly enough, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice didn’t make it on to the list. Who could forget the eyebrow raising Philip Treacy creations they wore to the Royal Wedding?
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