Queen Elizabeth II Wears Hairnet To Chelsea Flower Show (PHOTOS)

Before Queen Elizabeth II wore florals to meet FLOTUS on Tuesday, she stepped out to the Chelsea Flower Show in London on Monday in a printed dress, baby blue coat and a hairnet.

That's right, a hairnet! The headpiece was decorated with black bows and was supposedly made by designer Angela Kelly. A Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed to the Daily Mail, "It wasn't a fascinator. It was definitely a net. I think it was a pragmatic choice as it was fairly windy down there." The Mail adds that some passersby joked "she should 'sell the offending article on eBay and have the milliner sent to the Tower.'" Speaking of, Princess Beatrice was there, too.

Anyway, we're not sure if the Queen had her sights set on starting a trend (see: hat-and-scarf combo in Abu Dhabi), or if this is standard gardening gear. Horticulturalists, we're not.

Comments

[Martampa]

10:09 PM on 06/18/2011

Maybe the Queen will start a new trend. Those god awful hats that those Brits wear are eyesores.

[AllSheWantsIs]

05:21 AM on 05/31/2011

She royally rocks it the hair net!

[falconress]

09:37 PM on 05/30/2011

Well bless her heart. This seems to have something of a history, since she has worn this exact hairnet on this occasion - the visit to the flower market - several times before. There's gotta be a backstory, but I don't know it. It's interesting that in the first years she wore this, her own hair was still black, and it looked as if she just had some bows pinned here and there in her hair. As the years go by, and the Queen goes gray, the hairnet and its bows stand out more sharply as Queen Elizabeth's hair becomes gray, and then white.

[Lorrie West]

12:44 PM on 05/28/2011

Queen Elizabetth is my favorite keep up the good work

[tallky]

12:20 PM on 05/28/2011

I think she's precious and this is perky - light, just right !!!! CHANGE YOUR HEADLINE!!

[xlntcat]

01:59 AM on 05/31/2011

Look at her face. That is a lady that feels pretty and confident so her apparrel is just right.

[realpragmatist]

10:34 AM on 05/28/2011

Her majesty, as always, chic, regal, royal, and classy. What an impeccable regal dressing sense!

May she live long and healthy.

[Wistfulslinking]

09:01 PM on 05/27/2011

Adorable and chic.

[mrs-f]

07:49 PM on 05/27/2011

The Queen looks fabulous...and cute...and happy! Her coat is tailored to perfection. How do they do that with fabric? I enjoy looking at anyone who is having fun with fashion. It's good for everyone involved.

[lee4713]

09:36 PM on 05/28/2011

They use very GOOD and EXPENSIVE fabric. You can just tell how wonderful the wool is in that coat. It's amazing craftsmanship. Plus, I love the dress print (it's probably a wonderful silk . . . . . grrrr).

[brockslair]

07:42 PM on 05/27/2011

It is known as a whimsie, used especially in the 50's and 60's when hats were the appropriate attire for the well dressed lady.

AS for her posture the Queen is in her 80's and has normal bone loss and shrinkage. Check your height when you hit your latter 40's, 50's, 60's, etc.

[schatsie]

08:56 AM on 05/27/2011

She needs to do some yoga nidra so she can stand straighter...Her posture looks abominable...

[Yaa]

10:37 AM on 05/27/2011

She's an old lady! She looks good.
Gravity causes many of us old people to yield to its irresistible force.

[xlntcat]

02:03 AM on 05/31/2011

Her posture is outstanding for her age. Given bone loss and the normal aging process it is highly possible that she is standing as straight her body allows.

[BlackYowe]

11:37 PM on 05/26/2011

My grandmother wore these for years. What ever is the problem with this hair net?. My Grandma wore these in the 60s and 70s and you used to be able to buy them at Grants, Ben Franklin and stores like Woolworth's.

[Wistfulslinking]

09:02 PM on 05/27/2011

Not quite the same.

[BlackYowe]

01:05 AM on 05/28/2011

Very much the same. Hers looked allot like the Queens and some had rhinestones and bows and other embellishments.

[xlntcat]

02:04 AM on 05/31/2011

And in fashion everything returns so maybe she will renew the trend.

[James C McKelvey]

09:20 PM on 05/26/2011

Too hot for the crown and she lent her tiara yo Kate ...

[JoanneRM]

08:16 PM on 05/26/2011

Don't they have hair spray over there?

[zjm]

07:37 PM on 05/26/2011

Royal watchers know they wear weird things ON their heads because they don't have anything IN their heads.

[wrj61032]

07:35 PM on 05/26/2011

For a older woman she looks OK.