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She was recently out of action after being hit on the head by a horse at her Gatcombe Park estate.
But when Princess Anne got back to royal duties last month, there was little sign of the injuries she received.
The Princess Royal, 73, has been following Great Britain in the Olympics and visited the Team GB house on the fifth day of the sporting competition on July 31.
She wore a rather supportive white and blue Adidas bucket hat for the occasion that can be purchased from high street stores including JD Sports for £23.
It was just the latest example of how Anne has rocked headwear down the decades.
Anne, who has a well-earned reputation for re-using clothes and accessories, often complements her outfits with statement hats.
In May, she greeted ex-service men and women at a Buckingham Palace garden party wearing a classy cream ensemble, topped with a wide-brimmed hat.
This wasn’t the first time the Princess Royal had donned the brown and beige feathered piece however, she was seen in 2006 with the same coat and hat combination at Royal Ascot.
Below, as Anne continues her return to royal duties, we show the times she has looked her best in hats.
Princess Anne wearing a white and blue Adidas Team GB bucket hat during her visit to the team’s house on day five of the Olympics last month. The headwear can be bought from high-street shops including JD Sports for around £23
On July 12, Princess Anne wore a navy blue trilby for her first engagement since her accident and managed to cover some nasty bruising with a slight tilt of the hat
For the Buckingham Palace garden party on May 17, Princess Anne wore a classy beige ensemble that she topped with a brown feathered hat. The cocoa and coffee-coloured tones of the headpiece neatly brought her outfit together. But it was not the first time the hat has been seen
For the first day of Royal Ascot in 2006, Anne wore the same stylish hat that again matched her cream and brown look. She accessorised with a different gold brooch and a small brown handbag to tie the shades together
In 2007, Anne wore the same hat again at a service of celebration for the diamond wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey. This time, she paired it with a cream buttoned coat, brown gloves and the same brooch seen in May
Anne wore another feathered hat on a warm and sunny Easter Monday in 2019, along with a tartan coat and navy clutch bag. She was attending the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 93rd birthday in Hyde Park
As well as feathers, the Princess Royal has also worn fur hats for various occasions including on the Champion Day of the Cheltenham Festival in 2019. She paired the cosy headpiece with a smart cream coat
At the Cheltenham Festival a decade earlier, Anne arrived wearing the same fur hat, but chose a different outfit to go with ti. This time, she styled it with a checked green and brown coat, a pine-coloured pleated skirt and dark boots
The princess wore a contrast white and navy blue wide-rimmed hat, paired with earrings and a long coat to the annual Not Forgotten Association Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in June 2015. She is pictured above meeting Afghanistan veteran Ben Parkinson (right) as her hat provides much needed shade on the sunny day
She wore the same hat and coat ensemble again for the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in March 2018. The same navy gloves and clutch bag were also on display, although she chose different earrings
In July last year, for the King George Diamond Weekend at Ascot, Princess Anne wore a quirky cream-coloured hat that she twinned with a bright yellow coat Accessorising with feathers again, the touch of yellow down on the side tied the summery look together
Accessorising with feathers again, Princess Anne wore an egg shell hat with a light cream wrap around on Ladies Day at the 2017 Cheltenham Festival. She paired it with shades, a silky chestnut-coloured scarf and a dark camel coat
The Princess Royal wore the distinctive hat the year before, during Gold Cup Day of the 2016 Cheltenham Festival. Instead of sticking with brown and cream shades, the princess went for a sage green combination and tied the look together with a tan scarf
The timeless headpiece was also Anne’s choice of attire Ascot in 2015. This time she paired the unique hat with shades of yellow, with the feathered pattern peeking from the rim
The Princess Royal wore a pale blue belted coat and felt hat by John Boyd in 1979 for an inspection of troops in Toronto, teaming it with a Grima brooch, black bag, pearl earrings and necklace
The outfit – and hat – appeared again decades later in 2004 when she was pictured walking to church at Sandringham on Christmas Day next to her father Prince Philip
Perhaps one of Anne’s most talked about hats – the black feathered headpiece that the princess wore for the Coronation of King Charles II on May 6, 2023. It became one of the major talking points on social media during the historic occasion
The flamboyant headwear seemed to block the view of Prince Harry when Anne took her seat in Westminster Abbey. The Princess Royal had raised concerns to Coronation organisers that a bright red feather on her headpiece made for ‘quite a decent-sized hat’ but was told to wear it anyway, according to a royal book
For day two of Royal Ascot in 2023, Anne went for a Tiffany blue hat and paired it with a vintage-style sleek jacket and pastel collared dress. A sparkling brooch set off the different tones of the headpiece as well as a pearl necklace that matched the cream ruffles on the side of the hat
Princess Anne in her flamboyant feathered hat and robes during her first ceremony as a member of the Order of the Garter, June 1994
Another pop of fur – Princess Anne sported a fur rimmed cosy hat for the last day of the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham in 2004. She paired the dark brown headpiece with a warm tartan coat and black gloves, with a horse brooch taking centre stage
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