Royals Princess Diana's Many Crowns: Her Most Iconic Hats The late royal's carefully coordinated hat collection was part of her signature style By Melissa Liebling-goldberg Published on June 24, 2011 06:00AM EDT Close 01 of 29 VIOLET FEMME Tim Graham/AP Diana sported a saucer hat by Frederick Fox during a 1985 visit to Anzio in Italy. 02 of 29 CROWN JEWEL Tim Graham/AP It's easy being green. The Princess was springtime-bright in her emerald hat and suit during a Feb. 1, 1988, event in Australia. 03 of 29 WELL RED Tim Graham/AP She coordinated her topper with her striped blouse on a 1983 royal tour of Australia. 04 of 29 SHADE OF PURPLE Jayne Fincher/Getty Diana wore an oversized hat by Philip Somerville to the June 1994 Canadian memorial dedication in Green Park, London. 05 of 29 BLACK VEIL Jayne Fincher/Getty For a November 1988 armistice service in Paris, Diana covered up with netting. 06 of 29 VELVET CRUSH Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty The Princess of Wales was a vision in blue – down to her color-coordinated feathers – during a December 1982 visit to the University College Hospital in London. 07 of 29 FRENCH TWIST Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty For a visit to Twyn, Wales, in November 1982, Diana donned a camel-colored beret. 08 of 29 FASHION PLATE David Levenson/Getty Diana wore this black-and-white Frederick Fox hat to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10, 1985. 09 of 29 FLOWER POWER Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty The Princess shielded her fair locks with a veil during a March 3, 1983, Australian tour. 10 of 29 SEEING RED Jayne Fincher/Getty Diana got into the military spirit in red and white for an April 1989 parade at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Devon. 11 of 29 MELLOW YELLOW Terry Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Even Diana seemed skeptical of the two-toned topper she wore on the Isle of Wight in December 1989. 12 of 29 A RIBBON RUNS THROUGH IT Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Topping off her look with a woven straw hat, Diana visited the Rideaucrest Home for the elderly in Kingston, Canada, on Oct. 28, 1991. 13 of 29 IN NEUTRAL Jayne Fincher/Getty The Princess added a flourish to her beige chapeau for an October 1987 walkabout outside Winchester Castle. 14 of 29 WHITE CAP Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty The Princess went exotic with a decorative hat on a September 1991 visit to the Chitral Scouts, near Peshawar, Pakistan. 15 of 29 ENGLISH ROSE Tim Graham/AP During a 1983 tour of Australia, Diana was rosy in her John Boyd pink hat. 16 of 29 FAIRY TAIL David Levenson/Getty Diana got her feathers ruffled with a plumed hat during a 1983 visit to Christchurch, New Zealand. 17 of 29 PERIWINKLE PEEKABOO Tim Graham/AP She covered up her baby blues with a similarly colored veil during a 1983 visit to Canada. 18 of 29 SPOTTED Tim Graham/AP The Princess went dotty on her 1983 visit to Canada. 19 of 29 RED-Y TO GO Tim Graham/AP On that same trip, Diana showed off her stripes in Edmonton. 20 of 29 IN FULL PLUME Tim Graham/AP It's her birthday hat! The Princess stepped out in a feathered look in Canada on July 1, 1983, when she turned 22. 21 of 29 PINK LADY Tim Graham/AP On July 21, 1983, Diana was pretty in pink on a visit to Guildhall in London. 22 of 29 BLUE BELLE Tim Graham/AP She was all tied up during a 1985 trip to Melbourne, Australia. 23 of 29 PURPLE REIGN Tim Graham/AP For a March 5, 1986, visit to the UK city Hull, Diana stepped out in an embellished pillbox hat. 24 of 29 IN THE NAVY Tim Graham/AP The Princess was seaworthy in her naval cap while in England on Aug. 22, 1986. 25 of 29 HEAD TURNER Tim Graham/AP The Princess channeled Old Hollywood in her turban during a March 1989 tour of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 26 of 29 FASHION EDGE Tim Graham/AP Diana kept her blue-and-white sunhat pulled down from the wind on a March 30, 1983, visit to Liverpool, England. 27 of 29 WHITE STUFF Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Diana wore all white on her 10th wedding anniversary in July 1991 in Lincolnshire, England. 28 of 29 GRAY AREA Tim Graham/AP Diana kept shaded during the Oct. 8, 1993, wedding of Viscount Linley to Serena Stanhope in London. 29 of 29 TWO-TONE TOPPER Tim Graham/Getty The Princess stayed consistent with her red-and-purple color scheme during a Nov. 10, 1989, tour of Hong Kong.