Important Royal Wedding Question: What Hat Will Princess Beatrice Wear?

Andrea Park
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With just 48 hours to go until Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walk down the aisle, royal wedding excitement has reached a fever pitch. After months of speculating about Meghan's dress, the guest list, and the bridal party, though, it seems as if some royals fans have turned their focus instead to another very important aspect of Saturday's festivities: the attendees' over-the-top fascinators.

Perhaps most anticipated of all are Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie's choices of headwear. Back in 2011, when Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot at Westminster Abbey, the two sisters — Will and Harry's first cousins — blew all the other guests' ensembles out of the water with their truly unbelievable hats.

Eugenie opted for a blue cap pinned to the front of her head and adorned with a precarious explosion of white and violet flowers, but it was Eugenie's fascinator that really captured the public's attention. Like her sister, she wore her pale pink hat pinned to the front of her head, but hers featured a huge open circle topped with a bow that appeared to be floating in front of her forehead, as seen in the photo below.

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 29: Princess Beatrice of York (L) with her sister Princess Eugenie of York arrive to attend the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. The marriage of the second in line to the British throne is to be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and will be attended by 1900 guests, including foreign Royal family members and heads of state. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have also flocked to London to witness the spectacle and pageantry of the Royal Wedding. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Perhaps unsurprisingly, that's not the only eye-catching hat Beatrice has sported over the years; she's basically an expert at matching her gravity-defying fascinators to her outfits. As seen in these pics, she's attached hats to her head at pretty much every possible angle and even once made a headful of butterflies look incredibly cool.

Princess Beatrice arrives in the parade ring at Royal Ascot 2016. The cake hat was commissioned by bookmake Coral to celebrate the Queen's 90th Birthday.

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Princess Beatrice arrives in the parade ring at Royal Ascot 2016. The cake hat was commissioned by bookmake Coral to celebrate the Queen's 90th Birthday.
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Princess Beatrice attends the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall in July 2011.

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Princess Beatrice attends the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall in July 2011.
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Princess Beatrice arrives by carriage on Ladies Day of Royal Ascot 2012.

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Princess Beatrice arrives by carriage on Ladies Day of Royal Ascot 2012.
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Princess Beatrice attends the wedding of Peter Phillips to Autumn Kelly at St George's Chapel in Windsor on May 17, 2008.

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Princess Beatrice attends the wedding of Peter Phillips to Autumn Kelly at St George's Chapel in Windsor on May 17, 2008.
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Therefore, it comes as absolutely no surprise that people are very much looking forward to seeing what the princess wears to her cousin's wedding this weekend. Many have tweeted in recent weeks about being more excited for Beatrice's hat than for Meghan's dress, and several more even admitted that the opportunity to catch a glimpse of Beatrice's potential fascinator is the only reason they'll be waking up early to watch the royal wedding. And really — can you blame them?

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