The world watched in stunned silence when HRH Princess Beatrice of York, niece to Prince Charles and fifth in line to the British throne, placed her hat for auction on Ebay in August 2011.
The shock wasn’t because the winning bid for the hat was a staggering $133,783, but it had more to do with the way the hat looked.
Designed by Irishman Philip Treacy, the hat features a pink-colored shape that looks like a blend between a bow, ribbons and oval placed atop a small pink bun.
Princess Beatrice wore the hat once, during the nuptials between her cousin Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011.
The entire proceed from the sale went directly to UNICEF and Children in Crisis.