Princess Beatrice’s crab-hat scares, hits Facebook, then sells!

By Randi Bergman | May 13th, 2011 | 3:35 pm

Left: The David gets the royal treatment. Image via Facebook. Right: Princess Beatrice shot by Mike Marsland/Getty Images.

I think we’d all agree that Princess Beatrice’s bow-meets-crab Philip Treacy fascinator was amongst the breakout stars of the Royal Wedding. Now, the hat that scared a worldwide audience by peeking out during almost every shot of Will, Kate and Queen E at Westminster Abbey is going on to do more good by being auctioned off on eBay to profit UNICEF UK and Children in Crisis. And with just over a week to go until the bidding closes, offers have already reached $9,600! Haven’t got that kind of cash to spend on such a cherished piece of history? Get thee Photoshop and superimpose that creature atop your head, like the fans of these Facebook pages have done! Its truly the hat that keeps on giving…

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