article_snippet: the Queen's famous for the Queen colourful hats and now, a fascinating collection of previously unseen letters to the Queen milliner has revealed just how much the Queen the Queen adores her colourful hats.
article_snippet: The letters, written to long-serving hat-maker Philip Somerville over 25 years, the missives also touch on the Queen Majesty's passion for corgis and the Queen knowledge of running a business.
article_snippet: Passion for hats: the Queen's love of colourful headgear has been revealed in letters to her milliner .
article_snippet: In one of the notes, which was written to long-serving hat-maker Philip Somerville and dated January 5, 2009, the Queen thanks long-serving hat-maker Philip Somerville for a Christmas present of a china corgi. 'Thank you so much for a china corgi you gave me for Christmas,' the Queen wrote. '
article_snippet: the Queen added: 'Can I once more express my great gratitude for all the help and the fine hats I have had over the years from you.'
article_snippet: In the missives, the Queen the Queen details the Queen love of corgis and thanks long-serving hat-maker Philip Somerville for long-serving hat-maker Philip Somerville work .
article_snippet: Queen is a big fan of hats and Queen’s quite clear from the correspondence that Queen and Mr Somerville, as Queen milliner, were very close. '
highlights_snippet: They reveal details of the Queen's love of hats - and her corgis .
  