If you are stumping up the best part of £500 for a fancy new sun hat, you could be forgiven for thinking it should be suitable for use in the height of summer.
Alas, the Highgrove Visor now on sale at the King's country estate offers no such guarantee.
In fact, those buying one are warned to avoid direct sunlight while wearing it.
The £475 straw hat was launched last week amid claims it was inspired by 'the timeless silhouette of the bonnet'.
The headwear was created by milliner Emily Hurst and has a base made of t'nalak, a banana fibre textile, combined with intricate wheat straw plaiting.
