Nelsons New Hat

This is Admiral Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square as seen from my office in central London. Look carefully he has a new hat for a while. Hatwalk is part of the 'Mayor of London presents' initiative that sees various pop up initiatives around the British capital.

A total of 20 statues can be seen donning new headgear. Amongst them are the statues of Admiral Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square and former US president Franklin D Roosevelt, whose statue sits next to that of Winston Churchill on a bench in Bond Street.

The London telegraph newspaper reported that "Lord Nelson's new updated bicorn hat showed the British colours and came complete with a replica of the Olympic torch, designed by London's oldest hatters, Lock & Co who are famous for making the late admiral's original hat."

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