Philip Treacy (a Treacy quote which is often reproduced): Treacy had previously written a piece for "The Guardian" in May 2001 on what defines the "perfect hat". Treacy's hats are also associated with English royalty, with thirty–six worn at the 29 April 2011 Royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, including the controversial fascinator style hat worn by Princess Beatrice of York. The so–called "pretzel hat" was auctioned for charity by Princess Beatrice on eBay for $130,000 (£80,100.01) on the 22 May 2011. Treacy felt the criticism regarding the "pretzel hat" was very extreme (the hat had its own Facebook page
Keith Treacy A few weeks after the 2009-10 season, Treacy had a successful operation on his hernia. At the start of the 2010-11 season, Treacy started things well when he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win over Bradford City. In the local-rivalry against Burnley on 11 September 2010, Treacy scored and provided an assist for Jon Parkin, in a 4-3 loss. He scored his second League Cup goal of the season on 22 September 2010, in a 2-1 loss against Wigan Athletic, eliminating Preston North End from the League Cup. Six days later on 28 September 2010, Treacy scored his