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
Seamus Treacy Seamus Treacy Sir Seamus Treacy, QC is an Lord Justice of Appeal in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal After studying a Queen's University, Belfast, Treacy was called to the bar in 1979 and practiced initially as a barrister. Two decades later, in 1999, he was appointed Queen's Counsel, and the following year was called to the Bar Council of Ireland. In 2007, he was made a High Court Judge. In 2017 he was sworn in as a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal. Along with Barry MacDonald, Treacy challenged the ruling that barristers must