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 with Preston North End on 1 February 2010. Following his move to Preston, Treacy defended his move to Blackburn's arch-rivals, Preston North End, was only for to play football. Treacy made his Preston North End debut on 2 February 2010, in a 4-1 loss against Barnsley. He scored his first goal for the Lancashire outfit in a 3–1 defeat Crystal Palace on 5 April 2010, followed up by scoring and provided an assist, in a 3-2 win over Scunthorpe United five days later. In the second half of the season at Preston North End, Treacy scored twice in seventeen appearance.