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 29 November 2011, in a 4-0 win over Ipswich Town. However, Treacy's form and fitness began to falter, resulting him not being in the starting line-up, prompting Manager Howe insisted Treacy remained at the club throughout the transfer window. After returning from loan at Sheffield Wednesday, Manager Howe expected Treacy to return to the pre-season training ahead of the 2012-13 season and also expected to use him in the first team as well. After missing the first two games due to a groin injury, Treacy made his first appearance since returning from a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday, coming on