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
Patrick Treacy for the Michael Jackson Legacy foundation, and in 2012 opened Everland Children's Orphanage in Liberia and orphanages in Haiti in 2013. The Sun newspaper reported that Treacy was due to treat Jackson shortly before the singer's death in 2009. In 2009, Treacy was on the special witness list for the trial of Conrad Murray, however, he was not called to testify. He released a memoir entitled "Behind the Mask (memoir): The Extraordinary Story of the Irishman who became Michael Jackson's Doctor" in 2015. The 1987 needlestick incident eventually led to Treacy's humanitarian work in Africa and his developing an empathy