Bearskins may be demobbed. Beauty for the beast: Protester Yana Booth. Matthew Bayley. 13 April 2012. COMMENTS. For two centuries it has stood tall and proud as a British military tradition.

The foot-high bearskins are worn with the ceremonial scarlet tunics by the Grenadier, Welsh, Irish, Scots and Coldstream Guards regiments. They were first worn in 1815 in recognition of the defeat at ...

The bearskins, up to 16in tall and weighing around two pounds, are worn by the Grenadier, Welsh, Irish, Scots and Coldstream Guards.

Brazilians in bikinis will replace soldiers in bearskin caps when Olympic beach volleyball comes to Horse Guards Parade, a London site normally used for the annual Trooping the Colour military ...

Words by Natasha Dangoor, ITV News Producer. Bearskins - the black caps worn by the King's Guards outside Buckingham Palace and on other royal occasions - now cost more than £2,000.

The most expensive bearskins can cost some 2,000 euros ($2,200), according to local media. Related. Putin Ratchets Up Military Pressure on Ukraine as He Expects Western Support for Kyiv to Dwindle ...

Brazilians in bikinis will replace soldiers in bearskin caps when Olympic beach volleyball comes to Horse Guards Parade, a London site normally used for the annual Trooping the Colour military ...

IN your report, Jury is out on tradition as QC dumps wig (May 2), a supporter of the status quo was reported saying ''at the next change of the… ...

Bearskins have been worn by British soldiers for 200 years, to symbolise the victory over Napoleon’s bearskin-wearing Imperial Guard at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Therefore eight bearskins were hired from film studios and fancy dress shops, at a cost of around £1,000 per standard size 18-inch cap. Sources insisted that in the event, ...

The Army has 2,500 bearskins in service and needs around 100 new ones every year. Soldiers wear the cap chain under their lower lip. With each bearskin around 2lb in weight and up to 16in tall, ...

Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has been asked to create a fake alternative to the bearskins worn by guards Buckingham Palace. Activists People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals want to end ...