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Day said a poll at the time found 75% of the U.K. population found real bearskins were a bad use of taxpayer money and supported replacing the hats. Advertisement ...

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

Bearskins are at home, and the B. E. F. is clad in drab battle costumes cut like mechanics’ overalls. They wear rubber boots. Their food comes up in thermos boxes.

Therefore the reduction in the number of bearskins procured by the MOD would not reduce the number of bears being hunted,” a Ministry spokesperson wrote on Nov. 7, 2023 in a communication shared ...

The cost of the caps rose from 1,560 pounds ($2,035) each in 2022 to 2,040 pounds ($2,660) in 2023, the ministry said. More than 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) was spent on them in the past decade.

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, ...

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By BRIAN MELLEY LONDON (AP) — An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by King’s Guards at Buckingham Palace took aim Thursday at the cost of the ceremonial ...