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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Ninian Wilson

Majority oppose real bearskin on 'vile' Queen's Guard's caps, poll finds

The caps cost £1710 each

THE vast majority of people in the UK oppose the use of real bearskin fur on the Queen’s Guard’s caps, according to a new poll.

A survey from Peta and carried out by Populus – The Times’s official pollster – reveals that 75% of the UK considers the bearskin caps a “bad use of Government funds” and 73% would like to see the Prime Minister take action to replace the bearskin with faux fur.  

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