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Nearly Sane

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Stephen Fry wants King's Guard to ditch bear fur
« on: January 10, 2024, 09:46:49 AM »
Don't disagree, little surprised that they still use bear fur. Think the hat is a bit daft anyway.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67912581
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Re: Stephen Fry wants King's Guard to ditch bear fur
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2024, 11:54:11 AM »
I thought they'd switched to fake fur decades ago. Disappointed to learn that they didn't.
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Re: Stephen Fry wants King's Guard to ditch bear fur
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2024, 11:58:49 AM »
Quote from: SteveH on January 10, 2024, 11:54:11 AM
I thought they'd switched to fake fur decades ago. Disappointed to learn that they didn't.
According to Wikipedia, Italy and Sweden have switched but not other countries that use it 


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearskin
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