Animal rights group PETA on Thursday renewed its call for soldiers outside Buckingham Palace to stop wearing real bearskin hats after UK government figures revealed they now cost more than £2,000 ($2,600) each.

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Buckingham Palace guard's distinctive bearskin caps under fire by animal rights group

Bearskin caps worn by soldiers outside Buckingham Palace cost more than £2,000 each, says MOD.

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Soaring cost of King’s Guards' real fur bearskin caps revealed

Earlier this year, Queen Camilla, wife of King Charles III, pledged to buy no more fur products

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Buckingham Palace guard’s bearskin caps under fire as price revealed

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 garb.

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The bearskin caps are worn by the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards, the Scots Guards, the Irish Guards and the Welsh Guards.

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An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by the King’s Guard at Buckingham Palace has taken aim at the cost of the ceremonial garb

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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by the King’s Guard at Buckingham Palace has taken aim at the cost of the ceremonial garb. Military figures show the price soared 30% in a year to more than $2,600 apiece for the hats made of black bear fur. The Ministry of Defense released the figures in response to a freedom of information request by People for the Ethical Treatment of An…

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The MoD has reportedly spent more than £1million on the real fur hats in the last nine years

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Peta anger over soaring cost of bearskin caps worn by King's Guard

Royal traditions are hard to break in the United Kingdom. But today when the economy is struggling, it makes sense to reduce some costs wherever possible. Amidst all this, the bearskin caps worn by soldiers outside Buckingham Palace have become a topic of discussion. 

Reason? Well, they cost a whopping £2,000 ($2,610 or Rs 2,19,211) each, according to figures from the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

UK's royal guards wear real fur bearskin caps. They cost a whopping...

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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 garb.

UK military urged to stop using bearskin hats on cost grounds

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