Dame Vera Lynn, the late Forces’ Sweetheart, is campaigning to ban bearskin caps from beyond the

close Video PETA calls out NYC for targeting rats, says city's filth is a ‘human problem’ PETA Director of Outreach Ashley Byrne reacts to NYC Mayor Eric Adams hiring a rat czarRead this article for free!... To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.... Tourists and domestic visitors at Buckingham Palace watch in huge numbers as Changing of the Guard takes place of the King's Guard comprised of Coldstream Guards, the Band of the Coldstream Guards and the Scot

He also repeated an MoD claim that the material also “ performed poorly on visual assessment ”.... To the naked eye, the faux fur and the real fur look virtually identical.” Each year MoD chiefs buy an average of more than 100 ceremonial Queen’s Guard caps, made from the skins of Canadian black bears shot dead.... The Independent has asked No 10 to comment....

James's Palace to the New Guard, usually involving soldiers in scarlet tunics and bearskin hats

captured in photos and videos storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan.... 6 while wearing a horned bearskin

A row has erupted over the government’s use of real fur for the military, as critics claimed new tests prove that bear skins are outperformed by a fake fabric which ministers have rejected. The Ministry of Defence has long insisted the artificial skin, called Ecopel, is not a suitable alternative to the fur from slaughtered Canadian black bears used to make Queen’s Guards’ caps. But now tests by a fabric technologist have shown that Ecopel not only performed on a par with bear skins but actually

Members of the public watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London, on August 23, 2021, which is taking place for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.... The tourist-pleasing spectacle was halted in March 2020 as Britain went into lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus.... Font Size S M L Print Timeline 0....

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, invited children from the Helen Douglas House children's hospice in Oxfordshire to help her decorate the Christmas tree in Clarence House with the help of a Royal Guard.... Captain Ed Andresen of the Welsh Guards joined the group and offered his sword to the children which they used to place ornaments on the tree.... They are the best hospice I have ever seen....

Wilson was arrested on 15 April and later released on bail.A Federal Bureau of Investigation( FBI) affidavit for Wilson's arrest said he was caught on camera entering a Capitol tunnel as rioters pushed against" law enforcement officers in an attempt to gain entry into the building".... The rioters allegedly sprayed irritating liquids at police officers while pushing on their shields, the affidavit stated. The FBI added that when officers tried to close a set of double doors, Wilson stopped them

The Prince of Wales invited the Band of the Coldstream Guards to play instrumental versions of the England fans anthems Three Lions and Sweet Caroline at Clarence House on Tuesday.... " A third posted the head in hands emoji and added:" Prince of Wales." One more said:" Another great use of taxpayers money.... " A third said:" OMG… Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla getting behind# england and that piece of music just made my day." Another wrote:" I’m Scottish and think this is fabulous!...