some of the foot guard regiments who guard the royal castles and palaces in the UK have worn bearskin hats. Image caption, Stephen Fry, who voiced the audiobooks for Harry Potter and Michael Bond ...

This Monday 11 July, the House of Commons will debate a petition relating to the use of real bearskin hats by the Queen's Guards. Martyn Day MP, a member of the Petitions Committee, has been asked ...

Animal welfare campaigners have claimed it is cruel and unnecessary for the King's Guard to use real fur, saying it takes the fur of one bear to make each bearskin. The decision on the use of real ...