The UK ’s departure from the European Union ( EU ) has given its leaders the chance to negotiate novel trade deals and perchance even blackball the sales event of certain mathematical product — like fur . It ’s something fauna rights activist have long been pushing for , and a late publicized alphabetic character from UK surround repository George Eustice suggests that the politics will indeed look into the possibility .
AsThe Independentreports , Eustice drop a line to the chief administrator of the British Fur Trade Association that “ once the UK ’s future trading relationship with the EU has been established , there will be an chance to consider further steps it could take in telling to fur sales . ” It ’s far from a definitive annunciation , but since Eustice hasseemedopen to banning pelt in the past , the letter has been taken as a positive mansion for the anti - fur movement .
If the UK does eventually nix the sales event of fur , this could signify the final stage of the authentic bearskin hats tire out by the Queen ’s Guard , who are most often see stationed outsideBuckingham Palace . According toLondonist , the 18 - column inch hat are make with pelt from dark bear killed during Canada ’s annual black bear cull — a large - exfoliation hunt that help keep the population under ascendency — and the UK Ministry of Defence buy up to 100 new hats for the famously unflappable infantrymen each year .
The custom ofdonningsuch eccentric headdress dates back to theBattle of Waterlooin 1815 , whenNapoleon ’s Imperial Guard wear similar hat to make them seem marvelous and more daunting . After the French were get the better of by the Duke of Wellington and his British army , Britain adopted the chapeau as a symbolic representation of victory .
But even if the UK does prohibit pelt in the future , the Queen ’s Guard could still keep the custom going . After all , there are plenty of convincing kinds of fake pelt on the market these days . And as for whatQueen Elizabeth IImight remember about the shift , we ’re guessing she ’d excuse it ; she herselfgave upwearing fur products in 2019 .
[ h / tThe Independent ]
