Spending on British soldiers’ bearskin Busby hats has rocketed by nearly 500% since 2008 – despite thousands of troops being axed. Seven years ago a Labour Defence Minister, Baroness Taylor, met with ...

LONDON — British actor Stephen Fry teamed up with animal welfare campaigners on Wednesday (Jan 10) to demand that soldiers of the King's Guard stop using real fur in their famous tall bearskin caps.

ANIMAL rights activists have urged MPs to back a ban on using bearskin for the famous busby hats worn by some British soldiers. Former Labour minister Chris Mullin called on the MoD to introduce fake ...

Animal rights campaigners have pushed to replace the hats with faux fur but the PM rejected the calls on the grounds man-made fur doesn't meet the standards. The decision is likely to have caused some ...