The King's Guard have worn the bearskin hats for more than 200 years, though the headgear is now used only ceremonially, during parades and military events at Buckingham Palace and other royal venues.

"Each fur hat costs an astounding $1,766.90," PETA wrote. "More than a million dollars' worth of U.K. taxpayers' money has been spent on these cruelly produced caps in the past seven years, ...

An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by the King’s Guard at Buckingham Palace ... hich has been pushing for more than two decades to scrap the fur hats, ...

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. The price of the caps soared ...

In 2020, the MOD told PETA that they had spent £145,000 on 110 bearskin caps. Previous purchases of bearskin hats include: 2019: 92 caps, £127,440 ...

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) admits it is 'open' to exploring fake fur alternatives as traditional bearskin caps worn by the King's Guard are revealed to cost more than £2,000 each.