Friday, 23 July 2010 11:16

The designer Stella McCartney, daughter of former Beatle Paul McCartney, has proposed a synthetic substitute the impressive bearskin hats worn by regiments of the Royal Guards in England. A delegation from the British organization PETA, which advocates the "ethical treatment" of animals, met today with Secretary of State for Defence, Peter Luff, to propose an alternative to these caps, a delight to the thousands of tourists come to photograph the Buchingham palace guard.

This organization claims to have developed a fiber-based alternative to plastic that meets, she said, the requirements of waterproofing and ventilation.


According to McCartney, quoted today by The Daily Telegraph, "" England has always shown great respect for animals, so it makes sense to go regardless of fur on the uniforms. "


"Initially it used those big bearskin hats for the soldiers appear higher when they marched into battle, but for over a century years not used in any war," said the famous designer.


Bear Hats have been used since the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, when he was snatched as a badge of honor to the defeated Imperial Guard of Napoleon Bonaparte.


The five regiments of the royal guards of Elizabeth II needed annually between 50 and 100 new bearskin.


According to sources from the Ministry of Defence, all skins are imported from Canada, where annually sacrificed a certain number of bears to keep the population controlled.


EFE