Queen Elizabeth II is to stop wearing fur, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
According to the Queen's personal advisor Angela Kelly, the Queen will only wear faux fur in new outfits and no longer any fur from animals.
Buckingham Palace confirmed the news in a statement provided to ELLE UK, saying: 'As new outfits are designed for the Queen, any fur use will be fake.
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However, the Queen may still wear older items in her wardrobe made with real fur. Many of the monarch's ceremonial robes and official garments are also lined with fur such as robes and crowns.
'We are not suggesting that all fur on existing outfits will be replaced, or that The Queen will never wear fur again. The Queen will continue to re-wear existing outfits in her wardrobe,' the Palace said.
There have been suggestions that some of the Queen's old garments have been modified though with The Telegraph reporting on a passage in Kelly's new book The Other Side Of The Coin, detailing, an old coat with a mink trim has since been altered and replace with faux fur.
The Queen, along with many other high-profile men and women, has previously been criticised by animal rights groups and on social media for previously wearing fur including in coats on Christmas Day services.
Responding to the news, Humane Society International said they were 'thrilled' the Queen has gone fur-free.
Claire Bass, the charity's executive director, said in a statement: 'Queen Elizabeth's decision to "go faux" is the perfect reflection of the mood of the British public, the vast majority of whom detest cruel fur an want nothing to do with it.'
The group called on the UK government to 'follow Her Majesty's example' and make Britain the 'first country in the world to ban the sale of animal fur'.
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Olivia Blair is Entertainment Editor (Luxury) at Hearst UK, working across ELLE, Esquire and Harper's Bazaar. Olivia covers all things entertainment and has interviewed the likes of Margot Robbie, Emma Stone, Michaela Coel and Ryan Gosling over the years.
