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CNN
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Buckingham Palace has written to an animal rights group to verify that Queen Camilla will not purchase garments that embrace animal pelts.
The letter despatched to Individuals for the Moral Remedy of Animals (PETA), and seen by CNN, stated that: “Her Majesty is not going to procure any new fur clothes.” It’s unclear, nonetheless, what the Queen’s place is with regard to fur objects in her present wardrobe.
The transfer follows an identical stand taken by her late mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled out buying new fur products again in 2019.
The palace’s correspondence was in response to a letter despatched by PETA to the Queen in April. In it, Elisa Allen, vice chairman of the group’s UK applications and operations, detailed the merciless practices which, it says, are employed within the fur trade, as properly its influence on the atmosphere.
The charity’s founder, Ingrid Newkirk, welcomed the information. In an announcement despatched to CNN, she stated: “PETA is toasting to Queen Camilla with a glass of the best claret for being a real queen by standing with the 95% of British individuals who additionally refuse to put on animal fur, as polls present.”
Information of the choice taken by Queen Elizabeth II was divulged by her senior dresser, Angela Kelly. In her ebook “The Different Facet of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe,” Kelly wrote: “If Her Majesty is because of attend an engagement in notably chilly climate, from 2019 onwards pretend fur will likely be used to ensure she stays heat.”
PETA encourages homeowners to donate present objects to its “fur amnesty program,” which sends them on to “the homeless, refugees, and folks in war-torn areas to assist preserve them heat within the winter months.” Explaining the rationale, it states on its website: “We will’t convey again the animals who suffered for these coats, however we will use previous furs to assist people who desperately want them.”