Queen Elizabeth II goes ‘fur-free’
By DW
10 November 2019 |
11:11 am
Representatives of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II have announced that the monarch will no longer wear new outfits made with real fur. The news was welcomed by animal rights groups.
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