I wonder how many bearskins are made on an annual basis, as BarryW said, most bearskins have a life expectancy of 50 years and when a guardsman leaves the army I don't think he takes his busby with him
So taking that on board the Guards would not need that many, I'll have to look into this further unless BarryW has the figures - I'm sure BarryW is correct with regard to the cull for conservation purposes as this has been brought up before.
Vivianne Westwood and Stella McCartney redesigning the guardsmans badge of office! What a daft idea!
