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Fur Is Falling Out Of Fashion — Even For Queen Elizabeth II

“The writing's on the wall for the end of fur,” says Kitty Block, Humane Society of the United States' CEO.
Used fur coats are displayed in San Francisco, California, before the city voted to ban the sale of fur. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Real fur will no longer be a staple in Queen Elizabeth II’s closet.

The monarch will stop buying clothes made from animal fur, and instead, her new wardrobe will be stocked with faux-fur outfits, Buckingham Palace confirmed.

The Queen’s move to ditch animal fur mimics the average British consumer’s wishes, says Kitty Block, president and chief executive officer of the Humane Society of the United States, adding the country actually banned fur farming in 2000.

In the U.S., California is set to become the first state in the nation to . The state-wide law, which will go

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