She has long enjoyed wrapping up in a long fur coat, with a particular favourite that has been on rotation for decades.

But Buckingham Palace has signalled that the Queen is finally ready to move with the times, acknowledging that attitudes towards fur have shifted.

Any new garments made for the monarch from now on, including coats, hats and ceremonial robes requiring fur, will be made with the fake variety.

Angela Kelly, the Queen’s long time dressmaker and confidante, reveals in her new memoir: "If Her Majesty is due to attend an engagement in particularly cold weather, from 2019 onwards fake fur will be used to make sure she stays warm”.

In the book, The Other Side Of The Coin: The Queen, The Dresser And The Wardrobe, Ms Kelly notes that a coat worn by the Queen in Slovakia in 2008 has since been altered, the mink trim replaced with fake fur.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson confirmed: “As new outfits are designed for the Queen, any fur used will be fake.”

However, sources confirmed that the change in direction will only concern new garments.