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| Boos as singer opens Harrods sale | Boos as singer opens Harrods sale |
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| Anti-fur campaigners booed opera singer Katherine Jenkins as she arrived at Harrods to open its winter sale. | Anti-fur campaigners booed opera singer Katherine Jenkins as she arrived at Harrods to open its winter sale. |
| Protesters shouted "shame on Katherine" as she arrived by horse-drawn carriage. | Protesters shouted "shame on Katherine" as she arrived by horse-drawn carriage. |
| The Welsh star turned out after chart-topping singer Leona Lewis reportedly refused to open the sale because of Harrods' policy of selling fur. | |
| Protesters claim Harrods is the only major store in the UK to sell imported fur. No-one from the Knightsbridge store was available for comment. | Protesters claim Harrods is the only major store in the UK to sell imported fur. No-one from the Knightsbridge store was available for comment. |
| The boos were eventually drowned out by cheers from bargain hunters queuing outside as the singer was ushered into the store by owner Mohamed Al Fayed. | The boos were eventually drowned out by cheers from bargain hunters queuing outside as the singer was ushered into the store by owner Mohamed Al Fayed. |
| Anti-fur protesters turned out in force for the sale | Anti-fur protesters turned out in force for the sale |
| Campaigner John Wilson, from the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade, said: "We are gathered here today because of our disgust at Ms Jenkins who professes to be against animal cruelty and the fur trade." | Campaigner John Wilson, from the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade, said: "We are gathered here today because of our disgust at Ms Jenkins who professes to be against animal cruelty and the fur trade." |
| Followed by a group of bagpipe players, Ms Jenkins, who is from Neath, visited the shop's stationery, pets and musical instruments departments. | Followed by a group of bagpipe players, Ms Jenkins, who is from Neath, visited the shop's stationery, pets and musical instruments departments. |
| She was pictured buying two Jasmine di Milo dresses - one in grey and one in black. | She was pictured buying two Jasmine di Milo dresses - one in grey and one in black. |
| She told reporters: "Personally I do not eat meat or wear fur, but people are entitled to their opinions." | |
| Some bargain-hunters had been queuing from midnight to buy goods marked down by as much as 50%. | Some bargain-hunters had been queuing from midnight to buy goods marked down by as much as 50%. |