Catalogue Number
NMLH.2004.8
Object Name
Jacket
Title
Michael Foot's jacket
Place
London
People
Michael Foot
Events
Remembrance Sunday Cenotaph Ceremony 1981
Description
Coat belonging to Michael Foot, Leader of the Labour Party 1981.
The coat caused controversy when Michael Foot wore it at the Cenotaph in 1981 on Remembrance Sunday. Some thought wearing a 'donkey jacket' on such a solemn occasion was inappropriate. In fact, the coat is not a donkey jacket but an overcoat bought for him by his wife, Jill Craigie, from Harrods' exclusive department store.
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