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Mischievous Scotland fans give Boston's statues traffic cone hats

Mischievous Scotland fans give Boston's statues traffic cone hats
BBC Scotland Wednesday 17 June 2026, 22:02 UTC 1 min read
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The practice is familiar to anyone from Glasgow, where the Duke of Wellington statue has been wearing a jaunty orange hat since the 1980s.

The practice is familiar to anyone from Glasgow, where the Duke of Wellington statue has been wearing a jaunty orange hat since the 1980s.
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