and the Gabra who live in the north Maasai warriors who are yet to kill a lion wear huge enkuraru ostrich feather headdresses for ceremonies Samburu men wear theirs with piles of beads and paint ...

“I became an ostrich feather auctioneer at the age of 22 or ... After being sterilised and sorted, the black and white plumes of the wings – the most prized ones – are sold via haute couture ...

They wore long velvet robes and plumes of white ostrich feathers in the colourful procession. Lord Lloyd-Webber, who has become a Knight Companion of the order, took part for the first time.