Powdered Wigs and Face Masks in U.K. Courts as Trials Resume
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The courtrooms of London’s Old Bailey still acknowledge the traditions of its near 350-year history, with judges and attorneys wearing robes and powdered horse-hair wigs.
This week -- as criminal trials reopened after a two-month hiatus -- face masks, gloves, and social distancing have joined the requirements of a well-dressed officer of the court in the time of coronavirus.