Opinion

The dog-whistle racism against Meghan Markle has to stop

Royal Central’s Editor talks about his experience of moderating racist abuse against Meghan Markle, and why it has to stop. It is February 2018, yet I find myself writing a headline about why racism has to stop. Since the news emerged in 2016 that Harry and Meghan were dating, there has been countless news stories about the upcoming royal wedding and about what Ms Markle and what she will…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Poignant portrait re-issued by Buckingham Palace to mark The Queen's Sapphire Jubilee

Buckingham Palace have re-issued a poignant portrait of The Queen to mark Her Majesty’s Sapphire Jubilee. The photograph, which was taken by David Bailey in 2014, shows the 90-year-old monarch wearing an array of sapphire jewellery given to her by her father King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947. The Duke of Cambridge can be seen admiring the portrait below. Embed from Getty…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

One million people sign petition to cancel Trump’s State Visit, to avoid embarrassing The Queen

Over one million Britons have signed a petition demanding that the government cancels a planned State Visit to the UK by President Donald Trump. The petition, which is the most signed petition to ever feature on the government’s website, says that the State Visit should be cancelled to prevent any embarrassment to The Queen. MPs will vote tomorrow over whether there should be a date set in…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

British politicians call for Donald Trump's State Visit to be cancelled

A significant number of British MPs, including two party leaders, have called for Donald Trump’s State Visit to the United Kingdom to be cancelled following travel restrictions he has put in place to some immigrants. The Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, has said that he is not happy for President Trump’s State Visit to go ahead while the controversial bans preventing people…
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