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Brexiteers fume over number of EU flags at the Proms

"Utterly vulgar and wrong", one said, adding that it's 'Rule Britannia, not Rule EU!'

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2023-09-11 07:05
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Brexiteers have been left seething at the presence of EU flags at the Last Night of the Proms.

The classical music festival drew to a close at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday night after another successful summer of shows featuring musicians from around the world.

Director David Pickard said it was the first “really full” Last Night since 2019, following Covid and the Queen’s death.

Crowds sang along, waved flags, and stomped their feet, including to Rule, Britannia!

But it was the high number of EU flags that really got people talking after campaigners managed to drop off thousands ahead of the show.

We are unloading! Thousands of 🇪🇺🇪🇺free flags for Prommers at tonight's #LNotP Last Night of the BBC Proms, handed out in support of Brexit impacted musicians.
Live on BBC 1 and 2 tonight #BrexitHasFailed#musicwithoutborders #ThankEUforthemusic @EUflagmafia pic.twitter.com/jFragyUtG0

— EU Flags Team (@EUFlagsTeam) September 9, 2023

People were quick to take to X (formerly Twitter) with pictures of inside the Albert Hall.

But not everyone was happy about it.

Harvey Proctor posted: “BBC must investigate how so many EU flags were waved & on display at The Last Night of the Proms.

“Disgraceful & misguided BBC messing up a British tradition; a political gesture which would make Sir Henry Wood turn in his grave.

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“Utterly vulgar & wrong. Rule Britannia, not Rule EU”.

While Mark Crockett added: “Anyone waving or displaying that EU flag should of been made to put out of site or escorted out the venue.”

Anyone waving or displaying that EU flag should of been made to put out of site or escorted out the venue

— Mark crockett (@Markcrockett8) September 9, 2023

Picturing an alternate universe where the BBC didn’t show the flags and was blasted for “weirdly focusing on the ceiling for two hours” pic.twitter.com/VrZoiRpXMt

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) September 11, 2023

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