FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2014 file photo, members of the audience react during the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The BBC has ditched the lyrics of “Rule Britannia!” for its ...

RULE Britannia is a British patriotic song originating from a poem from the 1700s, which is performed at the Last Night Of The BBC Proms. In a U-turn, the BBC has decided that the song – which caused ...

During last night’s special performance of ‘Last Night Of The Proms’, ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and ‘Land Of Hope And Glory’ were played in their original forms despite producers previously saying orchestral ...

RULE Britannia is “racist propaganda” because of its links to slavery, a university professor has claimed. Kehinde Andrews said that even debating whether or not the song was inappropriate was a ...

A PETITION to reinstate the lyrics of Rule Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory at the BBC Proms has smashed 20,000 signatures in just 24 hours. Thousands of Brits called for the words to be sung ...

I’m sat on a picnic rug, an oversized coat around my shoulders. There’s a sharpness to the air; the short English summer is drawing to a close and the evening is chilly. In my hand is a Union Jack ...

The BBC music magazine columnist Richard Morrison - who studied music at Cambridge University and has worked as a BBC Young Musician of the Year judge - led the latest protest against the historic ...

LONDON — The BBC has ditched the lyrics of “Rule, Britannia!” for its traditional end-of-summer concert amid a debate over the song’s celebration of the British Empire at a time when critics are ...

Originally, Great Britain was known as ‘Albion’ by the Romans, who invaded in 55BC, but the name quickly changed to Britannia. This Latin word referred to England and Wales, but was no longer used for ...

The BBC has ditched the lyrics of “Rule, Britannia!” for its traditional end-of-summer concert amid a debate over the song’s celebration of the British Empire at a time when critics are reevaluating ...