Land of Hope and Glory and Rule, Britannia! will now be sung at Proms

BBC announces Proms U-turn: Land of Hope and Glory and Rule, Britannia! WILL now be sung in Royal Albert Hall after huge backlash from British public By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:40 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 12:40 BST, 2 September 2020 The songs Rule, Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory will … Read more

Which? ranks the UK’s 50 most-visited historical attractions and Royal Yacht Britannia is top

The Royal Yacht Britannia has been rated the UK’s favourite historical attraction, according to a new Which? survey. The Queen’s former yacht, permanently moored on the waters of Leith in Edinburgh, came out on top when members of the consumer organisation were asked to rate the UK’s 50 most visited historical attractions on criteria including … Read more

New BBC boss ‘considering reversing decision not to sing Rule Britannia! at Proms’ insiders say 

BBC’s new director general Tim Davie ‘is considering reversing decision not to sing Rule Britannia! at Last Night of the Proms’ insiders say Tim Davie is set to take over on Tuesday and could overturn unpopular decision BBC decided to remove lyrics from Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at the Last Night … Read more

Most Britons believe BBC are WRONG to remove lyrics from Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory

The majority of Britons believe the BBC are wrong to remove the lyrics from Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at the Last Night of the Proms, according to a poll. The survey shows more than half of people oppose the move, which comes amid claims that people are offended by the lyrics … Read more

Finnish conductor of the Proms ‘did NOT axe Rule Britannia’

A Finnish conductor caught up in a row over the Last Night of the Proms is not responsible for axing Rule Britannia and would never have been ‘arrogant’ enough to suggest it, her friends say.  BBC sources had reportedly claimed Dalia Stasevska, 35, demanded the patriotic anthem, along with Land of Hope and Glory, be pulled … Read more

Now Royal Ascot considers axing traditional Rule Britannia and Land of Hope And Glory singalong

The Queen’s favourite sporting event, Royal Ascot, is considering axing Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory from its singalong next year. Organisers have confirmed they will potentially scrap the songs from the five-day Berkshire festival’s world-famous bandstand celebrations in 2021.  Hundreds of race-goers have gathered to sing around the bandstand at 6pm to … Read more

Dame Vera Lynn’s daughter hits out at decision to perform Rule Britannia without vocals 

‘This is daft – Mum would sing at Last Night if she were here’: Dame Vera Lynn’s daughter hits out at decision to perform Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at Proms without vocals By Mario Ledwith for the Daily Mail Published: 22:04 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 26 August … Read more

Songs of Praise producer who compared Rule Britannia to Nazi songs doubles down

Cat Lewis said that singing about how Britons would ‘never be slaves’ during Rule Britannia was akin to Nazis shouting about how they would ‘never be forced into a gas chamber’  A Songs of Praise producer who compared singing Rule Britannia to Nazis singing about gas chambers has doubled down on he attack and called … Read more

If the BBC knew its history, it would understand Rule Britannia ISN’T racist, writes ROBERT HARDMAN

At least, there is still one irredeemably British quality to this year’s Last Night of the Proms: the fudge. Not even the finest dairy herds of Devon and Cornwall could have confected something as thick, rich and clotted as the latest solution served up by the BBC. Instead of either ignoring the usual half-hearted complaints … Read more

BBC Songs of Praise producer compares Rule Britannia to Nazis singing about gas chambers

An Executive Producer for the BBC’s Songs of Praise has compared singing Rule Britannia to Nazis singing about gas chambers. Cat Lewis, who is also CEO of television production company Nine Lives Media, weighed in on the controversy surrounding the BBC’s decision to drop the singing of patriotic anthems from the Last Night of the Proms.  … Read more