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He is one of the most successful recording artists of all time, selling more than 150million records worldwide and amassing a £200million fortune. But Ed Sheeran was served a hard dose of reality back in 2008 when the-then aspiring teenage performer was snubbed by Arlene Phillips at the auditions for teen series Britannia High. Years … Read more
How Royal divorces made John Major dither over replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia Major administration was concerned at public anger over cost of a new vessel Debate began after marriages of Prince Charles and Prince Andrew fell apart In March 1996, Sir John’s private secretary, Alex Allan, described rationale PM did not feel it was ‘the … Read more
Is this new ‘high-tech’ Britannia coin a golden opportunity as stocks slide? A new ‘high-tech’ Britannia gold coin is being launched this month Sales of earlier Britannias have more than trebled in the past six months The price of a Britannia coin is about £1,600, compared to £860 five years ago By Toby Walne for … Read more
Emotional Britons have revealed how they sang along with rousing renditions of Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia while watching the Last Night of the Proms yesterday evening. The BBC previously said the controversial British anthems would be performed without lyrics at the Royal Albert Hall in London because of their lyrics having ‘imperialist … Read more
Britannia rules the airwaves! Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia are sung by a choir at the Last Night of the Proms after furious backlash over lyrics being pulled due to ‘colonial ties’ BBC made U-turn to include British anthems at Royal Albert Hall concert tonight Musicians performed live at the venue but without … Read more
We are a seafaring country, but we haven’t been able to spend much time on the water of late. Ocean cruises have been ‘paused’ on government advice and there’s not a lot of river cruising going on in Europe. However, here in the UK, the loosening of restrictions for tourist craft means boating firms can … Read more
‘Let’s hope the BBC will recognise the virtues of Britannia in this land of hope and glory!’ Moment Jacob Rees-Mogg plays a snippet of famous anthem in Commons to celebrate Proms U-turn Conservative Leader of the House played the anthem as MPs burst into laughter Speaker Lindsay Hoyle joked, ‘How dare he’ before Mr Rees-Mogg … Read more
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
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
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