Members of the Middle Common Room at Magdalen College - which is made up of graduates - overwhelmingly backed the removal of a portrait of the Queen (pictured is a file photo showing a likeness of the portrait)
*Move passed by Magdalen College's Middle Common Room by a large majority
* Portrait is being removed to create 'a welcoming, neutral place for all members'
*One supportive student said 'patriotism and colonialism are not really separable'
* Sparked an immediate backlash, with Queen hailed as a 'pioneer of anti-racism'
The Education Secretary has slammed the 'absurd' cancelling of the Queen by Oxford students, who voted to taken down a portrait of the monarch from their common room as it may make some feel 'unwelcome' because she 'represents recent colonial history'.
Members of the Middle Common Room (MCR) at Magdalen College - which is made up of graduates - passed the measure by a substantial majority, with one student commenting that 'patriotism and colonialism are not really separable'.
The committee will now explore replacing the portrait with 'art by or of other influential and inspirational people' and subject any future depictions of the Royal Family to a vote.
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WNU Editor: The movement to undermine the institutions and symbols of the West continue.
On a side note. I live in Canada and there is a group that wants to ban our national holiday .... Renewed calls to cancel Canada Day in wake of residential school gravesite discovery (CTV).
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