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The print was bought by students in 2013 to decorate their common room, but will now be replaced by “art by or of other influential and inspirational people”, the MCR have agreed. And any future depictions of Royal Family members “will now be subject to a committee vote”, Guido Fawkes reports.
Committee meeting minutes leaked to the site show that opponents of the changes warned that “effectively ‘cancelling’ the Queen and brandishing her a symbol of colonialism” could cause “reputational damage” to the university.
The decision has certainly caused widespread outrage, with Education Secretary Gavin Williamson tweeting that it was “simply absurd” to remove an image of a monarch who has “worked tirelessly to promote British values of tolerance, inclusivity and respect around the world”.