Dr Alka Sehgal Cuthbert told Good Morning Britain that the flag-waving anthem was patriotic rather than racist, following calls to ban the song as it is too celebratory of Britain s imperial past.
Celebrated black cellist, Sheku Kanneh-Mason who performed at Prince Harry s wedding to Meghan Markle calls for flag-waving anthem Rule, Britannia! to be dropped from the Last Night Of The Proms.
Sylvia Darley, who has died aged 100, spent almost two decades as secretary to Sir Malcolm Sargent, the flamboyant chief conductor of the BBC Proms; after his death in 1967 she founded the Sir Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children, providing practical assistance for young cancer sufferers and their families.
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