{"id":32609,"date":"2019-11-12T18:29:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T18:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=32609"},"modified":"2019-11-12T18:29:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T18:29:19","slug":"lily-allen-slammed-on-instagram-for-suggesting-uk-ban-rule-britannia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/lily-allen-slammed-on-instagram-for-suggesting-uk-ban-rule-britannia\/","title":{"rendered":"Lily Allen slammed on Instagram for suggesting UK ban &#8216;Rule Britannia&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Singer Lily Allen has faced enormous backlash on Instagram for insisting that everyone stop singing Rule Britannia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The patriotic song written in 1740 includes the Lyrics:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Britannia rules the waves. Britons never, never, never shall be a slave. The nations, not so blest as thee, must in their turn, to tyrants fall, while thou shalt flourish, shalt flourish great and free, the dread and envy of them all.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After posting the lyrics on her Instagram story, with the caption: &#8220;I think we should not sing this song anymore&#8221; Allen&#8217;s post received over 700 angry comments from fans. One stated: &#8220;Shame on her and her inflated ego.&#8221; To which Allen mocked: &#8220;Thanks Wendy.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4w-U_WJtTu\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another enraged fan wrote: &#8220;You should respect the fallen who gave you the freedom to make a career. It&#8217;s a song going back hundreds of years, Britain shouldn&#8217;t be slaves nor should any country. It was created when Britain did rule the waves with the largest naval fleets.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32610\" style=\"width: 277px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32610\" class=\" wp-image-32610\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-12-at-18.21.43.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"350\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Tia Jones<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32611\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32611\" class=\" wp-image-32611\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-12-at-18.22.00.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"244\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Tia Jones<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the British Anthem sparking controversy over recent years and being dubbed &#8216;inappropriate&#8217;, &#8216;outdated&#8217; and a &#8216;Ukip Rally&#8217;, many people still feel the song is traditional and that Allen should not have raised the point on remembrance Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32612\" style=\"width: 279px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32612\" class=\"wp-image-32612\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-12-at-18.22.20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"360\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Tia Jones<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32613\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32613\" class=\" wp-image-32613\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-12-at-18.22.28.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"335\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Tia Jones<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Words: Tia Jones<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photos: Canva \/ Tia Jones<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer Lily Allen has faced enormous backlash on Instagram for insisting that everyone stop singing Rule Britannia.\u00a0 The patriotic song written in 1740 includes the Lyrics: &#8220;Britannia rules the waves. 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