A PETITION to reinstate the lyrics of Rule Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory at the BBC Proms has smashed 20,000 signatures in just 24 hours. Thousands of Brits called for the words to be sung ...

Boris Johnson has accused the BBC of “wetness” for removing the lyrics of Rule, Britannia! at the Last Night of the Proms. The prime minister criticised the corporation for its decision to have the ...

LONDON (AP) — The BBC has ditched the lyrics of “Rule, Britannia!” for its traditional end-of-summer concert amid a debate over the song’s celebration of the British Empire at a time when critics are ...

RULE Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory have been sung by the Proms choir after weeks of controversy over their lyrics. The BBC previously said the pieces would be performed without lyrics but ...

Last year, the pandemic saw the Last Night of the Proms performed to an empty Royal Albert Hall with a reduced orchestra of 65. It was reported at the time that there were plans by the BBC to omit the ...

As the pandemic kept the Royal Albert Hall shut last year, a significantly reduced orchestra performed the historic Last Night of the Proms to an empty venue. However, in the lead up to the concert, ...