Jedward get death threats after hitting out at Queen amid explosive anti-monarchy rant

express.co.uk:

Buckingham Palace, in light of the late monarch, identical twins and singing duo John and Edward Grimes called for the end of the monarchy.The 30-year-olds, who are best known for their time on The X Factor back in 2009 as well as previously appearing in Celebrity Big Brother, tweeted from their shared social media account that is followed by more than 600,000 people: “Abolish the monarchy and give the people real democracy!”The pair have made several separate tweets airing their opinion on the monarchy including the following which was posted on September 10: “King Charles should hand back the six Irish counties on his visit to Northern Ireland - No war!

Just words! It’s time.”Having been met with mixed emotions by followers and Twitter users, on September 13, Jedward has since claimed they have been sent death threats.The siblings tweeted: “Psychos are sending us death threats!

Your threatening behaviour and criminality will not intimidate us.”Gaining more than 4,000 likes on the tweet, many of the twin brother's fans rallied around them, advising the stars to report the abuse they are receiving.@LisaHafey tweeted: “Wow society has come to this!

Hope you’re okay! Know that you are truly loved!”User @SweetAnniina added: “That's insane. Why can't people just agree to disagree on things and let it be, it is what it is.