Sir Michael Palin backs calls for ‘racist’ design of Queen’s honour to be changed
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metro.co.uktold the Telegraph: ‘This follows concerns raised by citizens over the image on the medal, and the growing global rejection of the use of objects that normalise the continued degradation of people of colour.’And now, Sir Michael – who was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St George and St Michael in 2019 for services to travel, culture and geography – has backed calls for the redesign.The Monty Python legend, 77, told the Telegraph: ‘Though the image on my award is of a white Satan being vanquished, I think that depicted is inappropriate and offensive and I would back the Governor-General of Jamaica’s call for it to be re-designed.’ Palin’s medal, from 2019, now features the Archangel Michael defeating a light-skinned Satan.A.
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