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Jedward have claimed to have received death threats after expressing a series of anti-monarchy views online in the wake of the Queen’s death.Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died at her Balmoral estate last Thursday (September 8). She was 96-years-old.

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.

TikTok asked if he would have to know the history of the first two monarchs named Charles to understand our new King — and some believe it is significant to know as they think it will point to how King Charles III will rule. Anne, who posts on the app as @cest_du_chilli, replied to his video claiming that the history of the name was the reason "why everyone was so surprised that he chose to keep his birth name".READ MORE: Bloke who correctly predicted Queen’s death issues warning about King Charles IIIIn the video, which has gained more than 30,000 likes, Anne explained: "Yes, the answer is yes, because this guy [King Charles I] was a tyrant who was imprisoned for refusing a constitutional monarchy and was later executed for it."And this guy [King Charles II] who was his son spent all of two years as monarch, before he was exiled by defacto leader named Cromwell, he was later reinstated as King nine years later."But the important thing is the first two Charles' did not survive as monarchs.

READ MORE: X Factor 2009 stars now - race row, Simon Cowell rant and Katie Price fling rumours Jumping onto Twitter, Jedward told their 664,000 followers: "Abolish the monarchy and give the people real democracy!"Seeing their tweet on their screens, fans appeared rather outraged and responded in their droves.One social media user wrote: "Abolish Jedward."Another penned: "Any chance you two could just be quiet? It is not Ireland's place to call for the abolishment of the monarchy of another country. What about Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden?"A third said: "You might have noticed in the last day or so, our monarchy is the bed rock of our democracy, if you look through the hate in your eyes, see past and present politicians elected by the people agreeing to uphold the law , no one is being forced to sign anything , grow up lads."Meanwhile another annoyed tweeter wrote: "If you knew anything about the government, politics and the monarchy, you’d know how profoundly stupid your tweet was.

A woman was arrested after a protester held an anti-monarchy sign ahead of the accession proclamation of King Charles III in Edinburgh.

X-Factor back in 2009, divided fans when they took to Twitter to demand that the monarchy be abolished and the power placed back in the hands of the people. Many were enraged, branding them "crass" and "insensitive" for timing their comments right after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.The singing and TV presenting duo told their 664,000 followers yesterday: "Abolish the monarchy and give the people real democracy!"But the duo faced opposition as social media users countered: "Abolish Jedward."Others accused them of being "inappropriate" and having "the worst timing possible"."The crowning of a new monarch is the most appropriate possible time for them to tweet this, actually," tweeted @geohollifield.In a politically charged separate tweet, the brothers had written: “King Charles should hand back the six Irish counties on his visit to Northern Ireland – No war! Just words! It’s time."They had also previously made a controversial comment just hours before the monarch's death was announced, after learning from a Palace statement that she was in ill health."Liz Truss must have done something on that visit to the Queen!" they quipped, referencing her meeting with the new head of Britain.She had appointed Liz as Prime Minister just two days earlier, and photos were released of her smiling broadly while shaking her hand.The tweet led some to state they were "absolutely horrified" by the tweets circulating with many people branding the duo a "disgrace".One, @ConradWhitney, challenged: "This is someone’s mum, gran etc.

Vandals who daubed anti-monarchy graffiti on a Manchester playing fields wall have been slammed. Two messages appeared on the wall on Hough End Fields in Withington this morning (Saturday) as Charles was officially declared King.

Long live the king! Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, eldest son King Charles III has officially been proclaimed the new monarch.

at the age of 96. She died at Balmoral Castle with her family by her side on Thursday, September 8, drawing a close to her reign of 70 years, making her the longest reigning monarch in British history.

King Charles' monarchy could be considerably slimmed down, with as little as seven members according to experts. Plans for the reshuffling of the British monarchy would take place under the title Operation Golden Orb.

Abbie Chatfield reacted to the news on Instagram stories, revealing that it was “obviously sad that someone has died” and that it was “sad for her family.”

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip had a love story for the ages. ET is looking back at the couple's romance following Her Majesty's death on Thursday at age 96. Philip died on April 9, 2021, at age 99.Elizabeth and Philip, who were married for 73 years, welcomed four children together and stayed by each other's side for many historical and personal events of the last century. Their romance started when Elizabeth was just 13 years old and continued until Philip's death. Look back at how it all began and the journey of the most successful royal couple:Elizabeth first met Philip in 1939 when she was just 13 years old.

of Queen Elizabeth II and of the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III. The proclamation, largely figurative in use for 121 years, is once again permeating through the press and pop culture.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The syntactic construction of the expression has a clear intent, both confirming the death of one monarch and the rise of another. Blunt, sure.

Sun in 2011 that her mother urged her to take care of her wavering mental health, to Lady Gaga speaking unapologetically to the Daily Mirror in 2013 about her use of antidepressants. In all these cases, we see glamor mixed with vulnerability. We see relatability in people who are otherwise unrelatable.

Princess Diana was the “first person to rattle the cage of the monarchy”, claims the Queen’ Elizabeth II's biographer. The late Princess of Wales - who died in August 1997 in a car crash in Paris aged 36 alongside her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed - was the only person “in living memory” to question how the institution runs and operates but didn’t do it “intentionally” with her AIDS and landmine activism and the way she captured the national imagination. Ingrid Seward told PEOPLE magazine: "Diana was the first person to rattle the cage of the monarchy within living memory.

Princess Diana raised Prince William with the sole purpose of the prince changing the public's connection with the monarchy, according to TV psychic Deborah Davies.The late Princess died in 1997 when Prince William was just 15 years old, but Prince Charles' ex-wife brought her two sons up to lead from the heart.Former Real Housewives of Cheshire psychic Deborah claims she spoke to Diana who shared an insight into how she prepared her son, 40, for life as King William.READ MORE: Prince Andrew 'cleared his name for the Queen' claims ex-girlfriend Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, Debbie said: "She says Princess Charlotte has many of her mannerisms which Prince William has noticed."Diana raised William to be a King that will change the monarchy's connection to the public, there will no longer be a 'distance with stuffy royal protocol', William will be 'the people's King.'" Despite William being second in line to the throne, the Duke of Cambridge has previously admitted he tries to put his future to the back of his mind.He told Marie Claire: "I certainly don’t lie awake at night waiting or hoping for it because it sadly means my family has moved on and I don't want that."The dad-of-three went on to tell the publication that he has plans to be a "modern king" he says it's "not at the top of the priority list" to think about his future.This was also echoed by William's brother, Prince Harry in 2017 who shared his views on the daunting thoughts that go through the minds of the royals."Is there any one of the Royal Family who wants to be King or Queen? I don't think so," he told Newsweek before adding: "We will carry out our duties at the right time."It appears that while Prince William isn't thinking about his fate too much,

As Prince William approaches his 40th birthday on 21 June, the way he plans on “reshaping the monarchy” has been revealed. Prince William has long been a steadfast face in the Royal Family, with him being the eldest son of Prince Charles and therefore second in line for the throne.

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, says a royal expert.Richard Fitzwilliams said the family's planned move to Windsor will show support for the Queen and will give them more security.He also argued that the ever-increasingly popularity of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge means that the monarchy will be safe in their hands.Richard Fitzwilliams discussed the royal couple on GB News after they shared a sweet snap to mark Father’s Day.The expert declared that said the strength of their relationship means that the monarchy will be safe when Prince William becomes King.He said: “If you look at recent polls, William and Catherine, of course, the Queen leads, for obvious reasons, but there's no question that in my view, the future of the monarchy is safe with William, Catherine and their family.“The way they handle things, the perfect relationship between them, the way they’re mutually supportive on trips abroad, for example, they combine the formal and the informal.“I thought the Caribbean [trip] was just a glitch and very badly reported in several ways.”The royal expert chatted to Stephen and Anne on GB News and told them how the family’s plan to move to Windsor demonstrates their commitment to supporting the monarchy.He continued: “If you look at the plans to relocate to Windsor, I mean this of course is to be close to the Queen and also they'll have, I think, an extra amount of security.“They'll keep Kensington Palace as the London office and, of course, their beloved Anmer Hall of in the country but there's no question whatsoever the relationship, also the chemistry with between Charles and William supporting the Queen during a period [is important], of course, where her mobility problems make it difficult to

Prince Charles is an "opinionated prince" who could become a "meddlesome king" and bring down the monarchy, according to a royal commentator.The comments came after The Times reported that the Prince of Wales had privately called the UK government's plans to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda "appalling". Writing in the Spectator, royal expert Peter Hunt expressed concerns that Charles' opinions could contravene the convention that members of the Royal Family remain politically neutral.

Scots must be given the choice between the monarchy or a republic if the country votes for independence in the future, a Green MSP has insisted.

An anti-monarchy billboard has appeared in Dundee as part of a UK-wide protest.