Why Alan Cumming Is Returning Major British Honor That Was Given To Him By Queen Elizabeth!

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Alan Cumming no longer wants to be an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire! In case you didn’t know, The Good Wife alum was awarded the OBE in 2009 as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday honors list for his work as an actor and LGBTQ+ rights activist.

But 14 years later, Alan revealed there was “something I recently did for myself” to mark his 58th birthday – he returned the prestigious award!

Why is that? He shared on Instagram Friday that he wants to distance himself from the “toxicity” of the British Empire.

Alongside two pictures of himself, including a snapshot that featured him wearing the OBE medal, Alan said in the caption: Related: How The Royals Reacted To Kim Kardashian Buying Princess Diana’s Necklace! The Traitors host went on to explain how the queen’s death in September brought to light “conversations about the role of monarchy and especially the way the British Empire profited at the expense (and death) of indigenous peoples across the world,” noting that the new knowledge “opened my eyes.” He continued: Well said.