This letter appeared in the Hull Daily Mail on 30 September 2025. The author argues that the waving of European flags at The Last Night Of The Proms was appropriate, given that it is a joyous celebration of music - not nationalism.

“Internationalism is an important feature of #TheProms — never about promoting a nationalistic, populist UK identity”
— Hull Daily Mail letter, replying to reader triggered by #EU flags at #LastNightOfTheProms.

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We’re lucky to have the Proms – the Last Night was a middle finger to the far-right The final concert of the world’s greatest classical music festival celebrated Britain in all its plurality – with a little help from Brian May

We’re lucky to have the Proms – the Last Night was a middle finger to the far-right.

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And thank you to wonderful Prommers who help reclaim the Union Flag from those would use it to divide us/

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It was a pleasure to be there, to see so many EU flags & to talk to so many people that want to see us back in the EU.
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That was fabulous...the addition of Queen & Bill Bailey worked beautifully.

I'm terribly out of practice at singing but made it to the end ;)

July 17th 2026...let's do it all again.

Now for some Iron Maiden on BBC2.
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