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    Students At An Oxford College Remove The Queen's Portrait, Citing Colonialism

    In the students' defense, Magdalen College's president says that being a college student is "sometimes about provoking the older generation. Looks like that isn't so hard to do these days."
    by Bill Chappell Jun 09, 2021 2 minutes
    The decision by students at Magdalen College, part of Oxford University, to remove a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has touched off anger in the U.K. The college is seen here in a photo from last May.

    Queen Elizabeth II's portrait will no longer hang in a key gathering place at Oxford University's Magdalen College, after students voted to remove the picture due to concerns about it symbolizing colonialism.

    Education Secretary Gavin Williamson sharply criticized the move, calling it "simply absurd," and saying the queen is "a symbol of what is best about the UK."

    But graduate students who voted.

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