Royal Family limit Instagram comments as JK Rowling pic flooded with trans flags
JK Rowling with Queen Camilla at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh (Getty Images)
The official Instagram account of the British Royal Family has limited comments on a photo of Queen Camilla and JK Rowling after they were flooded with trans flags.
The Royal Family received backlash for posting the image on 1 July following a meeting between the Queen and the controversial author.
The Instagram account said the meeting was held “with a shared passion for books and a deep commitment to children reading for pleasure”, adding that the Queen and Rowling had “discussed the importance of ensuring that young people have access to books”.
It wasn’t long before the post’s comments became filled with emojis of the trans flag and messages of support for the trans community and their human rights.
“All young people? Or only some young people?” wrote one user. The comment prompted more than 15,000 likes.
“As an admirer of the Queen and her Reading Room I’m deeply disappointed in her giving a platform to JKR, any month but especially during Pride Month,” said another commenter. “There are many other admirable individuals to spotlight who champion reading for children and young people.”
Members of the subreddit r/transgenderuk shared their reactions to the Royal Family’s account limiting comments on the post.
“Diana would have supported trans people,” one Reddit user said.
“Spreading her mould to a different castle,” another said, referencing a selfie of Rowling that looked like there was black mould growing on the wall behind her and quickly became a meme.
Another said: “Optically it’s f****** horrendous for a random family to be plunged into the representative role of a country at immense cost becoming the largest single beneficiaries of welfare payments to then limit comments regardless, do you or do you not represent the country? If you do then why do you only allow some speech?”
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