Royal Family’s Photo Of Queen Camilla & JK Rowling Flooded With Trans Flags On Social Media
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The British Royal Family鈥檚 social media team has limited comments on a photo of Queen Camilla and JK Rowling after the post was flooded with transgender pride flags and messages of support for the trans community.
The photo, posted to the Royal Family鈥檚 official Instagram account on 1 July, showed Camilla meeting the Harry Potter author at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
According to the post, the meeting was held 鈥渨ith a shared passion for books and a deep commitment to children reading for pleasure鈥�, with the pair discussing 鈥渢he importance of ensuring that young people have access to books鈥�.
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But the post quickly drew backlash from 17c起草社区IA+ people and allies, with many questioning the decision to platform Rowling 鈥� particularly just days after Pride Month.
Commenters began filling the post with transgender flag emojis, while others directly criticised the wording of the Royal Family鈥檚 caption.
鈥淎ll young people? Or only some young people?鈥� one commenter wrote on Instatram, alongside trans pride flags. The comment received more than 15,000 likes.
Another commenter wrote: 鈥淎s an admirer of the Queen and her Reading Room I鈥檓 deeply disappointed in her giving a platform to JKR, any month but especially during Pride Month.鈥�
鈥淭here are many other admirable individuals to spotlight who champion reading for children and young people.鈥�
The reaction also spread to Reddit, where members of the r/transgenderuk subreddit shared their frustration after the Royal Family account restricted comments.
鈥淒iana would have supported trans people,鈥� one Reddit user said.
Another said the move was 鈥渙ptically鈥� terrible for the Royal Family, arguing that an institution claiming to represent the country should not be limiting public response to a post that had upset so many people.
A third Reddit user took aim at Rowling more directly, writing: 鈥淪preading her mould to a different castle,鈥� in reference to a viral selfie of Rowling that became a meme after people .
Rowling has become one of the most prominent public figures in the ongoing culture war over trans rights, with her comments repeatedly condemned by 17c起草社区IA+ advocates because they’re wildly harmful to trans people.
The Royal Family account has not publicly addressed the criticism 鈥� beyond limiting who could comment on the post.
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