Remoaners' evening ruined as EU flags confiscated at Last Night of the Proms

EU flags were confiscated by unit astatine the Royal Albert Hall. (Image: The Telegraph)

EU flags were confiscated from assemblage members astatine the Last Night of the Proms. 

The Royal Albert Hall announced past period that flags would beryllium banned from the lawsuit “including those from proscribed groups, flags related to protest, hatred” from the Proms finale. 

However, The Telegraph reported connected disorder from unit regarding the policy, with immoderate unit removing flags from attendees connected Saturday. 

Several EU flags were taken from concert-goers upon entranceway to the venue, portion others were admitted inactive holding them. 

Even Union emblem holders concerned, who disquieted their flags would besides beryllium confiscated. The disorder comes connected the past nighttime of the event, wherever it is accepted to question flags.

EU flags are progressively seen astatine the Last Night of Proms. (Image: Getty)

Guidance released past period stated: “Flags are permitted astatine the Proms and are traditionally portion of the Last Night celebrations provided they bash not interfere with the creaseless moving of the concert.

It added that “some flags volition not beryllium allowed successful the auditorium, including those from proscribed groups, flags related to protest, hatred”. 

At the venue past night, unit had been fixed guidance specifying that “all nationalist flags” would beryllium allowed inside, including EU flags. However, this was contradicted by the behaviour of immoderate information guards who were seen denying introduction to individuals carrying EU flags. 

However, the attendee was permitted to support the emblem and hold successful the cafe instead.

During the Last Night of the Prom, the auditorium is usually afloat of Union Jacks. However, the venue’s prohibition connected definite flags came aft nationalist interest implicit the expanding fig of concert-goers with EU flags connected the Last Night. 

On Friday, pro-EU radical Thank EU distributed EU flags extracurricular the venue, which whitethorn explicate the venue’s alteration successful policy. 

At 1 point, 2 information guards were seen confiscating EU flags from aggregate attendees entering the venue. A wide integrative container containing the removed EU flags could beryllium seen beside their table.

These flags were perchance from radical carrying "two oregon more" EU flags, reports The Telepgraph.