Rising up in Virginia, I’ve seen plenty of Accomplice flags over time. Curiously, the final decade has seen an actual decline in Accomplice flags as a complete – it is really fairly uncommon that I see this flag on a bumper sticker or displayed in a public or personal area. It is actually cool, really, that displaying the loser flag is not cool anymore. What’s loopy is when folks outdoors of the American South resolve to show or fly this silly flag. Again then, I noticed TONS of Accomplice flags in Pennsylvania, and white supremacists throughout the nation nonetheless use them to suggest their stupidity, bigotry, and racism. Effectively, a shaggy dog story. Organizers of the Sandringham Horse Driving Trials displayed the Accomplice flag in Norfolk, England. However…however…this actually isn’t a racist household??
A royal equestrian occasion has apologized for flying a “slavery” flag on the king’s property. The Accomplice flag was seen throughout Sandringham’s three-day horse carriage trials.
It was utilized by Southern states through the American Civil Conflict and is linked to the Confederacy’s struggle to protect slavery and white supremacy.
The flag was raised in a area at Saturday night’s sundown dinner, attended by Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, who additionally took half within the trials.
Organizers of the Problem occasion mentioned they had been “actually sorry”.
They wrote on Fb: “We wish to sincerely apologize for the current show of photographs depicting the Accomplice flag. We now perceive the significance of this image and the hurt and offense it represents to many individuals. We by no means supposed to upset or trigger hurt, and our actions had been under no circumstances malicious or racially motivated. Nevertheless, we acknowledge that this intention doesn’t reduce the affect and we take full accountability accountability for this error and we’re dedicated to making sure that this doesn’t occur once more.”
Prince Philip began the trials in 1982 to carry his favourite sport to one in every of his favourite locations.
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For what it is value, I do not suppose Duchess Sophie “took half within the trials”, however I wager her daughter, Girl Louise, did. Louise enjoys driving a carriage and I am positive Sophie was there to observe over and help her daughter. I do not blame Sophie or Louise, I doubt they’re those accountable. However it’s simply bizarre! Why would anybody suppose it was acceptable to show this explicit and distinctive flag? The place in England did they even purchase this flag? Who determined to show it at an equestrian occasion in Sandringham??
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King Charles III through the Thistle service at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, as a part of the King’s go to to Scotland for Holyrood Week. Image date: Wednesday July 1, 2026.,Picture: 1113760097, License: Rights Managed, Restrictions: *** NO USE IN UK FOR 48 HRS ***, Mannequin Launch: No, Credit score Line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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(Left to proper) The Prince of Wales, often called the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, King Charles III, Queen Camilla and the Duke of Edinburgh through the Thistle Service at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, as a part of the King’s go to to Scotland for Holyrood Week. Image date: Wednesday July 1, 2026.,Picture: 1113760157, License: Rights Managed, Restrictions: *** NO USE IN UK FOR 48 HRS ***, Mannequin Launch: No, Credit score Line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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Windsor, UK The Duchess of Edinburgh and Girl Louise Windsor participate within the British Driving Society’s Pol Roger Meet carriage driving parade on the fourth day of the Royal Windsor Horse Present, at Windsor Nice Park, Windsor, Berkshire, UK on Might 17, 2026. Photograph: Girl Louise Windsor BACKGRID USA MAY 17, 2026 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Photographs containing kids, please pixelate face earlier than publishing*
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Windsor, UK The Duchess of Edinburgh and Girl Louise Windsor participate within the British Driving Society’s Pol Roger Meet carriage driving parade on the fourth day of the Royal Windsor Horse Present, at Windsor Nice Park, Windsor, Berkshire, UK on Might 17, 2026. Photograph: Girl Louise Windsor BACKGRID USA MAY 17, 2026 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Photographs containing kids, please pixelate face earlier than publishing*
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Windsor, UK The Duchess of Edinburgh and Girl Louise Windsor participate within the British Driving Society’s Pol Roger Meet carriage driving parade on the fourth day of the Royal Windsor Horse Present, at Windsor Nice Park, Windsor, Berkshire, UK on Might 17, 2026. Photograph: Girl Louise Windsor BACKGRID USA MAY 17, 2026 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Photographs containing kids, please pixelate face earlier than publishing*
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Members of the royal household, led by King Charles III and Queen Camilla, attend the morning service at St Mary Magdalene Church, on the Sandringham Property, on Christmas Day. That includes: Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh, Girl Louise Windsor The place: Sandringham, United Kingdom When: 25 Dec 2024 Credit score: John Rainford/Cowl Photographs **NOT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLICATION IN THE UK**