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Jedward say they’ve received death threats over comments about Queen Elizabeth II and their anti-monarchy stance-Jess Bacon-Entertainment – Metro
The twins called for the monarchy to be abolished.
The Irish singers, who rose to fame on The X Factor, have been very vocal on Twitter about their views on the monarchy (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)
Jedward claimed to have received death threats in a bid to ‘intimidate’ them, after the twins shared controversial comments after the Queen’s death.
Queen Elizabeth II died at 96 years old on Thursday 8 September, just hours after Buckingham Palace released a statement about the Queen’s health deteriorating.
As the tributes began to pour out for the late Queen from across the world, Irish pop stars John and Edward Grimes called for the end of the monarchy.
The identical twins, who are best known for their time on The X Factor in 2009 as well as previously appearing in Celebrity Big Brother, wrote from their shared social media account: ‘Abolish the monarchy and give the people real democracy!’
In a separate tweet, posted on Saturday, they added: ‘King Charles should hand back the six Irish counties on his visit to Northern Ireland – No war! Just words! It’s time.’
Their divisive views on the future of the monarchy have been met with a mixed reaction online.
Over 50,000 people liked their tweet, but Jedward have now revealed they’ve also received death threats.
In a new tweet, the twins stated: ‘Psychos are sending us death threats! Your threatening behaviour and criminality will not intimidate us.’
Some of their 668,000 followers rallied to support them, with one writing: ‘Hope you’re both safe! Death threats are a criminal offence… you should forward them onto the police!’
The Queen died on Thursday 8 September and tributes have poured out from around the world in the days that followed (Picture: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
Jedward did not hold back on airing their views on the royals (Picture: Chelsea Guglielmino / Getty Images North America)
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Another supporter added: ‘Keep your heads up lads. The truth can’t be silenced.’
Several social media users also emphasised that Jedward had a ‘right’ to share their opinion and people should be able to ‘agree to disagree on things.’
Since Saturday, the singers from Dublin have been calling for users to reflect on the history of Ireland and its complicated relationship with the British monarchy.
‘FYI we’re Irish the country that has been oppressed historically by the monarchy! Please study your history! We haven’t said anything but the facts!’ they tweeted.
Jedward also tweeted about the Queen’s final act of meeting new prime minister, Liz Truss (Picture: REUTERS)
At a similar time, Shamrock Rover football fans celebrated the Queen’s death in their league game in Dublin on Thursday evening.
Jedward also sent a clear message to supporters of the monarchy, when they added: ‘Hi Royalists – British Imperialism was the cause of the Irish famine and millions of deaths around the world. We mourn for them. Sincerely, Ireland.’
Once again, their controversial views left users divided, it even caught the eye of a few famous faces.
Coronation Street actor Charlie Lawson who is best known for playing Jim McDonald left a foul-mouthed reply to the 30-year-olds. He wrote: ‘Shut up y’pair of tw*ts!!’
It comes after Jedward were also slammed for writing ‘insensitive’ tweets about the Queen’s final public engagement with new Prime Minister, Liz Truss.
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Hours before the Queen’s death, the duo wrote: “Liz truss must have done something on that visit to the Queen!”
One Twitter user labelled the duo a ‘disgrace’ as another added: ‘This is someone’s mum, gran etc. Imagine how you’d feel if someone said something about your mum before she died!!!’
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