Livia Firth Returns MBE in Protest of Trump's UK State Visit

Livia Giuggioli, an eco-fashion campaigner and ex-wife of actor Colin Firth, has returned her honorary Member of the British Empire (MBE) in protest against US President Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK. Giuggioli criticized the British monarchy, especially King Charles III, for what she described as a "frightening and cowardly display of appeasing" Trump, whose environmental and social policies she strongly opposes. She publicly shredded her MBE certificate and sent the medal back to St James's Palace, expressing disillusionment with the values she believed the British monarchy upheld. Giuggioli's protest highlighted her opposition to the British Empire's legacy and her disappointment that her respect for King Charles, earned during his time as Prince of Wales, was undermined by the royal hosting of Trump. Her act has sparked public discussion about the appropriateness of honoring Trump with a lavish state visit amid his controversial rhetoric and policies. Colin Firth has not commented on the situation, and Buckingham Palace has yet to respond.