A portrait of the Queen was removed from an Oxford college common room because the monarch represents “recent colonial history.” Political website Guido Fawkes on Thursday reported that a student committee from the Middle Common Room (MCR) at Magdalen College, Oxford University voted to remove the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by a “substantial” margin, because “for some students depictions of the monarch and the British monarchy represent recent colonial history.” The report quoted meeting minutes saying that some students argued that “patriotism and colonialism are not really separable,” and the proposal is not about “cancelling” the Queen, but about “making people feel welcome,” while another said that “effectively ‘cancelling’ the Queen and brandishing her a symbol of colonialism” would damage the reputation of the college and its students, and that a common room that doesn’t respect the cultural heritage of all nations “cannot claim to be inclusive.” Education Secretary Gavin Williamson …