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Stolen King George V Statue Head Resurfaces During Hip Hop Concert

An Irish band engages actively in left-wing activism.
Stolen King George V Statue Head Resurfaces During Hip Hop Concert
A beheaded statue of King George V is seen in Kings Domain, Melbourne, Australia on June 10, 2024. AAP Image/Rachael Ward
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
3/16/2025|Updated: 3/16/2025
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A Irish hip hop band, Kneecap, who professes anti-colonial and “socially conscious lyrics” has appeared on stage in Melbourne with the apparent stolen and decapitated head of a statue of King George V.

The head belongs to a large sculpture of the monarch housed in Melbourne’s Kings Domain parklands that was vandalised by activists during the Kings Birthday holiday last year.

Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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