{"id":6422,"date":"2025-09-25T02:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/?p=6422"},"modified":"2025-09-25T02:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:05:39","slug":"colin-firths-ex-wife-livia-hands-back-mbe-in-opposition-of-royal-familys-appeasing-of-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/?p=6422","title":{"rendered":"Colin Firth\u2019s ex-wife Livia hands back MBE in opposition of royal family\u2019s \u2018appeasing\u2019 of Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"SupportNSCNative\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-hez36s-0 dFpFuY\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-1 iBibVd\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"support-nsc-title\" class=\"sc-hez36s-2 fXvmgM\">Your support helps us to tell the story<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-8 juUDRT\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-13 cqPbFA\">\n<div class=\"sc-aja53j-0 rAFIl sc-hez36s-16 jZSKtc\">\n<div class=\"sc-aja53j-6 PdmgT\">\n<div data-testid=\"dropdown-with-gradient-collapsed-content-container\" class=\"sc-aja53j-5 hJPJVF\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"dropdown-with-gradient-collapsed-content\" class=\"sc-aja53j-4 dDhojf\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"support-nsc-collapsed-content-tablet\" class=\"sc-hez36s-7 cUJDWn\">\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 gunhQQ\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"sc-aja53j-1 keLMOw sc-aja53j-7 eMEmGu\"><span data-testid=\"dropdown-with-gradient-dropdown-tablet\" class=\"sc-aja53j-3 dHXFkr\"><span data-action-type=\"Read more\" class=\"sc-aja53j-2 jrwZqm\">Read more<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hUgQwJ sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-a5wy94-0 hyKPon\"><use href=\"#ee6613da15642019\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Colin Firth\u2019s ex-wife, fashion campaigner Livia Giuggioli, has handed back her MBE in retaliation against what she calls the royal family\u2019s appeasement of Donald Trump during his state visit. <\/p>\n<p>The 56-year-old, who was married to Firth for 22 years until 2019, dubbed the US president a \u201chorrible excuse of a human\u201d as she handed back her medal for services to the fashion industry. <\/p>\n<p>Giuggioli said King Charles and state officials put on a \u201cfrightening and cowardly display of appeasing someone who stands for the obliteration of the natural world and the most vulnerable people on earth\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cBecause I can\u2019t reconcile those two positions, I have shredded my honour and I am returning it to sender. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know so many honourable, decent British people who will be unable to reconcile their deeply held values of fairness and justice with the grotesque pantomime we witnessed.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Trump was welcomed to the UK on a two-day state visit last week with a horse drawn carriage and an \u201cunprecedented\u201d military guard welcome involving 120 horses and 1,300 members of the British military. <\/p>\n<p>The lavish ceremonies laid on for Trump, including an extravagant white-tie state banquet, have been widely criticised as out of touch with the realities of the nation\u2019s austerity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DO_hX5eAnTc\/embed\/captioned\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"sc-wn0aau-1 fCqdVG\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Giuggioli was first awarded her MBE in 2019 for her campaign work to make the fashion supply chain a fairer place to work across the world. <\/p>\n<p>Her \u201cGreen Carpet Challenge\u201d was a fixture of awards season in 2010s, during which time she dressed stars from Meryl Streep to Emma Watson in ethically made gowns. <\/p>\n<p>The fashion campaigner founded her company Eco-Age alongside Firth in 2007, which advises brands on the state of their supply chains, raw materials and factories. <\/p>\n<p>Giuggioli and Firth announced their separation after 22 years of marriage in 2019. The couple first met on the set of the BBC drama <em>Nostromo<\/em> in 1996 and married in Tuscany one year later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 hEnUaN\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.the-independent.com\/2025\/02\/09\/9\/39\/colin.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.the-independent.com\/2025\/02\/09\/9\/39\/colin.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.the-independent.com\/2025\/02\/09\/9\/39\/colin.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Livia Giuggioli and Colin Firth were married for 22 years and announced their separation in 2019\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">Livia Giuggioli and Colin Firth were married for 22 years and announced their separation in 2019<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Getty Images<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The pair have two sons together, Luca and Matteo, and Firth has another child from a previous marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Firth and Giuggioli previously split in 2015 after the businesswoman admitted to having an affair with journalist Marco Brancaccia. The affair went public when Giuggoli accused Brancaccia of stalking her.<\/p>\n<p>Brancaccia was accused of \u201charassing\u201d Giuggioli with threatening texts and calls. However, the charges were later dropped and a private settlement was reached between the pair. <\/p>\n<p>Firth and Giuggioli\u2019s separation was announced by their publicist, who said the pair \u201cmaintain a close friendship and remain united in the love for their children\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. 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She added: \u201cBecause I can\u2019t reconcile those two positions, I have shredded my honour and I am returning it to sender. \u201cI know so many honourable, decent British people who will be unable to reconcile their deeply held values of fairness and justice with the grotesque pantomime we witnessed.\u201d Trump was welcomed to the UK on a two-day state visit last week with a horse drawn carriage and an \u201cunprecedented\u201d military guard welcome involving 120&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}