'Try Russia Today': How Jeremy Corbyn spent the last royal wedding day

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Jeremy Corbyn's Twitter feed offers clues as to his views on the royal wedding.

A post coinciding with Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton in 2011 resurfaced as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were set to tie the knot on Saturday.

When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge married in 2011 one frustrated Brit called Andrew Berry asked where he could read the news and avoid reading about their wedding.

In response the Labour leader advised: “Try Russia Today. Free of royal wedding and more objective on Libya than most.”

The tweet received a mixed reaction from the general public over time.

One man named Matt said: “This was true, at least back in 2011.”

Whereas some believed that Mr Corbyn’s account had been hacked.

“Were you hacked Jeremy? RT is trash propaganda,” wrote Jeremy Leis.

Another person wrote: “Corbyn you are stuck in some alternate universe."

Earlier this week a spokesman for Mr Corbyn was asked whether or not the Labour leader would be watching the live broadcast of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding.

He suggested that Mr Corbyn would not be watching with the response: “There’s catch-up, isn’t there?”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will marry on Saturday
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According to the spokesman Mr Corbyn has a packed schedule on the day of the royal wedding including an economic conference.

But the Labour leader did find the time to wish the happy couple “all the best” during Wednesday’s PMQs.

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A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said: “He wishes them all the best and he is a particular admirer of the work Prince Harry and Prince William have done in relation to mental health issue.”

Mr Corbyn has been a long-time critic of the royal family and recently said that the monarchy should relinquish control of the Commonwealth.

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Speaking to Andrew Marr during an interview in April he said the Royal Family should no longer control the Commonwealth organisation.

He said: “I think the Commonwealth ought to really get a chance decide who its own head is. The Queen is obviously very personally committed to the Commonwealth.

"After her, I think it’s time for the Commonwealth to decide who its own president is on a rotational basis."

In April Kensington Palace revealed that international political figures would not be invited to the royal wedding 2018.