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Butter royalty sold colonialism at Wembley
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Convincing the British public that their crumbling empire was still a fun, relatable endeavor required literal dairy sculptures. The 1924 Wembley Exhibition featured a life-sized butter statue of the Prince of Wales, drawing millions of tourists into an immersive imperial theme park designed to aggressively sugarcoat the grim realities of global exploitation.
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