Celtic fans sicken Graeme Souness for mocking Queen's death to the point Rangers legend refuses to even name them

Rangers legend Graeme Souness has slammed Celtic fans for mocking the death of the late Queen in front of her grandson Prince William during the midweek Champions League game a Aston Villa.

Prince of Wales and future King – who supports Villa – was subject to chants of "Lizzie’s in a box" and "if you hate the Royal family, clap your hands" during the Battle of Britain showdown at Villa Park in midweek. The Scottish Premiership side went down 4-2 in an enthralling encounter in the Midlands but Ibrox icon Souness, writing in his Daily Mail column, hit out at the travelling Hoops legions for their chants.

Souness said: “We have sections of a support, I won't give them the courtesy of naming their club, effectively rejoicing over the death of the late Queen of England in front of her grandson. Brilliant, they must be really proud of themselves. In what warped walk of society is that thought acceptable? Is this what British football support or indeed Britain has become?”

Earlier this week, former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan also took issue with the taunts. He told talkSPORT: "It's freedom of speech, isn't it? I think they are an irrelevance, but they are entitled to their opinion. If you want to sing about the death of a monarch then there is something wrong with you, but Prince William is privy to other people's opinions on him – is it treason?

“Of course it's not. Is it disrespectful? Yeah. Are the things they say disrespectful, yeah, but it's their view. I think it's distasteful to say those sorts of things.

"You can be anti-royal, you can not believe in the monarchy - and lot's of people do. I'm moderately middle of the road about it. I understand the value of the monarchy, but constitutionally it has very little