Snoop Dogg has claimed in a recent interview that the late Queen Elizabeth II “was a fan” of his.
Speaking to DJ Jordan North on Capital FM, the rapper was asked what he planned to get up to while he was in the UK. “I’ll go by the palace, see if they let me in,” he responded, referring to Buckingham Palace (via Music News).
North replied: “Well, I’ve heard the future King, William, is a huge Snoop fan.”
Snoop then said: “Well, the Queen was a fan too. Rest in peace to the Queen, that was my girl. You know what I’m saying? So, just may want to go up and, you know, see what you do… if they let me in or not.”
The conversation took place as Snoop and North enjoyed tea and scones, and came ahead of the artist carrying the Olympic torch through Paris. He is also serving as a special US correspondent for NBC during the 2024 Olympics.
“I’m in England for about two or three days,” Snoop explained. “I’m out here fancying some tea. I wanted to see Wimbledon [but] I think it’s over with.”
Watch the full video interview here:
In 2022, Snoop recalled how Queen Elizabeth II stopped him from getting thrown out of the UK in the 1990s.
He had previously spoken about the incident in a 2015 interview with The Guardian, saying: “When they tried to kick me out of England, the Queen made a comment that her grandbabies loved Snoop Doggy Dogg, and he had done no wrong in the UK, so she gave me permission to be here.”
Snoop added: “Those grandbabies grew up to be Prince William and Harry, so I had influence on them, and they had influence on their grandmother, which enabled me to get into this beautiful country.
“They love my music, and it is what it is. There’s a mutual love and respect.”
In other news, Snoop recently went swimming with Michael Phelps at the Paris 2024 Olympics as part of a TV segment on NBC.
He has also opened his first-ever licensed weed dispensary in Los Angeles, California. It is called S.W.E.D, an acronym for the rapper’s catchphrase “Smoke Weed Every Day”.
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