Sky Sports forced into apology after Celtic fans Royal Family chant during minute's applause

Sky Sports were forced into an apology after Celtic fans could be heard chanting about the Royal Family ahead of their clash against St Mirren.

Football returned this weekend after a brief pause after a mark of respect for the Queen and there was a moment's silence before Celtic's clash against St Mirren.

Sky Sports apologised after Celtic fans could be heard singing 'If you hate the Royal Family clap your hands' during the moment's silence.

Commentator Ian Crocker said: "Apologies if you were offended by anything you might have heard. Most showed respect, some did not."

It comes after Hoops fans were slammed for displaying a "F*** the Crown" banner and others mocking the late monarch during their Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk in Poland in midweek.

And at Paisley some of the visiting support chanted "if you hate the Royal Family clap your hands" while a banner with the same message was also unveiled, along with a Michael Fagan CSC flag, a reference to the Buckingham Palace intruder who broke into the Queen's bedroom.

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