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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Isobel Lewis

Steve Coogan says royal family subjugates the working class as he hits out at royalist ‘idiots’

PA

Steve Coogan has opened up about why he considers himself an “anti-monarchist” – even if he does like King Charles III’s orange juice.

The comedian, who recently took his acting career in a different direction by playing Jimmy Savile in BBC drama The Reckoning, has previously admitted to having an “enormous respect” for the late Queen, despite not being a fan of the royal family.

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