Royal Family LIVE: Brutal backlash after Queen mocks Meghan and Harry in 'deepfake' video
| Published date | 26 December 2020 |
Followers of Mr Farage also voiced their outrage on Twitter.
One said: "Disgusting. The Queen has been steadfast in her duty and still going strong. God save the Queen."
Another exacerbated Briton on Twitter wrote: "I'm no royalist really but The Queen gets it right every time and the public rightly respects and admires her."
Another Twitter user said: "Channel 4's ludicrously smart 'deep fake' alternative message is a million miles away from the public mood and not nearly as clever or funny as they think it is."
In the video the "deepfake" version of the Queen, she said: "One thing that has sustained many of us is our families, which is why I was so saddened by the departure of Harry and Meghan."
She then joked about knowing she would at least have Prince Andrew by her side.
The "deepfake" was created using computer-generated imagery saw a digitally animated version of the Queen played by actress Debra Stephenson.
The short film was filled with jokes about the irrational rush for toilet roll at the beginning of the pandemic and showed the Monarch preparing for a dance on Tik Tok.
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3.20pm update: Queen's career suffered hard blow when Philip retired as decades-long royal scheme ended
The Queen was left without one of the most pivotal tools in her public engagement arsenal when Prince Philip retired in 2017, royal expert Sally Bedell Smith suggested.
The monarch and Philip were one of the most famous double acts for decades, as the royal couple worked seamlessly together to make guests and fans welcome and cherished during public occasions.
But when the Duke of Edinburgh retired in 2017, Her Majesty had to become used to work without her most loyal supporter standing by her side.
Royal author Sally Bedell Smith claimed Philip played a pivotal role in ensuring the Queen's meetings with the public ran smoothly by "jollying" people up.
Speaking to podcast Royally Obsessed, Ms Bedell Smith said: "I have seen them in action, seen how they interact with people and, in the case of Philip and the Queen, it was like watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
"They had this incredible routine when they go to a reception where they would go in, do their thing, meet all those people and make the exact perfect point before they had to leave. It was perfectly choreographed."
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