And as King Charles made his way to Westminster Abbey, where he would be solemnly crowned before the eyes of millions around the world, another campaign erupted among Liverpool fans.
Hundreds of leaflets were passed around by Liverpool fans glorifying club legend Kenny Dalglish, nicknamed ‘The King’, and the phrase ‘There is a king’ spread, in defiance of the country’s new king .
And broadcast the image of Scottish star Kenny Dalglish, and phrases such as ‘the only king worth following’ and ‘there’s only one king and that’s Kenny’.
The people of Liverpool have long been hostile to the British royal family.
<p>What are the reasons for enmity? Reports indicate that Liverpool was one of the cities that suffered from marginalization during the seventies and eighties. The city suffered greatly during a period of deindustrialisation of the British economy. Difficult economic conditions have caused tension between the police and residents. In 1981 major riots broke out in Liverpool in protest at the harsh conditions and lasted for 9 days. In the aftermath of the Troubles, Margaret Thatcher’s government spoke of an “orderly withdrawal” from the city. All of these events and tensions have caused the people of Liverpool to see themselves as “outsiders and separate from the rest of the country”. And the country’s handling of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 cemented those anti-establishment sentiments. Followers say disrespecting the national anthem is “Liverpool supporters’ way of expressing their opposition to what was happening, and this is an opportunity to do so in front of a global audience”. <p>Speaking to BBC Radio, one of the team’s fans, John Gibbons, said: “It’s something Liverpool fans feel very strongly about. It’s a city that wants to be very vocal about the how we should live in a more just society.” <p class=”inline-space-paragraph”>
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