Celtic fans protest against British royal family during Scottish league match

Scottish Celtic Football Club fans protested against the British royal family in a Scottish Premiership match on September 18.

The Scottish fans of Celtic disrupted a minute's applause for deceased Queen Elizabeth II by singing: "If you hate the Royal Family, clap your hands."

Glasgow club Celtic lost to St. Mirren 2-0 in Paisley, Anadolu Agency reports.

Before the match against St. Mirren, Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou urged the club fans to respect the queen during a minute's applause.

"I think there's a minute's applause, we will abide by whatever obligations and responsibilities we have as a football club. We will do that in a respectful manner. We want our supporters to do the same," Postecoglou previously said.

A section of Celtic fans unfurled an offensive banner targeting the royal family in a UEFA Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk on September 14.

During the Shakhtar Donetsk match in Warsaw, the Glasgow club players wore black armbands in the queen's memory.

The queen, the longest serving monarch of the UK, died on September 8, at the age of 96.