John Lydon has made no secret of his strongly-held opinions on the “mean” and “nasty” Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The conversation came during an interview with Taunton and South Somerset magazine, where the 68-year-old delved into iconic Sex Pistols track God Save the Queen. He explained that it was “never personal”, rather a commentary on “about the institution” of the monarchy.
The former punk rocker then voiced his candid views on Harry and Meghan. John expressed: “I don’t want to be judgemental, but it’s very hard to think kindly towards them when they’re so damn nasty to their own families. You can’t disrespect your parents and grandparents like that. And writing a kiss-and-tell book about your family? God, that’s mean.”
John, also known as Johnny Rotten, was most likely making reference to Harry’s candid 2023 memoir, Spare. In it, the Duke relayed his raw feelings regarding his family including his longstanding feud with Prince William and King Charles.
Harry’s memoir was one of three contentious moves which saw him publicly share details of his confidential family affairs, along with an explosive Oprah TV special, and a Netflix series. Harry revealed to the Telegraph after the book’s release that he had omitted certain accounts about his father and brother, fearful they wouldn’t grant him forgiveness.
The Duke of Sussex said: “It could have been two books, put it that way. And the hard bit was taking things out.
“There are some things that have happened, especially between me and my brother, and to some extent between me and my father, that I just don’t want the world to know. Because I don’t think they would ever forgive me.”
The prince was also recently unable to meet with his father during a UK visit as he reportedly couldn’t fit him into his schedule. He then wasn’t invited to Trooping the Colour and was “uninvited” to the Duke of Westminster’s “wedding of the year”, according to royal biographer Emily Andrews.
Speaking to Woman magazine, Andrews said: “Harry has broken so many bonds of trust with so many people, it is difficult to see him ever attending a society wedding or Trooping the Colour again.”
Meanwhile, former punk icon John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, had to fend off criticism in April after being accused of losing touch with his working-class origins.
In a candid chat with Express.co.uk, he dismissed such claims as “preposterous”, saying the ambition of “all working-class people” is to “progress out of the slums”.
Lydon stated: “People who begrudge me doing well for myself are the nasty dirty f****** in life that you really don’t want much to do with. They’re the jealous crabs at the bottom of the barrel who will call out any ambitious ones at the top.”