Queen Elizabeth II: Celtic Fans Refuse to Pay Respect to Fallen Monarch As They Unveil Offensive Banner

• A section of Celtic fans refused to pay homage to Queen Elizabeth II during their game against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League
• The fans unveiled offensive banners mocking the Queen's death just before kickoff
• The English Premier League had feared that the Queen would be disrespected like this when making the decision to postpone this past weekend's games

The United Kingdom's Royal Family was dealt a severe blow after a section of Celtic fans refused to pay respect to Queen Elizabeth II.

The Queen died last week and as a consequence, football was cancelled over the weekend as a sign of respect. UEFA games, however went on with English teams given the liberty to honour the Queen before kick-off.

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Celtic were playing away to Shakhtar Donestk in their second game of the Champions League season. Away, in this case, in Warsaw, Poland, as Shakhtar's home ground in Ukraine remains wartorn due to Russian aggression.

Daily Mail reports that a meeting between the two teams and UEFA resolved not to have a moment of silence before kickoff. The players, however, wore black armbands.

As the two teams lined up on the pitch, a banner was unveiled that bore the words:

F**k the crown.

The game ended in a one-all draw as Celtic picked their first point of the campaign. Reo Hatate saw his effort deflected in with just 10 minutes on the clock to give the Scottish side the lead. But Shakhtar rallied back through Mykhaylo Mudryk to restore parity before halftime.

EPL organisers feared that the Queen could be subject to ridicule

Sports Brief had earlier reported that new details have emerged as to why the organisers of the English Premier League decided to postpone this weekend's fixtures despite the government giving them a go-ahead.

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Football games across the United Kingdom were postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday at the Balmoral Castle.

The demise of the longest-serving Monarch in history has made the nation go into an official mourning period with many activities suspended.