Queen Elizabeth II: Departed Longest Serving United Kingdom Monarch Was a Rumoured Arsenal Fan

• United Kingdom's longest-serving Monarch Queen Elizabeth II was believed to have a soft spot for London teams, West Ham United and Arsenal
• She once hosted Arsenal at Buckingham Palace in 2007 after the Premier League side had completed their move to the Emirates Stadium
• The Queen passed on peacefully on Thursday evening, September 8th, 2022

Queen Elizabeth's passing has rekindled fond memories that she shared with Premier League giants Arsenal FC.

It was widely believed that Her Royalty was an Arsenal fan. There were also rumours of her having a soft spot for another London team, West Ham United.

Like other Royalties, the Queen never revealed her true team. She, however, hosted Arsenal at Buckingham Palace in 2007.

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This marked the first team that the Queen had hosted at her official residence. She was initially supposed to open the new Emirates Stadium but failed to do so, as she fell ill and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, did so on her behalf.

She made amends by inviting the first team led by legendary striker Thierry Henry to the Palace. The Queen took the team around the State Apartments before hosting the team for tea. Afterwards, Henry said,

It went really nicely. I have no words to describe the experience the Queen has given us

Top sporting events in the United Kingdom set to suspended following Queen Elizabeth's passing

Sports Brief has also reported that the English Premier League will 'almost certainly' be put to a stop temporarily following the passing on of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Queen, United Kingdom's longest-serving Monarch, passed on peacefully on September 8th at the Balmoral Castle. The United Kingdom has now been plunged into a 12-day official mourning period in which all political, sporting and comedy events have been cancelled.

This is part of the wider plan called Operation London Bridge which took effect once the Queen passed. According to Football London, there is a huge likelihood that these weekend's Premier League fixtures which were meant to kick off with a London Derby between Fulham and Chelsea, will be rescheduled.