Snoop Dogg Says Queen Elizabeth ‘Was a Fan’ of His: ‘That’s My Girl’
Snoop Dogg counts the late Queen Elizabeth II as a fan. Ahead of the 2024 Paris Games, the rapper headed to London, England, where he shared his affection for the monarch. Plus, how—in a roundabout way—he had “influence” on her in the ‘90s.
Snoop on Queen Elizabeth: ‘My girl’
On his way to Paris, France, for the Olympics, Snoop spent some time in London. There he spoke with Capital FM’s DJ Jordan North and called Queen Elizabeth, who died in September 2022 at the age of 96, his “girl.”
First, he said he might stop by Buckingham Palace. “I’ll go by the palace, see if they let me in,” he replied when asked what his plans were for the visit.
“Well, I’ve heard the future king, [Prince] William, is a huge Snoop fan,” the DJ said to which Snoop shared he’s not his only royal fan. (The Prince of Wales is also a big AC/DC fan.)
“Well, the queen was a fan too. Rest in peace to the queen, that was my girl. You know what I’m saying? So, just may want to go up and, you know, see what you do.”
Queen Elizabeth came to Snoop’s ‘defense’ amid 1994 calls to ban him from the U.K.
Snoop’s fondness for Queen Elizabeth goes back 30 years to 1994. At the time, the “Gin and Juice” rapper was facing murder charges, which were later dropped, in Los Angeles, California. Set to tour in the U.K., some didn’t want him to visit or perform in the country.
As the Grammy winner told DJ Whoo Kid in 2022, the queen made the ban talk go away by saying he could go to the U.K.
“Guess who came to my defense? Just take a guess,” Snoop said. “The queen. The queen said, ‘This man has done nothing in our country. He can come.’”
“The queen…bow down,” he added. “When the queen speaks, bow down.”
Snoop thought Prince William and Prince Harry had something to do with it
In the same interview, Snoop speculated other British royals, namely the queen’s young grandsons, William and Prince Harry, now 42 and 39 and estranged, played a part in what happened back in 1994.
“You think they weren’t there, saying, ‘Grandma, please let him in, grandma. He’s OK. We love his music,’” he said.
Speaking to The Guardian in 2015, Snoop explained how his music gave him “influence” behind palace walls.
“When they tried to kick me out of England,” he told the publication, “the queen made a comment that her grandbabies loved Snoop Doggy Dogg, and he had done no wrong in the UK. So she gave me permission to be here.”
“Those grandbabies grew up to be Prince William and Harry. So I had influence on them, and they had influence on their grandmother, which enabled me to get into this beautiful country.”
“They love my music, and it is what it is. There’s a mutual love and respect,” he concluded.
