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Danny Dyer launches explicit rant at King Charles and says 'I'm still not over it'

Rivals star Danny Dyer made his feelings clear about King Charles III during an episode of his podcast, years after joking that he was "related" to the monarch

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Danny Dyer launched a rant during a previous episode of his podcast

Danny Dyer is not one to hold back on his opinions, as a resurfaced clip from his podcast has reminded fans this week. Speaking with his daughter Dani Dyer on their Live and Let Dyers podcast, the actor launched into a rant about the monarchy, calling on King Charles III to "sell some of his palaces" to help tackle homelessness.

He fumed: "Why don't you sell one of your palaces? I'm sure he lives in a f*****g 25-bedroom f*****g palace. Why don't you give some rooms to some of the homeless? And why don't you sell some of your palaces to raise some money to f*****g end homelessness."

While he does not set government policy and many royal properties are not his personal assets, the King has been involved in efforts to tackle homelessness for decades, both before and after becoming monarch.

During the podcast, Danny, 49, also criticised the cost of Charles' Coronation, which took place in May 2023. "I'm still not over the fact that Prince Charles threw a 250 million party for himself when he had a crown put on his f*****g nut and there's old ladies dying," he continued.

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King Charles (then Prince) and Danny Dyer at the Prince's Trust Awards in 2019

Official Government figures show taxpayers spent 72 million on the event. It was reported that 21.7 million of the total was spent by the Home Office on policing the event, while the remaining 50.3 million was spent by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), funded by the Treasury. The figures were published in the department's annual report.

The Rival actor's comments came years after he shared a light-hearted exchange with the then-Prince Charles at the Prince's Trust Awards in 2019.

During the event, he joked they were having a "family reunion" after discovering through Who Do You Think You Are? that King Edward III was one of his ancestors.

The programme revealed the actor is related to William the Conqueror and Edward III and has blood ties to Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell.

He later fronted the two-part documentary Danny Dyer's Right Royal Family, which explored his royal ancestry and how his ancestors lived.

According to reports, Danny told the Prince: "I'm in EastEnders. Just wanted to let you know we're related as well. King Edward III is my grandfather - but I won't go into it. No he is, on my life," to which Charles replied: "A very long way away."

[King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace ]

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace

Later at the event, the royal told the audience he had "discovered a long-lost relation with Daniel Dyer".

"He told me he was descended from Edward III, which is interesting. I must do some research when I get back," he added.

Addressing the audience, Danny added: "When your cousin Charlie makes the call, you've got to help your family out, you know what I mean?"

He also joked that his reference to their family connection had gone over the Prince's head.

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