Rapper Snoop Dogg has praised British royals, saying he's only allowed in Britain because Prince Harry and Prince William persuaded Queen Elizabeth II to let him stay.
The 43-year-old American rapper claims that when he was about to get kicked out of England, Queen Elizabeth II granted him permission to stay, telling him that her "grandbabies" loved his music, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"When they tried to kick me out of England, the Queen made a comment that her grandbabies loved Snoop Doggy Dogg, and he had done no wrong in Britain, 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 told told Observer magazine.
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