'Lizard Liz dead': Villagers round on chip shop owner who celebrated Queen Elizabeth's death

A fish and chip shop owner who celebrated the death of Queen Elizabeth II by spraying champagne and dancing outside her shop was pelted with eggs by angry locals.

Jacki Pickett, the owner of Jaki Fish and Chip Shop in the village of Muir of Ord in the Scottish Highlands, shared a video of herself on Thursday holding a sign saying “Lizard Liz Dead” and "London Bridge has Fallen”.

After the footage quickly spread across Facebook, a small crowd of outraged residents descended on the shop and hurled eggs at the premises and sprayed the windows with ketchup.

Police were called to the scene and officers forced to close the business amid concerns for the owner’s safety and drove her home while the crowd booed loudly.

However, the abuse aimed at the owner continued online, with people vowing to run her out of the town in the coming weeks, the Press and Journal newspaper reported.

Ms Pickett appears to have now deleted the video from her Facebook page amid the ill feeling from the majority of people in the village

It was posted shortly after Buckingham Palace confirmed the death of the monarch yesterday at the age of 96.

Ms Pickett could not be contacted for comment.

One person said online: “How dare this company cheer the death of Our Queen. Absolute disgrace of a human.

"However, thank you for paying Queen Lizzie's Taxes from your horrific chippy.

“I guarantee you this place will be boycotted and you will be claiming the King's Money on benefits, will you accept it or decline it?

“You are a disgrace of a human and all those who support this business should be ashamed of celebrating the death of a great-grandmother, grandmother, a mother and the leader of our great nation”

Membership of Fish Friers Federation revoked

A Police Scotland spokesperson said today: “Shortly after 8.30pm on Thursday, September 8 officers attended at a business in the Seaforth Road area of Muir of Ord following a report of a large crowd gathered in the area.

“Officers remained at the scene to ensure the safety of all present and the group subsequently dispersed peacefully. No further police action has been required.”

The National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) confirmed they had revoked Ms Pickett's membership from their organisation.

Andrew Crook, president of the NFFF, said although he understands "everyone is entitled to have an opinion", he said Ms Pickett's video was in "extremely bad taste" and "completely against all of the values our organisation and industry hold dear."

Mr Crook said: "We have discussed this as a board and have taken the decision to revoke the membership of this business owner and we will be writing to them and asking them to remove all association of the NFFF from her business, social media and websites."

"She has spent much of her life building up that business and has destroyed it in the space of a day, it's quite sad."