He's been strutting around like rock royalty for decades – and now Liam Gallagher is paying a cheeky tribute to the Queen.
A bizarre range of Jubilee-style souvenirs has been created for his gigs at Knebworth next Friday and Saturday.
And the merchandise features the singer mocked up to look like a king.
His “Knebworth Jubilee” mugs and tea towels celebrate 25 years since the legendary shows he performed there with brother Noel and Oasis in 1996.
A source added: “Liam sees his gigs as an alternative to the Jubilee weekend. He knows some people want to get away from that and he’s had fun with his memorabilia. It’s King Liam all the way.”
Asked if he’d dedicate a song to Her Majesty, Liam said: “I like her but not enough to sing a song for her. I’ll give her a shout out – I’ll give her a nod.”
Liam plays to 160,000 fans at the sellout concerts, featuring 10 Oasis tracks, five new songs and five solo tracks.
But unlike 1996, there will be no wild rock ‘n’ roll antics afterwards. Liam will fly in on a helicopter over a campsite with tents formed into a peace sign and have a police escort straight back to his Highgate home to make sure he doesn’t party on the Friday.
The father of four, 49, said: “You’ve got to look after yourself and stay away from the nutters until the last night of Knebworth. I’ve had a lot of big nights but I’ll give it a go.”
His mum Peggy will be cheering him on at the side of the stage – while he’ll be drinking Guinness laced with port.
And Liam, whose new album C’Mon You Know is out now, says he could dedicate a song to Noel, who is 55 today.
“I might give him a shout out, dedicate one of his songs to him,” he laughed. “That’ll do his head in won’t it?”
