Prince William praised by John Lydon

Britain's royal family have been endorsed by former anti-establishment punk rocker Johnny Rotten.

The former Sex Pistols singer - real name John Lydon - finds the younger royals of his country "hilarious" and doesn't want to see the monarchy dismantled.

He said: "I don't actually want to see the royal family dismantled because I find them quite hilarious.

Referring to Prince William, who is an officer in the British Army and trained as a helicopter pilot, John, 55, rather sarcastically added: "That young one who is getting married - he can drive a helicopter, I'm impressed. I mean, that's taxpayers' money well-spent, kind of. All those billions every year and we've got a helicopter driver."

He did, however, say he wished the prince well in his forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton, revealing he celebrated with a cup of tea.

He added: "When I heard William had popped the question to Kate I had a nice cup of tea for them. Later on I might even put some buck's fizz in my veins in their honour."

The Sex Pistols caused outrage when they released their song 'God Save The Queen' in the same year as Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1977.

The song contained lyrics such as: "God save the queen / She ain't no human being /There is no future / In England's dreaming."