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James McClean salutes Wrexham fans singing 'he hates the f*cking King' less than a month after Prince William's visit to Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney-owned club

WARNING: This article contains language some people may find offensiveHeir to throne William, who is president of the Football Association, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-england-wrexham-rob-mcelhenney-prince-william-pour-pints-the-turf-pub/blt0334f6ed79ae9572" target="_blank">took in a trip to SToK Racecourse in March</a>. While in North Wales, he was presented with a personalised shirt by co-owner Rob McElhenney and spoke with players such as Ben Tozer and Luke Young. He said at the time: “It's a great success story you're building here, everything you've started and achieved it's fantastic, so onwards and upwards - it's exciting. And anyone who's a true football fan wants to see you do well.”

WHAT HAPPENED?

<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/wrecking-ball-smashing-through-paul-mullin-reveals-why-king-charles-iii-visit-wrexham-annoyed-him/blt4c0a38ce27521b03" target="_blank">King Charles and Queen Camilla have also visited Wrexham</a> in recent times, with Reynolds and McElhenney hosting the royal couple in December 2022 – with that tour of club facilities featuring in the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary series. King Charles also paid a visit to The Turf pub, pulling a pint and downing a whiskey while attending the famous watering hole.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Not everybody is a fan of government and royal officials, though, with ex-Republic of Ireland international McClean attracting plenty of attention down the years for his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/why-james-mcclean-not-wear-poppy/blt8ceb2c713385d65c" target="_blank">refusal to wear shirts sporting a commemorative poppy</a>. He also turned his back when the British national anthem was played ahead of a friendly outing for West Brom in 2015.

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He makes no apologies for his actions and has been warmly embraced by Wrexham supporters, who took to serenading him with a “he hates the f*cking king” chant during the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/james-mcclean-beat-wrexham-cup-jibe-rivals-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-promotion-party/blt05fa3d358138cadd" target="_blank">wild celebrations that accompanied confirmation of the club’s promotion out of League Two</a>.<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">James McClean and his lovely family being adored by the Wrexham fans The Wrexham fans singing “And he hates the f******* King” and Jimmy Mac absolutely loving it What a man 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 <a href="https://t.co/pTCvo3NQsz">pic.twitter.com/pTCvo3NQsz</a>— IrishPropaganda🇮🇪⚽️ (@IrishPropaganda) <a href="https://twitter.com/IrishPropaganda/status/1779896602494181458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Wrexham have the option to extend McClean’s contract for another 12 months, taking him through to the summer of 2025, with the 34-year-old’s vast experience expected to come in handy as the Red Dragons <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/why-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-already-playing-catch-up-wrexham-promoted-league-one/blt0be26b93c9ef91fa" target="_blank">ready themselves for life in League One</a>.

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James McClean salutes Wrexham fans singing 'he hates the f*cking King' less than a month after Prince William's visit to Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney-owned club | Goal.com US

James McClean has been caught on camera saluting fans singing “he hates the f*cking King” less than a month after Prince William’s visit to Wrexham.

James McClean salutes Wrexham fans singing &apos;he hates the f*cking King&apos; less than a month after Prince William&apos;s visit to Ryan Reynolds &amp; Rob McElhenney-owned club

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