The Queen once saved Snoop Dogg from being kicked out of the UK

'Thank you Queen, I love you baby'

People across the world have been sharing tributes and stories of how their lives were affected by the Queen following the sad news of her passing on Thursday. Her Majesty touched the lives of many during her reign - including, it turns out, Snoop Dogg. The rapper shared a clip on Instagram of him in an interview with DJ Whoo Kid earlier this year, explaining how the monarch came to his defence on one occasion. Snoop Dogg, 50, was on tour in 1994 while facing first and second-degree murder charges related to the fatal shooting of gang member Philip Woldermariam. This led one tabloid to run a headline reading "Kick This Evil B***ard Out." Discussing the headline, Snoop said: "That s**t is documented. They had a picture of me on the front, I had a handcuff on one of my hands – it's a picture I took. "I had a handcuff on one of my hands, it was like one of them was on and the other was off. I had my hands up like this.” But it turns out Queen Elizabeth II publicly defended him, saying he had done nothing wrong in the UK. Related links:

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