Jaki Pickett is the owner of Jaki Fish and Chip Shop in Muir of Ord, Scotland. Pickett attracted international controversy after posting a TikTok video celebrating the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Jaki Pickett Queen Elizabeth Controversy Details
Pickett Posted “Lizard Liz Is Dead” Video. “A group of angry locals surrounded a fish and chip shop after the owner celebrated the Queen’s death by raising a bottle of champagne and raising a toast to the news. Jaki Pickett, the owner of Jaki Fish and Chip Shop in Muir of Ord, Scotland held up a placard proclaiming ‘Lizard Liz is dead’ in a now-deleted video, and shouted “Woohoo! London Bridge has fallen!” as she tried to spray a bottle of fizzy wine, Daily Mail reported. The video which was taken just moments after the death of the Queen was announced, triggered a lot of people in a wrong way and a mob of locals decided to take the entire matter into their own hands by pelting eggs and ketchup at the windows of the shop.” [Meawww]
Jaki Fish and Chip Shop Vandalized In Response. “A photo of the vandalism was shared to Twitter on Saturday night showing the front of the shop with a shattered window and a hole in the middle. Angry locals also vandalised the property on Thursday evening when they pelted the store front with eggs and ketchup. Jaki Pickett, who runs Jaki’s Fish and Chip Shop in Muir of Ord, Highlands in Scotland held up a chalkboard that read ‘London Bridge has fallen’ with a smiley face.” [Daily Mail]
Police Called After Shop Vandalized. “Police were called after the shop was targeted by angry locals who were said to have egged the windows. Smashed eggshells could be seen on the ground while ketchup was splattered on a bench. Owner Jaki has now had her membership in the National Federation of Fish Friers revoked. In a statement, the NFFF said: “The NFFF has been made aware of social media posts made by one of our members that are in extremely bad taste and completely against all of the values our organisation and industry hold dear. “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.”” [Coventry Telegraph]
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