The Proclaimers have been axed from an official music playlist compiled ahead of the coronation of King Charles over previous anti-monarchy views.
The Scottish singing duo, comprising Fife-born twins Craig and Charlie Reid, were to have their best-known track I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) included in a playlist created to "celebrate British and Commonwealth artists ahead of the upcoming coronation".
The British monarch will be officially crowned at the coronation in London's Westminster Abbey next month, after ascending to the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, last September.
The playlist, which has been published on the official coronation website, is available on music streaming service Spotify.
It includes popular hits from artists including The Beatles, David Bowie, and Queen.
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) was originally included in the list, but was removed at the behest of the UK government following complaints, it was reported by the BBC on Sunday.
Last September, following Queen Elizabeth's death, a man in Oxford was arrested during a visit by the new monarch, after shouting 'who elected him?'
Symon Hill was arrested and later charged under the Public Order Act for his comments, before the charge was dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in January.
Following the incident, Charlie Reid told The National newspaper in Scotland that he agreed with the man's comments.
"I thought that guy spoke for me, and he speaks for loads of other people. Not just in Scotland, but right around the UK," the singer said.
The Proclaimers have previously expressed their support for Scottish independence, saying in their interview with The National: "We’d give up everything for an independent Scotland. The band, the songs, the career, the success – everything.”
Last year the pair also said they backed independence for Wales in aninterview with Welsh-language music magazine Golwg.
The band are set to play Belfast's Custom House Square in August as part of the CHSq series of gigs.
