Ricky Gervais has the perfect response to that video of the Queen

Over the weekend, The Sun posted a video saying they had uncovered footage of Queen Elizabeth II giving a Nazi salute. 

Some members of the British public were understandably unhappy by the coverage, insisting she was only seven-years-old in the video and had no idea what she was doing. 

Weighing in on the subject, Ricky Gervais took to Twitter insisting that that the story is 'not news', saying: "If the Queen does another Nazi Salute let me know about it. Until then…she was 7 and it didn't even have it's eventual context.

If the Queen does another Nazi Salute let me know about it. Until then…she was 7 and it didn't even have it's eventual context. Not news.

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) July 18, 2015

Thousands of fans supported this statement by the comedian, and one even suggested he be knighted by the queen.

Ricky went on to say: "I wish all those headlines "Ricky Gervais defends The Queen" more accurately read "Ricky Gervais defends the actions of a 7 year old child".

He then posted a picture of himself as a child saying "Never mind the Queen, I actually looked like a tiny Hitler when I was seven."

Never mind The Queen, I actually looked like a tiny Hitler when I was 7. pic.twitter.com/lpyvCGvaYr

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) July 18, 2015

This so called secret video went on to prompt the world of Twitter to release a series of memes and some of them are absolutely hilarious.

Wave to the crowds George pic.twitter.com/Q6VWqvD2WE

— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) July 18, 2015