Singer Morrissey has hit out at the 'lavish' funeral of the late Margaret Thatcher, who died on April 8 following a stroke, saying that it makes a mockery of her "victims".

The ceremony, which was attended by Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, took place today in London (April 17) and enraged the 'Meat Is Murder' hitmaker because of the general grandeur and money spent on it.

He released a statement on the former Prime Minister's send-off and explained: "The coverage by the British media of Thatcher's death has been exclusively absorbed in Thatcher's canonisation to such a censorial degree that we suddenly see the modern British establishment as an uncivilised entity of delusion, giving the cold shoulder to truth, and offering indescribable disgust to anyone unimpressed by Thatcher."

"Even to contest Thatcher's worth is termed 'anarchist', and this source of insanity – intolerant of debate – is spearheaded by the BBC reporting not on how things actually are on British streets, but on how they would prefer things to be. For those of us who survived despite Thatcherism, and who recall Thatcher as a living hell, The Daily Mail and The Guardian have a steadfast message for us: You are nothing.

Morrissey goes on to add: "Our thoughts are further burdened by the taunting extravagance of Thatcher's funeral; the ceremonial lavish, the military salute, stripping Thatcher's victims of everything, and rubbing salt in wounds with teasing relish."

Watch the star's performance of 'Action Is My Middle Name' from earlier this year here: