The Krown Jewels previously released a series of tracks as The Kunts, which entered the UK Singles Chart despite little mainstream press coverage and no radio airtime.

[1] In 2022, the band released "Prince Andrew Is a Sweaty Nonce" during the week of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II, which reached No.

[2] On 6 April 2023, the band announced the details of "Scrap the Monarchy" and revealed that it would be released on 5 May 2023, the day before Charles III's coronation.

[4] The announcement also listed details of a music video featuring the band dressed as guardsmen, the band with their heads on spikes, and a look-alike of Charles III featuring saveloy sausages for fingers;[4] this move likely serves to make a mockery of the King's 'sausage fingers',[5] as are the contrasting, abnormally thick hands on the cover.

On Kunt's blog, a campaign was launched to get members of the public to record their own lyrics to the music, with nine to be selected for release as downloads.