BELGRADE, THURSDAY –

A SMARTPHONE VIDEO OF senior European Union politicians and officials celebrating the final departure of the United Kingdom from the union is causing some slight embarrassment, according to sources.

The various leaders can be seen in a conga line, chanting “They’re gone, they’re gone, they’re gone …” and singing “Happy Days Are Here Again”, holding champagne glasses in the air.

One unnamed senior European leader is said have been filmed shouting “Yes!” and thumping his fists in the air.

“Good fucking riddance,” is also heard in what is described as a French or Dutch or German accent.

Finally, there is a chorus of “Ding dong the wicked witch is dead…” The video ends with all the participants falling to the floor and lying there with large smiles on their faces, singing the old World War One song “Goodbye-ee”.

The video, which has gone viral, has sparked a number of copycats in countries the UK used to rule. The Indian version has had over a billion hits on Youtube.