SNL UK kicked off its October 10 episode with a cold open that imagined the royal family reunion everyone has been joking about for years. The sketch placed Prince William and Kate Middleton at Sandringham, only for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to reveal he’d also invited Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. What followed was a rapid-fire exchange of insults, including William’s“Prince Ginger Pubes”jab and Kate’s reference to Meghan as“the woman from Suits,”while Harry shot back that Meghan“doesn’t do anything anymore.”King Charles and Queen Camilla eventually joined the scene, with Charles criticizing Andrew’s arrogance and entitlement before stopping short at the accusations against him.
The sketch is the show’s second royal spoof this year, following a segment about Harry and Meghan’s August move back to the UK with their children. It also lands amid Andrew’s very real troubles, as he was stripped of his prince title and arrested in February over alleged document leaks. That mix of real drama and absurd comedy is exactly why the bit hit so hard with viewers.
For pop culture watchers, the takeaway is simple: the royal feud keeps generating material, and SNL UK knows exactly how to use it. The show isn’t picking sides so much as pointing out how strange the whole situation looks from the outside. And honestly, the Sandringham-Beyoncé line alone was worth the price of admission.
What’s your take? Is the royal family fair game for comedy, or did this sketch cross a line?
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